How readily does Mint add new banks? [more inside]
posted by marylucycraft on Sep 19, 2009 - 13 answers

How safe is it to deposit plain old cash into a bank's ATM? [more inside]
posted by Askiba on Aug 29, 2009 - 26 answers

What's the best way to keep my summer income separate from my savings? [more inside]
posted by Precision on Jun 25, 2009 - 7 answers

When people say they're broke, do they literally have no money? [more inside]
posted by JuiceBoxHero on May 13, 2009 - 38 answers

What is the best way to get this cash into my online checking account? [more inside]
posted by subclub on Mar 20, 2009 - 13 answers

My New Year's resolution is to develop a grown-up financial plan for myself. What should I be doing in terms of investments? [more inside]
posted by curiouskitty on Jan 31, 2009 - 7 answers

Western Union no longer sells US Dollar money orders in Canada. Where in Toronto can I still buy a money order in US Dollars, drawn on an American bank? (The ones from WU were drawn on a Wells Fargo branch in Colorado) My payee won't accept postal money orders, nor money orders drawn on a Canadian bank. [more inside]
posted by winston on Dec 24, 2008 - 11 answers

I operate as a sole proprietorship in the State of Texas and use my personal name as the name of my business with "Consulting" tacked on the end of it as per state rules. My bank has recently stopped accepting checks made out to anything but my real name because of "The Patriot Act" and "your business and personal finances are different according to the IRS", but won't let me open a business account since I don't have a separate EIN. Are they just blowing smoke or is this really a problem? [more inside]
posted by SpecialK on Dec 1, 2008 - 14 answers

How can I keep track of the health of European banks? [more inside]
posted by fuzz on Sep 29, 2008 - 4 answers

We have some money in a Wamu checking account, and an equity loan. Since the word is that Wamu is teetering, what should we expect to happen to the checking account money and the equity loan? [more inside]
posted by everichon on Sep 15, 2008 - 16 answers

Anybody have experience in investing in virtual world banks/businesses/markets (such as those in SecondLife.com etc)? Do they provide a serious way of making a sensible risk/reward on five or six figure investments? [more inside]
posted by vizsla on Aug 12, 2008 - 22 answers

I'm thinking of moving entirely to online bill pay. Have I thought this through? Will I regret having no way to write a paper check? [more inside]
posted by Riverine on Aug 12, 2008 - 55 answers

Question for Bank of America checking account holders re: electronic bill paying. [more inside]
posted by Saucy Intruder on Aug 5, 2008 - 14 answers

I'm thinking of getting a credit card -is it worth it? [more inside]
posted by Flamingoroad on Jul 13, 2008 - 14 answers

What is the best way to invest $10-15,000 if you don't want to tie the money up for longer than, say, a year? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 12, 2008 - 10 answers

Finance-filter: why does my bank take so long to make my deposits available to draw from? [more inside]
posted by headnsouth on Jun 6, 2008 - 9 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

I think I've determined that the best way to send regular payments from the US to Europe/Asia is simply a wire transfer (but willing to entertain ideas I haven't considered yet). Now the question is -- B of A sucks for online/international wires -- what bank is better? [more inside]
posted by stephthegeek on Feb 21, 2008 - 13 answers

I will soon receive an inheritance of about $100,000-$150,000 (numbers are vague right now). I'm looking for tips and advice for managing that money. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 14, 2008 - 16 answers

How do I set up Quicken without ending up with a negative balance at the end when I import historical account information? [more inside]
posted by ChrisR on Oct 13, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm fed up with my bank. I want a new one. The other choices in my podunk town aren't appealing. What now? [more inside]
posted by Willie0248 on Sep 20, 2007 - 21 answers

Any reason not to open a couple more bank accounts for all the gifts/rewards/incentives they offer? [more inside]
posted by andoatnp on Sep 18, 2007 - 10 answers

