Nervous_Dog Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 i.e. local WHERE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted June 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Called bank. Only three countries are now denied: 1. Romania 2. Ukraine 3. Spain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 OK - Where is the bank that is doing this? Thailand USA Canada UK Europe? DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted June 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 The bank. Local small 4 branch bank. North America. I telephone customer service. They did not know what I was talking about. They had to ask internally. This is when they came back with the three countries mentioned above. Just checking if this is just a local thing or a wider trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogpatrol Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Goodness - like trying to pull teeth to get that answer, and we still only have you down to North America! You should be a politician or lawyer Why the secrecy about the bank name/country? Anyhow, just to throw in my 2 cents, I always get calls from my USA credit card companies when I charge in BKK, but have never gotten a call from a bank. Worth monitoring, though, as global ATMs are now the main way to access money abroad for many people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted June 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Yes, it is like pulling teeth. Name, rank, and serial number. That's it. But it is not your bank as I know everyone here who travels to Taiwan (Thailand) as all here are geographically challenged. After my trips, I always get the question from someone local who asks: "Why do you travel to Taiwan?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 WEll thank god it's a american bank, with the term local bank I was thinking thailand and god knows what everyother poster was thinking/ Unit, there are more than Yankees on the list mate! DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 My bank, back in the USA. I have a "special" account there where I can get free T/Cs, as long as I keep like a $10K balance in the account. Bank Financial, Chicago area. (www.bankfinancial.com). Maybe other banks do the same in the USA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 One thing, you have a limit as to how much money you can carry into Thailand, like $10K??? Yes, a lot of signing to cash $20K in T/Cs. I have had to sign checks several times but now when I get T/C issued, the scribble my signature and do the same when I cash in Thailand. The bank I go to knows me as I have been going there for 10+ years, but get the occasional hassle. I have sent bank checks to Thailand some years back (5+) but they usually took about three weeks to clear, but an easy/quick way to get money here and into an account. If you can open an account here and wire xfer the $$$ in, that would be a nice option. I have wire xfr'd money here before and it works fine. With the USD so low (38.415) you might wait and earn a few extra baht once (if) the USD gets stronger. Cheers! :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 cavanami said:My bank, back in the USA. I have a "special" account there where I can get free T/Cs, as long as I keep like a $10K balance in the account. Bank Financial, Chicago area. (www.bankfinancial.com). Maybe other banks do the same in the USA? Commerce Bank in NY & NJ give free Amex Trav Checks for customers over 55 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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