LivingAbroadFilter: What can I, in particular, do to avoid conversion fees from USD to EUR? [more inside]
posted by PaulingL on Sep 9, 2009 - 15 answers

I need to transfer a large some of money from a relative's bank account to my account at a different bank as fast as possible - how? [more inside]
posted by Eggbert42 on Jul 6, 2009 - 29 answers

I found an online-only bank that's better than my current one. Is being able to walk into a brick-and-mortar bank enough reason to keep my current accounts open? [more inside]
posted by xiaoyi on May 1, 2009 - 23 answers

"Information from certain Bank of America Check Cards may have been compromised." Did anyone else receive this letter, and does anyone know anything about it? [more inside]
posted by chrisfromthelc on Jan 26, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm moving overseas from the US in less than a year, and my stellar powers of observation tell me that there's a good chance the dollar is going to eat shit before then. My savings are <$10,000, what can I do with them to ensure that I'm not cursing the economy when I leave? Is putting it in foreign currency enough, or is there a better option? How do I do that? [more inside]
posted by borkingchikapa on Dec 15, 2008 - 12 answers

I want to read more about financial crimes, real and fictitious. Any recommendations? [more inside]
posted by reenum on Nov 25, 2008 - 12 answers

How can I find out the health of my investment brokerage (like Fidelity.com, E-Trade, etc)? Can brokerages even crash and lose my money like in a bank failure? [more inside]
posted by random1destiny on Oct 6, 2008 - 7 answers

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

How can I evaluate the financial health of a US bank using publicly available records? [more inside]
posted by croutonsupafreak on Jul 12, 2008 - 12 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

Foreign Money Tax Filter: This is likely a silly question, but please humor me. Money sat in an interest-friendly account overseas for 20 years, was finally all withdrawn this year.... [more inside]
posted by paperlanterns on Apr 13, 2008 - 5 answers

FinanceFilter: Is the money supply contracting, or expanding, after netting all the Fed action, bank closures, mortgage defaults, etc? The dollar falling seems to signal a net increase of money supply, but this is inconsistent with the thesis of a credit or liquidity crunch. If the money supply is growing at a slower rate due to tighter lending practices, shouldn't the dollar be rising, even in the face of Fed-rate cutting? Do we know the net expansion or contraction of the money supply due to the combination of rate cuts and mortgage defaults? [more inside]
posted by Pastabagel on Mar 17, 2008 - 8 answers

I'm designing an online application for a large number of users, and I'm looking for an online service to automate payments to international destinations using some sort of API or batch process. The service needs to support transfers from the U.S. to India, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. Since PayPal doesn't yet support transfers to Sri Lanka or Vietnam (only from), it's not an option.
posted by tnoetz01 on Feb 21, 2008 - 1 answer

Has anyone noticed banks here in the U.S. pulling shenanigans today? This may be nothing but I want to ask anyway. [more inside]
posted by mr. creosote on Feb 1, 2008 - 27 answers

The mystery of the missing check: I wrote a check for December's rent. My apartment management company deposited it on December 11, and apparently it cleared. A month later, the money still has not been taken out of my checking account. The transaction did not show up on last month's statement either. What's going on? [more inside]
posted by gueneverey on Jan 10, 2008 - 11 answers

Transferring money from a US bank account to a german one? [more inside]
posted by freddymetz on Nov 6, 2007 - 9 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

What bank and/or credit cards are best for implementing a 100% online, paperless, automated, personal finance system? [more inside]
posted by lsemel on Sep 11, 2007 - 20 answers

I need to pay someone within the next few hours, and I found out I can't do this in cash (which I have). Also, I'm in another city, my bank isn't here, and I don't have my checkbook. Does anyone know of a bank or similar that will let me get a cashiers check without an account (I'm in San Francisco btw) ? Or is there a place I can get "1" money order for $750 ? the person doesn't want "multiple" money orders :/ thanks
posted by debu on Jul 5, 2007 - 11 answers

What is the best, most cost-effective way to transfer about £9,000 from a bank account in the U.K. to another in Spain? [more inside]
posted by doctorpiorno on Feb 26, 2007 - 14 answers

How do i cash this canadian money order? [more inside]
posted by BSummers on Jan 17, 2007 - 7 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

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

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

Internet banking - I have an account with ING, and they're fine, but I'd like to find an online bank that has a decent interest rate but 1) doesn't hold your deposits forever before they're available and 2) can transfer money back to my checking account rather quickly. Does anyone have good experience with such a place?
posted by dpx.mfx on Jun 15, 2006 - 19 answers

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

i live in boston. i love to travel. why is it that when i go to spain or italy or australia or new zealand, or even fiji, there is no fee to withdraw money from an ATM, but when i go to portland, ME, a mere 100 miles north, the ATM withdrawal fee is always $1-$2?
posted by brandz on Dec 4, 2005 - 27 answers

On Monday, after I had logged into to my online banking thing, I found a new bank account had been opened for me. It was a bit odd because I had not ordered this new type of account. The next day a fairly large five figure sum had been deposited into this new account... [more inside]
posted by gsb on Nov 23, 2005 - 13 answers

How does a blind person know the difference between any american bank notes? For example the difference between $1 bill or a $100 bill? [more inside]
posted by spooksie on Sep 3, 2005 - 18 answers

With alot of poor countries around the world getting into more and more dept I was wonder why don't they just print more money as they own their country... [more inside]
posted by spooksie on Aug 19, 2005 - 23 answers

I want to open a Roth IRA account. How do I choose the bank? [more inside]
posted by scazza on Jun 22, 2005 - 16 answers

Okay--I checked my checking account balance last night via my bank's automated phone line. The system told me that my balance was several hundred dollars overdrawn, and when I checked the most recently posted transactions, the amounts ($50 -75) did not immediately ring a bell. [more inside]
posted by theperfectcrime on Jun 10, 2005 - 24 answers

Why would a bank hold part (less than half) of a deposited cheque for an entire week after the cheque has been deposited at a bank machine? It was a paycheque, not a personal cheque. I had to go to a branch and look annoyed at the teller to get him to release the hold on my money. And he couldn't explain why they were holding the funds. [more inside]
posted by SoftRain on Feb 20, 2005 - 20 answers

OwnershipSocietyFilter: Is this $50 trinket really the only way to get data from my bank account (Quicken Interchange Format) into Quickbooks? Intuit would like me to make a not-free call to ask the same question...
posted by subpixel on Jan 27, 2005 - 5 answers

How would one go about purchasing new Iraqi Dinars, if one were so inclined? My local banks (in Canada) laughed at me, as it is not apparantly exchanged outside Iraq, and the Internet seems to be full of ripoffs selling the currency as "collectibles" at double the official exchange rate. Does anyone know a way I could buy the dinar anywhere close to 1460/US dollar?
posted by loquax on Jul 28, 2004 - 5 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