banking

Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston University
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<p>I live very far away from Boston. Do I need to switch banks? I’ll be in Boston most of the year, but in the summers I’ll most likely come back home. My home and Boston do not share a single banking brach… so if I used my current ATM card in Boston I’d get charged a fee every time.</p>

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<p>yeah i think you will be charged an ATM fee if the banks are not same.. You're probably better off switching banks... Not only will you not be charged a fee, but it'll be easier to handle other business & problems as they arise if the bank was located nearby</p>

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<p>Bank of America...branches all along the east coast ESPECIALLY in Boston and better than citizen's in many ways from my experience</p>

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<p>Yeah I agree with gnomemage7:
Bank of America is the way to go. They give students 5 years of fee-free checking, and there are branches/ATM's everywhere, many right on campus. I am from California so when I come home, there are just as many B of A's. Just as a tip, when you open up a Bank Of America account in a certain region, you cannot make deposits into the atm's of another region. As an example, I opened a BofA account in California and when I am in Boston, I must go to the window to make deposits. Not really a big deal, but they didn't tell me this when I opened my account and was shocked when the atm wouldnt take my money in Boston.</p>

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<p>i opened my bank of america account at orientation..it takes like 5 mins.. and is def worth it.</p>

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<p>That's odd...DD just opened a B of A account in CT. They specifically TOLD her to deposit to the ATM in CA where she will be attending college. I'll have to check into this.</p>

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<p>bank of america is convenient due to so many branches/atms. however, the interest rates suck.</p>

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<p>The other big banks locally are Citizens Bank, which has loads of ATM's, and Sovereign.</p>