Comments on: Bank Suggestions, Please

By: Monica Boston

Monica Boston — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:22:42 +0000

I also like the Washington Mutual. Haven’t had any experience with Wells Fargo but a friend says they are pretty good. Since you already made a decision I’m sure you’ll be happy with your choice.

By: justelise

justelise — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:55:42 +0000

I am a huge Washington Mutual fan and I was very sad when I had to switch banks because I moved to NC and there was no WaMu presence. I tried Bank of America but their customer service is crap at best and they charge for everything. I am with SunTrust now and I am very happy, but if I am forced to switch banks again I am going with a Credit Union because they seem to be the most customer/consumer friendly. I also plan on opening some accounts on Net banks because they are also very consumer friendly. Stay away from Bank of America at all costs.

By: John Koontz

John Koontz — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:37:15 +0000

Karen, were you talking to me about working at Digital? Because, yes, I did at one point. My father worked there as well.

By: John Koontz

John Koontz — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:36:32 +0000

We decided to go with Mashington Mutual. The simple reason was everything was free without any limits that affect us at this point. There are also a lot of WaMu’s around here, so it makes it very convenient.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 13:33:58 +0000

We use Wells Fargo. They’re pretty hip to the internet, and they didn’t balk at our revenue-free small net business. We actually chose to incorporate in Nevada rather than Delaware just to get Wells Fargo, and they helped us find a resident agent.

Having said that, WaMu is where I got a real estate loan for an investment property, and they were excellent. However, my mom banks there, and they’ve driven her crazy with fee mistakes and with their new desk-free bank design.

Wells Fargo charges us $5.00 a month, since we don’t write many checks (mostly paying vendors via PayPal).

By: Karen Angelli

Karen Angelli — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:44:37 +0000

te he he, I just noticed that you worked at DIGITAL. That’s funny - well it’s a sign then!

By: Karen Angelli

Karen Angelli — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:39:07 +0000

May I reccomend Digital Federal Credit Union (www.dcu.org). They were originally started by Digital Equipment Corp. They are very cheap, free online access - and to top it off, someone answers the phone when you call. I sort of didn’t want to tell you because they are so great. No fees for business!

By: Greg Brooks

Greg Brooks — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:29:50 +0000

Don’t know if they’re an option where you live, but U.S. Bank helped my business *immensely* last month and stood out so much (when my regular bank was acting useless) that we moved our accounts over to them. In addition to a very reasonable fee structure, they have several easy-to-get, off-the-shelf business lines of credit that you might not need now, but may need to cover cash flow issues as you grow.