Originally Posted by Robbie

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.