Wal-Mart, Amex take on banks with Bluebird debit card
Oct 24, 2012, 1:31 pm
#496
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Oct 24, 2012, 1:36 pm
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Oct 24, 2012, 1:49 pm
#499
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Ooze just pay before the bank does. I have the same issue with some rental properties. I pay taxes and insurance, no bill sent or $0bill sent to bank, bank sends refund check every year. Bank is required to refund escrow balances over a certain amount, works like a charm.
Oct 24, 2012, 1:53 pm
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Oct 24, 2012, 2:36 pm
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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but could someone clue me in on the "Cardinal Fang" slang? I think that the cardinals are watchful eyes from financial companies, but might be missing the boat altogether. Feel free to PM me....
Oct 24, 2012, 2:43 pm
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I saw him posting here recently, forget which thread though.
I prefer this skit to the Inquisition skit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSqkdcT25ss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSqkdcT25ss
Oct 24, 2012, 2:51 pm
#504
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[QUOTE=And a word of advice - get rid of your escrow asap. You can do far better with your money than they'll give you on the escrow account.[/QUOTE]
Really, my mortgage is with BofA and I always thought you had to have tax escrow with mortgages. Guess I need to make some phone calls
Really, my mortgage is with BofA and I always thought you had to have tax escrow with mortgages. Guess I need to make some phone calls
Oct 24, 2012, 3:05 pm
#505
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I called AMEX today about something entirely different but while the rep was on hold with another department I asked her if wanted to play Jeopardy. Why can my sister fund her AAA prepaid card with any AMEX card but I can't do the same things with Bluebird. She then put me on hold and came back with, 'we are working on it'.
Oct 24, 2012, 3:09 pm
#506
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If your like me and have negative equity, and you have your mortgage with BofA they won't allow you to not have an escrow. Tried many times. If you have equity in your home they will allow you to do it.
Oct 24, 2012, 3:45 pm
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Oct 24, 2012, 4:02 pm
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Okay I got it figured out. May be useful to other people having the same issue. Even though it was saying that there was a problem with my account number it really had nothing to do with it. Once I put in the full 9 digit zip code of where I am sending the payment it went through fine. I have no clue why it was saying that there was something wrong with the account number.
To sum it up.
Account #: Whatever your mortgage account number is
Zip code: Use full 9 digit zip code with no dashes of where you will be sending your payment.
To sum it up.
Account #: Whatever your mortgage account number is
Zip code: Use full 9 digit zip code with no dashes of where you will be sending your payment.
Oct 24, 2012, 4:38 pm
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I bought some v reloads at OD, like i do every week, and tried to add them to my new BB and it gives an error 83 saying I need to call.
I called V and they said it doesn't work with the BB.
Anyone else?
For reference I got my BB from the Amex site and it was mailed to me on Monday. I activated it online.
I called V and they said it doesn't work with the BB.
Anyone else?
For reference I got my BB from the Amex site and it was mailed to me on Monday. I activated it online.
Oct 24, 2012, 5:08 pm
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I bought some v reloads at OD, like i do every week, and tried to add them to my new BB and it gives an error 83 saying I need to call.
I called V and they said it doesn't work with the BB.
Anyone else?
For reference I got my BB from the Amex site and it was mailed to me on Monday. I activated it online.
I called V and they said it doesn't work with the BB.
Anyone else?
For reference I got my BB from the Amex site and it was mailed to me on Monday. I activated it online.
Can you post a picture of the front of the V card in question? Definitely the bean variety?