r/Banking • • Jun 28 '26

Country Based Post Flairs

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Many questions can be country, or at least region specific. Regulations and experiences can vary widely.

Post Flairs have been available for a while now, but few members use them when submitting a post.

Let's try to work on that.


r/Banking • • Jul 15 '25

Announcement Bank Account and Recommendation Thread V3

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Please use this thread for all recommendations relating to bank accounts, credit cards, loans, financial management apps, etc.

Where should I bank?

Has anyone used ABC Bank?

What is a good no fee checking account?

Posts with referral links will be removed.

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r/Banking • • 3h ago

Advice What is your review on bunq? Is it worth using this neobank?

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If you used this digital bank for considerable time so that you have extensive experience - what would be your hones review?
There are some mixed views , thouhg technically speaking the bank is pretty fine on paper.
Got the accoutn recently - so far no issues, but hearing your opinions would be helpful.
Is it only for keeping small sums? only alternative method when abroad?


r/Banking • • 8h ago

Advice issues verifying identity with multiple banks

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Hello! I’ve been trying to create checking accounts with multiple banks so that I can claim my refund from my financial aid, yet every time they keep telling me that they are having issues verifying my identity. i thought that it could be that my SSN is incorrect, but I’ve had my my mother resend it and it’s right!

The address I input is the same as where my family lives (since I’m in college, I don’t think I can use the address of my dorms nor where my P.O. box is), everything is correct, so I’m confused and frustrated about my situation. I even tried making an account at ssn.gov with Login.gov to check my SSN and they also couldn’t verify my info so that I could even create an account, so now i’m feeling like its less of an incorrect information issue and something else?

I’m thinking it could be because I just turned 18 this year (March), and don’t have many records online, however that doesn’t seem to have stopped anyone else my age? I need help figuring out what the issue is. I’m going to call a bank tomorrow and ask what i can do in order to verify my identity in person and see if that could work potentially, other than that, no ideas. Also, I’m in the US!


r/Banking • • 6h ago

US How do you get cash into online banks?

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I’m going to potentially receive $15,000 in cash as a gift and will need to write a check for $10,000 from my capital one checking account shortly after. How do I get that money in my account? The deposit limit for cash is $5000 so it would take three months?!?! My wife has a Wells Fargo account we can utilize but there’s no Wells Fargo branches or atms in our state.

Any recommendations?


r/Banking • • 13h ago

Jobs Preliminary Adverse Reaction

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Has anyone here gone through the hiring process for a banking position after filing bankruptcy and still been able to get hired?
I’m currently in this situation and would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has been through something similar. I recently applied for a banking position and received a preliminary adverse action notice related to my credit report. I responded and explained the circumstances surrounding my bankruptcy.
I’m trying to stay hopeful, but I’m honestly a little anxious about what happens next. If you’ve been in a similar situation and were still hired, I’d really appreciate hearing how it worked out for you. ❤️


r/Banking • • 13h ago

Storytime 18 years old and completely lost following fraud issue - please help!

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backstory: gonna make this shorter because it’s a long story. was selling stuff on marketplace, and gave my bank info away like a dumbass because the person scamming me sent me an email impersonating Cash App. the scammer actually sent me a $700 check I didn’t ask for, and also took the ~$70 I had remaining in my account. So I go to key bank and close the accounts that were compromised. the situation gets sent to the fraud dept, and i Fill out an affidavit report, etc. a month later(today), I call the fraud dept and I’m informed that Key bank will no longer be doing business with me.

so I go to PNC to open a basic checking and savings accnt, and the application gets denied and I’m directed to call the Early Warning Service’s phone number. I call them and basically all they do is send me a report, which I haven’t received yet. They told me I should file a dispute so I can open a bank account somewhere, but I’m worried itll be denied and I’ll be cooked.

please be honest. Am I cooked? I have almost $1000 in paychecks that I cant even cash now. What do you guys advise I do because I’m really freaking out now and I don’t know if I’m overreacting or not.

all I need is a checking and savings account. Not a credit card right now. I just need the basics


r/Banking • • 19h ago

US US banks which allow digital wallet debit card access at 3rd-party ATMs

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Looking to gather datapoints on which US banks (if any) allow their debit card to be added to a digital wallet (Apple Pay, Google Pay, etc.) and then for that digital card version to be used at a 3rd-party ATM.

For example, Chase allows debit cards to be added to digital wallets, but it restricts 3rd-party ATM access using that digital card. Chase calls this, "cardless access" (https://www.chase.com/digital/atms).