I'm looking for advice on banking while living overseas but getting paid in the US for a year. [more inside]
posted by Nothing on Aug 2, 2007 - 9 answers

ok, i know this is crazy. but is it possible to: --set up a cross-generational US bank account (say, not to be accessed for say, 200+ years) -- aquire a substantial gain, using the factors of TIME/INTEREST to build a sizable amount money to accessible a distant relative yet to be born. (don't think this would be a Dynasty Trust, since I would be starting out with some nominal amount, say $1000.)
posted by mrmarley on Jul 12, 2007 - 7 answers

Lots of closed accounts. A few ID thefts. And hell on the checkbook balancing. Here's the magic question: how will it affect my Quicken? [more inside]
posted by rileyray3000 on May 15, 2007 - 3 answers

I need to find a better bank or credit union in/around Buffalo. I currently have an HSBC account which I am not happy with. [more inside]
posted by Silly Ashles on Apr 16, 2007 - 6 answers

Help me learn about personal finances... Canadian style. [more inside]
posted by flibbertigibbet on Feb 21, 2007 - 13 answers

Banking Filter: Can I do an ETF if the bank account number is right but the name is wrong? [more inside]
posted by acoutu on Jan 5, 2007 - 3 answers

Bank errors in my favour? [more inside]
posted by brautigan on Oct 23, 2006 - 21 answers

Do ATMs make errors? [more inside]
posted by TBoneMcCool on Aug 15, 2006 - 56 answers

How can I deposit a check made out to an as-yet-nonexistent business entity rather than to me personally? [more inside]
posted by killdevil on May 22, 2006 - 10 answers

Are there books that explain, in great detail, the systems that clear trades (equities and options) on the markets and shuffle funds among banks in the U.S.? [more inside]
posted by qslack on Feb 10, 2006 - 2 answers

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

I would like to find the best credit union in or around Westchester, NY, that I am eligible to join [more inside]
posted by ducksauce on Dec 14, 2005 - 11 answers

Greenspanfilter. I've been trying hard to understand the basics of macroeconomics, and now I think I need serious help. [more inside]
posted by shannymara on Nov 10, 2005 - 10 answers

Bank of America, US Bank, or other? [more inside]
posted by horseblind on Nov 4, 2005 - 33 answers

Help me organize my finances. While reading another thread I was struck by the number of people who balance their checkbooks on a frequent and regular basis (like every day), and it made me wonder what's involved. I am one of those paycheque-to-paycheque people (rather student loan-to-student loan) and although my bills are never unpaid, I'm falling behind in other things. [more inside]
posted by arcticwoman on Oct 26, 2005 - 17 answers

Do you like your bank? [more inside]
posted by ebeeb on Jun 18, 2005 - 33 answers

I am a credit union kind of person. There are no credit unions in my county. Traveling to the nearest credit union is too great a hardship to be a suitable solution. Is there a way I could cause a credit union to be formed here? What is involved in establishing a credit union?
posted by willpie on Jun 7, 2005 - 3 answers

I'm running low on personalised cheques, and since I don't use them very often anymore, I'm not inclined to order more. A colleague at work said 'why not make your own?' So I'm pondering working some up on the computer following one of my cheques sitting here on my desk. [more inside]
posted by Savannah on Apr 21, 2005 - 11 answers

if one wanted to move a portion of ones liquid assets from dollars to euros ... what is the easiest way with minimal overhead?
posted by anonymous on Nov 4, 2004 - 6 answers

What is the easiest and most economical (hopefully these aren't mutually exclusive) method of transferring funds from a US bank to a Canadian one? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by Raze2k on May 12, 2004 - 12 answers

What is the best thing to do with a small amount of money, around $5,000? Savings interest is almost a joke, CDs look attractive or maybe even mutual funds. Preferably the safer the better, as in investing it all in a high-risk mutual fund and losing it would make me cry. I've checked out "Investment FAQ" and it seems as if CDs are the best. I know little about investing but making money doing nothing intrigues me. What would be an expected return on such an investment? Is it even worth locking the money up for something like $10 a month? [more inside]
posted by geoff. on Mar 3, 2004 - 19 answers