Spent 90 Minutes with the Banker
By LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (73)
United States
June 27, 2025 11:39am CST
It was supposed to be so easy.
We just wanted to open a Checking Account and get a Credit Card at a new bank. Easy peasy.
Nope.
Documents and information and forms and questions. OMG you would think we were taking out a $1 million mortgage or something.
We weren't "borrowing" money, we were "giving them" money.
But overall the people there were nice and patient and everything's turning out the way we wanted it to.
How has your banking experience been lately?
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7 responses
@LindaOHio (192667)
• United States
17h
I've only been into a bank twice in the past 10 years or so. I will need to go soon to change my beneficiaries. They are always very nice.
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@LindaOHio (192667)
• United States
10h
@porwest I would also need your Social Security Number. lolololol 
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@snowy22315 (191847)
• United States
27 Jun
It seems to be fine. I haven't dealt that much with banks lately honestly.
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@xFiacre (13799)
• Ireland
27 Jun
@looeyville I haven’t been inside a bank for about 2 years thankfully. All my dealings are on line and I’ve not had any reason to complain. Recently opened a new checking account to keep some money separate and it was nearly too quick and easy. I still even have an account with a bank in Paris from when I lived there - just enough money on it to keep it open.
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@Ineeddentures (6783)
•
27 Jun
I'm glad it's banking
I really am.
My banking experiences are positive experiences.
Haven't paid a single bank charge in over 25 years
Always pleasant when we go into a branch.
Nice coffee, nice chairs,
It's great
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@LooeyVille (73)
• United States
27 Jun
I worked all the "deals" available to me such as free annual fee, free checking, and $900 bonus for opening and maintaining an account for 90 days
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@LooeyVille (73)
• United States
27 Jun
@Ineeddentures Very rarely, but the savings account interest rate was the same as the checking account interest rate, and we wanted a Debit Card to access our money, so we chose to open a checking account
