<p>I currently reside in LA, so there's a Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and CHASE within a minute of me... so I don't know which one to choose...</p>
<p>I was thinking Chase Student Checking until I heard that BoA is closest to Cal... can I still get the BoA Cal Card if I open the account at a BoA in LA?</p>
<p>There’s a student run Credit Union on campus.
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<p>I think there’s a Chase bank right across the street from BofA on Shattuck.</p>
<p>Can’t go wrong with either, although I don’t know if I’ve seen a Citibank close to campus. Maybe it’s just that I haven’t really looked out for one though. Someone could probably point you towards the closest ATM. Go for whatever gives you less crappy fees.</p>
<p>Most people here use Wells Fargo or Bank of America. Chase is fine but the other two have more ATMs around campus.</p>
<p>Each bank has either eBanking or student accounts that’s basically “free” for you.</p>
<p>I would go with Wells Fargo or Bank of America too, just because of their proximity to campus in addition to a branch being close back home.</p>
<p>The closest Citibank is at Shattuck x University. </p>
<p>Whichever bank you end up choosing will have a student account option that has no monthly cost. Also if they want to charge you for a checkbook, push for it to be given to you free (they do have the power to waive that fee).</p>
<p>I echo Wells Fargo or Bank of America. I use Bank of America and have had no issues.</p>
<p>Bank of America. Their ATMs are closer to campus. However, you have to sign up for their echecking account if you don’t want to deal with monthly fees.</p>
<p>i have WF. havent had any problems so far either.</p>
<p>I have Wells Fargo but I think I’d rather have Bank of America. Their ATMs are just closer to restaurants so you don’t have to make your friends wait for you when you guys go out.</p>
<p>yes you can still get the Cal card - just walk into the telegraph location and ask for one. I have both BoA and citibank. Hardly ever use the citibank because it’s so much farther away (of course, if you live near University, your mileage may vary)</p>
<p>I like Wells Fargo. They are nice. I used to have Washington Mutual, but then they turned into Chase and have sucked ever since. </p>
<p>The thing I want to know is how I can get those nifty cards with the huge CAL logo on it. Looks FANCY.</p>
<p>I got the Cal cards (debit and credit with the swirly Cal script across the front) from BoA by Gourmet Ghetto. The debit card is mostly blue, credit mostly yellow.</p>
<p>if i opened a checking account and credit card from BoA somewhere else, is it still possible for me to get a cal card to replace my existing card?</p>
<p>Not sure - you should go in and ask the people at customer service.</p>
<p>yes, you can always get a cal card.</p>
<p>Kind of a dumb question but what is a cal card? Are you talking bout the Cal 1 card? Because I’m not sure what that has to do with BoA or WF.</p>
<p>@meakame</p>
<p>so i can tell them to get me a cal card with the same card number and info to replace my old one?</p>
<p>@aceattorney</p>
<p>I believe the Cal card everyone’s talking about is just the BoA debit card with the word Cal on it as the background.</p>
<p>Bank of America</p>