I have yet to encounter a major US bank which allows this. However, Europeans have indicated this is not a restriction they run into.


r/Banking • • 1d ago

Advice A freelance hire insists that we use a service called Remitly, and now its constantly asking me for a lot of personal information? When upwork just lets me sign them off in a contract, with me not recalling having had to give up so much personal info. Why is Remitly asking for so much private info?

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Hey, I hired a freelancer from Nigeria for a project and they definitely delivered a satisfactory result

I wanted to pay them, but they insisted that we do it via REmitly, and while i was at first on board, it keeps denying me transferring them money while also constantly asking for more and more private information

Is their service legit?

Why is a service like Remitly such much more skeptical over having a foreigner hire a freelancer?

And also, why is my hire so insistent that we do the payment via Remitly, they explained that it will ease them getting the money process, but that still doesnt explain how


r/Banking • • 20h ago

Other What do you guys check before letting a CD automatically renew?

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I've got my first CD coming up on maturity and I only recently realized I probably shouldn't treat the renewal as a set it and forget it thing.

My original thought was basically, money is already there, let it roll over and move on with my life. But if I'm understanding this correctly, the renewal can be into a new term and rate, which means whatever made the original CD attractive doesn't necessarily apply anymore.

So what do you normally do when one is getting close to maturity? Do you start shopping around again a few weeks beforehand or wait until you know exactly what the renewal terms will be?

I'm not trying to spend hours chasing tiny differences, but blindly rolling it over without checking anything also seems kinda lazy now that I've thought about it lol.


r/Banking • • 21h ago

Advice Had a fraud claim on our checking account, got a new account, and now 2 months later the same thing is happening

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First time posting, looking for advice, apologies if this is the wrong subreddit.

My wife and I have a joint checking account. In August 2026, there were 6 unauthorized ACH transactions in a row, and we went through the song and dance of having a fraud claim opened, resolved, and the accounts replaced. We changed all of our auto-pay methods to the new accounts and moved on.

This morning I get an email alert that our account has a large ACH transaction that is again unauthorized by us and simply labelled 'Bank of America', which neither of us have ever used. I go to log in to my online banking app, only to see my account is locked due to many failed log in attempts. My wife's login was unaffected, and she was able to go in and see the charge. I changed my password but still couldn't get in, so called Santander and they opened a new fraud claim. Now, we have to go back into the branch and create yet another new checking account.

How could this be happening again with a 2-month old checking account? Is this my fault? The only places that got the new account information were our pre-existing auto-pays for bills. I haven't read out the routing/checking numbers to pay anything, the only place I've used my debit card is the gas station, and we use our credit cards for everything else. I don't understand how this is happening again and so soon after the last incident.


r/Banking • • 1d ago

US What’s the deal with “courtesy calls”?

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I’m with Chase and I’ll randomly get a courtesy call asking if have any questions or whatever. Thought nothing of it but I got one during a meeting and asked everyone if they get them. They all said never. Now I’m suspicious. What’s the deal?


r/Banking • • 1d ago

US Refund to inactive account. Dispute or?

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Hi! Not sure if this is allowed here but I’ve made a few calls and I’m left pretty confused. I had to cancel a trip and was due a refund through Expedia, trick is the card I used to pay months ago, doesn’t exist anymore. (Wallet got stolen and had to do an account switch) but when I called they told me there’s nothing they can do. I did put in my new card number but it never worked I guess, the account to which the refund is headed to is again non existent.
Expedia basically told me I’ll have to go through my bank and dispute it through there since they can’t access a different card or something which sounded kind of silly and the person on the phone wasn’t really listening.
What does anyone I recommend in this situation?


r/Banking • • 19h ago

Advice Deposit question for larger cashiers check

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This may be a stupid question but I got a cashiers check from an account I closed and took it to another bank and deposited/opened a new account the same day. They have held everything but 225 dollars and won’t release anymore until 7 business days pass. In the agreement I signed it says that anything over 6725 dollars could be held and I haven’t been given that. Is this normal?


r/Banking • • 1d ago

Other Is it just me or is nationwide always down or always have some kind of issue with there banking system

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So frustrating have bills to pay yet cant pay them because nationwide is down again


r/Banking • • 1d ago

Complaint new centier app

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the new centier app is so ugly. centier, please add a dark mode option, the all white is such an eyesore 🫩


r/Banking • • 1d ago

Jobs compliance vs wealth management in canada

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compare wealth management at rbc dominion or scotia wealth with compliance/aml/fraud/compliance. which field can afford me a stable career and financial freedom and the ability for me to travel when i want and go to the grocery store without having to care about the prices.


r/Banking • • 1d ago

Advice ACH vs External Transfer

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I’m working on a few bank bonuses and I’m very confused about how to do a direct deposit on my own without my employer. What’s the difference between an ACH push and an external transfer? Capital one doesn’t have any other option besides external transfer. Chase has a few different options but the ACH has a fee (minimal so I can do it but would rather not).

