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Originally Posted by sperbonzo
Sorry Robbie, but it definitely is NOT a crime. They can charge everybody a million dollars for each transaction if they want to. If you don't want to pay such silly fees, DON'T DO BUSINESS WITH THEM. Unlike Government, banks cannot use force to make you do business with them.
Just sayin.
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I agree...the word "crime" was just a figure of speech.
Problem is...it's a lot like buying gasoline. All of the gas stations are gouging us so I can't take my business to a cheaper one.
My understanding is that all the banks are going to be doing this. So the giant headache of closing my business account and then opening a new one isn't feasible.
And anybody who has opened a biz account since The Patriot Act knows how they do an anal probe of you.
When I moved here to Vegas in 2008 I couldn't believe how damn difficult it was to simply open a business account.
I had the same account since 1999 before...but getting a new one was a real pain. I had to go to govt. offices and get a copy of all my business filing paperwork before they would even open it!
And then they grilled me with questions that in my opinion are none of their damn business.
I walked out of Bank Of America here when I tried to open an account. I was standing there with $45,000 in my hand to open the account and they were so rude and pushy that I walked.
Finally opened up one at Wells Fargo. But it was still a pain.
So yeah...IF a major bank will break away from the pack and start treating it's customers good again I would go with them. But no...right now there aren't many options.
And I"m not yet ready to try a Credit Union. I don't know enough about them.