<p>Being an international student,my parents opened an account for me at HSBC USA(premier) from our local HSBC account.</p>
<p>But their branches are 0.75 to 1 miles from campus.</p>
<p>Are there any HSBC ATMs on campus that I can use without paying a fee? </p>
<p>Anybody in Columbia uses HSBC</p>
<p>there aren’t any HSBC ATMs on or near campus but it seems that the Citibank ATMs in lerner hall don’t charge anyone a fee</p>
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<p>Unless your bank charges you a fee for using someone else’s ATM (like bank of america…)</p>
<p>What would be the best banking choice for a new account near Columbia’s campus/in NYC? Citibank? (In terms of ease of use, branch locations, atm locations, etc.)</p>
<p>[My parents mostly use Wells Fargo/my current account is with Wells Fargo too (not much money in it so it doesn’t really matter), but a search on Wells Fargo’s site shows no branch locations in New York City - although they do have some ATM’s in NYC. Hence, we’re thinking of creating a new account for me with another bank.]</p>
<p>Citibank has an ATM in Lerner. The Citibank branch is also close. However, if your parents live in a place where there arent as many citibanks (boston, LA, etc…) Chase is also a really good alternative. </p>
<p>BofA is a huge pain 'cause the ATMs are so far away.</p>
<p>On another note, BofA and Chase use the nice ATMs that count the cash/scan your check for you so you dont need to fill out envelopes.</p>
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<p>What kind of person deposits cash in an ATM? To the extent these are small amounts, can’t you keep it at home or in your wallet?</p>
<p>i used to deposit cash all the time in undergrad because my dad used to give me my allowence in cash. now i hardly ever deposit cash unless i have a hundred dollar bill i want to change out. </p>
<p>those new chase ATMs are freakin’ awesome though</p>
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<p>Your dad should have made you pass a spelling test before you received your “allowence.”</p>
<p>Anyway, why would your parents give you cash? And how much was this that you couldn’t just keep in your wallet?</p>
<p>Columbia 2002, you have issues dude. In almost all your postings you have been rude and insulting to people. Tone it down buddy. Dont get so hyper.</p>
<p>And what kind of a loser visits undergrad chatboards 7 years after graduating from college? Guess your Columbia degree was only good to get a couch at home and an internet connection! LOL</p>
<p>Dont bother replying, i wont be reading your nasty responses!</p>
<p>Wow, I didn’t even know you could deposit cash at an ATM.
Unfortunately, my bank is local to D.C. Metro area only, so I probably couldn’t deposit anything anyway. It’s good to know, though. Learned something new today.</p>
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<p>i can’t spell. deal with it. it clearly hasn’t stopped me from being successful in real life (thank god for computers and spell check!)</p>
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<p>ummm, thanks, but i don’t need you sticking up for me</p>
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<p>It makes you look bad when you make typos. There are a lot of anal-retentive people who judge you by your spelling and grammar – even in informal emails. Hell, it’d be a dealbreaker for me if some girl didn’t know how to spell.</p>
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<p>…like you?</p>
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<p>i’m not a girl and even if i was i wouldn’t be interested in u :P</p>
<p>…i have spellcheck in firefox and i clearly didn’t bother to correct it…because it’s not a big deal. i feel like you’ve complained about BS like this many times before…usually when you realize you’ve lost an argument/discussion.</p>