Thanks for the heads up on the bank notary -- didnt bother calling WAMU or BOA. Just called a Chase branch and asked about coin counting and notary, the rep said both services were free as long as I was a customer

Got it done and just mailed everything out -- now to wait and see how long it takes for them to process everything

PoisnBGood said:jatan1986 said:Thanks for the heads up on the bank notary -- didnt bother calling WAMU or BOA. Just called a Chase branch and asked about coin counting and notary, the rep said both services were free as long as I was a customer

Got it done and just mailed everything out -- now to wait and see how long it takes for them to process everything

Im assuming this means Chase bank customer? And not a chase CC customer.I do have a checking account there but they really didnt ask about it

I went to the customer service desk with my box of coins and the MWAFCU papers and told her I needed coin counting and a notary. She told me to go to the business section for the coin counting and then head over to the notary (she pointed to the cubical). When I got to the notary, she just asked for a state ID/license and told me to sign the papers and then she stamped them

You can probably get away with not being a banking customer -- just pull out the Chase CC first when they ask for your ID/license lol

jatan1986 said:PoisnBGood said:jatan1986 said:Thanks for the heads up on the bank notary -- didnt bother calling WAMU or BOA. Just called a Chase branch and asked about coin counting and notary, the rep said both services were free as long as I was a customer

Got it done and just mailed everything out -- now to wait and see how long it takes for them to process everything

Im assuming this means Chase bank customer? And not a chase CC customer.I do have a checking account there but they really didnt ask about it

I went to the customer service desk with my box of coins and the MWAFCU papers and told her I needed coin counting and a notary. She told me to go to the business section for the coin counting and then head over to the notary (she pointed to the cubical). When I got to the notary, she just asked for a state ID/license and told me to sign the papers and then she stamped them

You can probably get away with not being a banking customer -- just pull out the Chase CC first when they ask for your ID/license lol
From what I've read in this thread and other threads, as well as my own experience, I think being able to find a free or extremely low-priced notary public at an FI depends on where you live, and whether competing FIs offer those services. One state back East offers free notary services in its public libraries. My local FIs will at the most notarize their own documents, and that's about it. In cases like that, being a Premier Banking Client with BoA and a $1 (or whatever the prevailing rate is) will buy you a cup of coffee.

Can I have more than 1 account under my name? Let's say 3 diferent account under my name?

slavik said:Can I pay .01 to my friend with paypal 10 times a month?
This would work, but is probably against Paypal's term of service:
Paypal terms of service said:13. No Cash Advances. You agree not to engage in behavior that could reasonably be construed as providing yourself a cash advance from your credit card, and agree not to assist Users who engage in behavior that could reasonably be construed as providing themselves a cash advance from their credit cards. Such behavior includes, but is not limited to, a User paying someone with a credit card-funded payment through the Service, then receiving the funds back from the original Recipient and attempting to withdraw the funds from their account. PayPal reserves the right to reverse all such transactions and to terminate any accounts that are associated with such behavior.
I think this is risky behavior... better to buy some short story e-books at Amazon, that clearly is a legitimate purchase.

tim1 said:I applied online filling out the online form for rewards checking. I received CU membership form with postage paid return envelope allong with the required disclosures (which must be notarized) in the mail within about 2 days. On the CU APPlication I wrote "member of ACSPCA" and separately made my membership for $26 through the ACSPCA website... it might not have been necessary to do it separately? not sure yet...hope to get account info back in the mail soon. I will update when process is complete.

1. Applied through ACSPA website for $26.06
2. Applied for Midwest rewards checking account Here 7/18/08
3. Received application packet with all needed forms to fill out in about two days
4. Signed documents, got notarized for free at local CU service center and sent back with check for opening deposit.
5. received account and routing numbers within two weeks, and pin number needed to setup CU anywhere.
6. requested online statements.
7. sent trial deposits from external account, and transfered some funds to meet ACH requirement. (also setup direct deposit just to be sure)
8. received visa check card almost one month from the date I originally applied online 8/16/08
9. received atm pin next day (visa check card must be used at atm to activate)
10 made required visa transactions
11. ???
12. Profit

cjdtech said:Has anyone asked if MWAFCU participates in the CU Service Center network? It's not listed on cuswirl.com, so I'm guessing it's not.
it appears not, but they do offer atm refunds of $25 per month if you meet the monthly requirements for this account

Ok so I got my initial package from them after applying online. Gonna get the two forms notarized and sent back to them.

Somebody here said they just sent them a check for $25 with a note saying take $20 and donate it to SPCA right? This sounds like the easiest way to go if possible.

For the guys that have the account open... how soon were you able to get your account and routing number so you can set up ACH deposits from other banks? Somebody here said it took over a month to get a debit card, but if I can get my money in to them sooner, that would be ideal.

What about iTunes songs for $.99? I still buy them.

RedCobra said:SUCKISSTAPLES said:Bankdeals + FWF = dead finance deal.

Simple as that.
If it's in FWF, it might as well be televised on a national infomercial.

In the past did the rate go down dramatically? Just curious, haven't jumped in on the deal yet.