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Posted by Dick on May 23, 2008, 7:49 pm
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>I presently bank at Wachovia and have been using Quicken to pay bills
>electronically for the past few years at no monthly charge. However,
>because I'll soon my relocating to upstate NY, and there'll be no Wachovia
>branch within probably 150 miles, I have to change to another bank. For
>better or worse, I chose Bank of America, and have already opened a
>checking and savings account with them.
>
> Unfortunately, when trying to set-up Quicken 2006 to pay bills and
> reconcile accounts etc thru BofA, I got an error. When I called BofA for
> help, I learned that although electronic BillPay thru BofA's website is
> free, BofA charges $9.95/month to link this thru Quicken. According to
> the rep the monthly charge can only be waived if I open and "Advantage"
> account and maintain a minum balance of $15K in it.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1. Do any BofA customers pay their bills thru Quicken without having to
> pay this monthly fee, and without maintaining such a high balance in the
> "Advantage" account? If so, what do I need to do to do this, as well?
>
> 2. If I can't pay bills electronically for free with BofA, does anyone
> have any practical suggestions to continue banking with Wachovia, and
> having access to an ATM without having one of their branches nearby?
>
> I use ATM's frequently, and really hate paying bank fees (obviously). I'd
> like to continue having my $$$ available to me thru local ATM's, and also
> pay bills emectronically thru Quicken with no fee. For the past few
> years, I've had my cake and eaten it too, and would like this to continue
> somehow.
>
> Thanks!
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