My mistake, I missed that, so now there are absolutely no drawbacks to going with HSBC, the great thing is if you do the max 6 transactions, you can still do unlimited ATM withdrawals.

if i already have a checking account that i like, is there any advantage in opening an HSBC free checking?
thanks

TonySpero said:gomakeitreal said:if i already have a checking account that i like, is there any advantage in opening an HSBC free checking?
thanks

If you have an HSBC Savings account then there is an advantage, because you can move the money instantly between the 2 accounts, there were times when I needed money and I would have to wait 2 days from money to be transfered from my ING account to my checking

With HSBC onlinesavings you can get money using an ATM card. There's a $1000 a day limit and a $1 fee for non HSBC ATM I think.

No bonus here, Has anyone had interest posted to their account yet?

AdamG80 said:
I have had this account open for about 4 months now and love it! I always had a HSBC checking so this works out great!

Has interest been posted to your account yet?

here's a dumb question:

I created an acct. hsbc sent me a link to goto to type in the amount they deposited into the bank that i'm funding my hsbc acct with. i typed in my username/password and enter the amounts. everything went fine.

Now i goto us.hsbc.com to log in normally (via personal internet banking link on upper right side). but it's not accepting my username/password?! (yes, i know it's correct since it's the same as my other accts.)

How do i log into hsbc?

yurgreat said:here's a dumb question:

I created an acct. hsbc sent me a link to goto to type in the amount they deposited into the bank that i'm funding my hsbc acct with. i typed in my username/password and enter the amounts. everything went fine.

Now i goto us.hsbc.com to log in normally (via personal internet banking link on upper right side). but it's not accepting my username/password?! (yes, i know it's correct since it's the same as my other accts.)

How do i log into hsbc?

They deposited into the account from which you funded the account with?
Thats odd, with me I just funded the account and that was it, but I funded with HSBC checking..... As far as logging in send an email to newrequest@us.hsbc.com or call 1-888-404-4050.

I clicked on bank to bank transfers on the HSBC website and I see one of the institutions you can transfer to/from is Scottrade, I have a Scottrade account and the only way to withdraw money without being charged is to call and request a check, they charge $20 for a wire transfer, What if I linked Scottrade to HSBC and initiated a pull from HSBC, would their be a charge from Scottrade? Is one institution allowed to charge you a fee if you initiate a transfer from another institution?

lepsik said:TonySpero said:the only way to withdraw money without being charged is to call and request a check

Are you sure? ACH transactions sure be free.

Thats what I'm asking??

I'm trying to setup ACH transfers between HSBC and Scottrade, It's asking me for my account #, and the number that appears on Scottrade checks, I don't have any Scottrade checks, when I check the Scottrade website it shows a ABA # for wiring funds, can I use the ABA # to set up ACH transfers?

Thanks.