What is the best way for me to try to get a debt consolidation loan? [more inside]
posted by drjimmy11 on Dec 3, 2009 - 6 answers

I'm a depositor, and only a depositor, at a bank. What legitimate purpose is there for the bank to run a credit check on me? [more inside]
posted by NortonDC on Aug 12, 2009 - 27 answers

Is my U.S. credit score based on the total available credit on all cards, or is it also based on the available credit on an individual card? [more inside]
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 on Jun 15, 2009 - 10 answers

I'm looking for a good credit union, but I don't know what I'm eligible to join. [more inside]
posted by Optimus Chyme on Mar 6, 2009 - 13 answers

I'm trying to find out how much stock prices fell in their respective stock markets during three of the following "Big Five" financial crises: Spain(c.1977), Norway(c.1987), Finland(c.1991). Harvard's Rogoff claims a 20% average decline but this seems wrong given that the declines in the other Big Two crises, Japan and Sweden alone were 80% and 45% respectively.
posted by storybored on Oct 4, 2008 - 2 answers

Choosing a safe(r) bank? I've been using WaMu as my primary checking/savings for years. There's lots of noise about them being on the list institutions vulnerable to failure. My secondary regional bank also just got downgraded to one step above junk. I'm happy the FDIC is there, but as a freelancer, I think it'd be especially bad to have my deposits locked up for a while. So, where and how should I be looking? [more inside]
posted by weston on Sep 6, 2008 - 23 answers

I have this money-making idea in mind, and I wanted to test its potential viability and profitability with some of you who may know more about banking and credit cards... [more inside]
posted by Christ, what an asshole on Apr 28, 2008 - 15 answers

Seattle: Please recommend a great bank or hopefully credit union [more inside]
posted by Bob Dobbs on Oct 25, 2007 - 9 answers

Credit Scores: Any reason to keep a bank account open? [more inside]
posted by jazzkat11 on Sep 24, 2007 - 6 answers

In my quest to find the ideal combination of good interest rates + good online banking interface, my wife and I will likely be opening multiple banking accounts -- that's how we'll kick the tires. Will opening, say, four new accounts at one time damage our credit at all? [more inside]
posted by diastematic on Jul 16, 2007 - 6 answers

Is there any benefit to keeping a checking account open? [more inside]
posted by dios on Dec 27, 2006 - 13 answers

I have a question about resolving an issue with my credit that is keeping me from opening a new bank account. I was overdrawn at Washington Mutual in California. The amount is around seven hundred dollars. It went to a credit agency a while ago and now shows up on my credit report. I have moved to Pennsylvania and when I went to open a new bank account, surprise surprise was not allowed to. The bank employee told me that what I needed to do is call the credit company and tell them that I will pay the full amount, (which I want to do, and thankfully, can now), if I get them to agree to send a written confirmation that I have made good on my debt and that the matter has been resolved. He said that is the only way that I will ever get to open an account at any bank. A few weeks ago, I went through metafilter with a fine tooth comb to find advice on how to go about this, but didnt find the answers I need. [more inside]
posted by mammamia on Dec 5, 2006 - 17 answers

How do you find and pick the right credit union? [more inside]
posted by pomegranate on Sep 8, 2006 - 5 answers

CreditFilter: Does opening a new account look worse on your credit than keeping an older one? [more inside]
posted by starbaby on Jun 28, 2006 - 8 answers

Which banks are the most secure? [more inside]
posted by scazza on Dec 19, 2005 - 14 answers

UK Credit Filter - We have bad credit, and now our bank have decided that they want to close my accounts. So in order to be paid, and pay bills...I have to find a new current account. My wife and I know that we can fix our problems with money (and have been doing well for 3 months) - but we cannot seem to find a bank that will open a current account for us.

So for UK askMe people - do you know of a current account that will AT LEAST give us the benefit of the doubt?
posted by anonymous on Nov 20, 2004 - 4 answers

What banks offer credit cards that will automatically withdraw the balance monthly from an account at another bank - and let me configure that online? [More inside] [more inside]
posted by kickingtheground on Feb 16, 2004 - 7 answers