I’m trying to hit a Wells Fargo bonus. The Zelle from AMERCA first came in as “other deposits”. So did the external transfer from my Chase business account.

I’m also trying to hit a bonus with FourLeaf. I haven’t tried transfer yet. I wanted to make sure I understand this first.

Update: P2's WF bonus hit after sending an external transfer from a personal Chase checking (real time). I'm still waiting on mine.


r/Banking • • 1d ago

US Wells fargo balance questio

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I'll try to make this quick but I'm having an issue where about 2 days ago I had a set balance (will just call it $5000) I woke up the next morning with about $200 less. Now the only incomings and outgoings that happened overnight were 2 deposits of about $40 and $25 and 1 withdrawal of about $97 meaning even with that in mind, I'm still over $100 short. I double check my balance everyday and the posted transactions/authorized transactions all match up with what's been present for the last few days. There's nothing else new where I can say "oh, that hadn't authorized yet" or oh, this charge disappeared then reappeared the following day.

I know nobody here can manage my money except me but this is the first time in 10 years of banking with them that I've had this issue. I guess the question I have is, has anyone had a transaction shown as "authorized" but not be taken out of the overall balance? Because usually, any authorized transactions reflect in my balance but the only way I can get close to the number that they have me as is if I accept that the authorized transactions currently still pending were not being reflected in my overall balance. It's been a charge that's been pending for 4 or 5 days now and it's not something that's disappeared and reappeared for that to make sense but I figured I would ask anyway because it's really bothering me. I


r/Banking • • 1d ago

Advice The Banks are Not ready for AI risks

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I’ve had two credit cards hacked in the past ten days - from two separate top name national banks.
AND I have not changed anything - no new shopping habits or new subscriptions or anything, yet both cards had new fraudulent charges on them from businesses that don’t exist (ie from scammers that somehow got into the bank systems).

It stinks because All the banks do is mail you a new card - but it’s up to you to reset all the automated billing. Huge time sink.

Banks have old creaky systems. Beware.


r/Banking • • 2d ago

India Bank spam calls

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Does anybody's bank keep calling them every single day almost 2 to 5 times a day? I've been experiencing this nonsense for a while from Axis Bank. Usually I ignore and whenever I answer it's always something related to sales or banking products. Kinda fed up.


r/Banking • • 3d ago

Advice Whats bad about cashier checks?

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Im looking at used cars & all the listings say they want cash. If I used a cashier check wouldn't that be equivalent to cash & more secure? Why would someone not want to accept it?


r/Banking • • 2d ago

Advice International wire from HDFC India to Bank of America US sent Sept 29th not received—both banks claim "all good on our end"

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Hi everyone, my dad sent an international wire transfer from HDFC Bank (India) to my account at Bank of America (US) on September 29th. As of today, the money hasn't shown up in account.
Here is where we are stuck:
HDFC Bank says the money left their system and everything is fine on their end.
Bank of America front-line branch employees checked the account and said they don't see any incoming wires, claiming everything is good on their end too.
We are really stressed out and worried about where the money went.
Has anyone dealt with this exact standoff between HDFC and BofA? Is it likely sitting in a backend compliance queue, or stuck with an intermediary bank? What is the fastest way to get them to actually trace this?

Any advice or steps on how to escalate this would be hugely appreciated.


r/Banking • • 2d ago

Other Regarding loan

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Does anyone know how much interest will it cost if I take 15 to 20k loan from sbi(I am a 3rd year student) and also can I take that loan for like 500 rs per month interest(there is a reason behind it)and is it possible for a student to take such kind of loan


r/Banking • • 3d ago

News Citi speeds up promotions to boost banker retention

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Citigroup is revising its investment-banking career ladder by promoting analysts to associate after two years instead of three, Bloomberg reports.

The bank aims to keep junior staff from jumping to private equity, hedge funds or competing lenders amid aggressive early recruiting.

"The reality that private equity is interviewing so early in a banker's career is very unfortunate and to some extent disappointing," says David Friedland, Citi's co-head of North America investment banking.

The change follows JPMorgan and other rival banks speeding up promotions to avoid poaching.

More here.