Jan 10, 2016, 7:37 pm
Last edit by: radonc1
As of 9/18/21: WM loads are no longer free. WM will charge each load (no matter what the size) $3.74 in addition to the money being deposited into your Go Bank account.
GoBank fees and limits:
Cash deposits are limited to $2,500 per day and $3,000 per 30 days, subject to a maximum account balance of $50,000.
The monthly fee will accumulate if the account is dormant. You must call the phone number on the back to close the account.
5/29/19 - There may be a difference in which card gets free loads at WM. Getting the card online through GoBank.com sends out a Visa version. This card may not allow free loads at WM. Reports are that getting the card directly at WM will result in free loads. If anyone can confirm this, please do so.
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Shut down reports:
Please list your load/spend/billpay details (in a single statement/lifetime?) e.g.,
type of load, number of loads, denomination of your gc or mp, amount of your billpay, any actual swipe/dd?
lad2 (closed) - May: $2.7K 9 loads 5DDs - June: $5.5K 5 loads 6DDs - July: $4.6K 6 loads 1DD - August $9.9K 19 loads 1DD - no swipes
TheDapperDon (open) June $4.5k 5 loads. All GCs. 1 swipe. Everything else BP to CC. 1500 most loaded in one day .July - $3489 5 loads. All GCs. Several swipes. No load until below $20 or so remaining.
raghu455 (closed) May $2k 4 loads, june $7k all GCs. All BP to CC.
drdrew450 (closed) 17K in loads, unloaded all through bill pay, less than a month
cuebert (closed) $4.5k in 9 MP loads, BP out. That was fast.
sgideons (closed) May $7k 17 loads, june $17k 27 loads, july $5k 6 loads, september $3.5k 4 loads. Unloaded 90% ACH pull, 5% PP to self, 5% bill pay tool. Closed on September statement date.
MDWCommuter (closed): June only, $8k in 60 loads, all GC. $2k is most loaded in one day. Wrote 2 BP to CC checks, no ATM, no MP loads, no ACH pull, no DD, always carried at least a $1k balance
ArtemK (closed): 1st month - 5/21 - 6/21 - loaded $6,700, 6/21 - 6/30 - $4K loaded, all via GCs. Unloaded all via BP to Citi and Chase. No ATM, no MP loads, no ACH pull, no DD, no swipes.
rdover1 (Closed): 1st month - $23.6k loaded (WM GC), ~$1k spend, rest bill pay (mostly to CC)
rdover1 2nd card (closed): Closed mid cycle, survived 1st month. No bill pay, only MO. Never loaded over ~$4k. Total activity ~$12k.
T3pleShot (closed): 7k in loads at WMT, 10 loads, mostly $500, some $200, $4k billpay to CC, 5 swipes totaling about $25.
ctbarron (open): Month1 - $3.8k loaded, all bill pay out, 1 swipe; Month2 - $3.7k loaded, all bill pay out, few swipes and an ATM WD; Month3 - $4.2k loaded, all bill pay out, few swipes and an ATM WD. Zero membership fee, usually a balance of under $150.
americanindian (closed)- closed after 3 months today. had about 7.5k deposit each month, with lots of small value(<$20) purchases each month. liquidated mostly using bill pay.
rodsren (closed)- the dapperdon warned me. I was closed today after less than 5,500 or loaaing in less than 3 weeks (was going to try to keep it to 7,500 - 10,000 but didn't luck out.)
binnycode (closed, re-opened) - 7x $200 loads + 1x $700 load + 3x $500 over 2 days got me shut down. Called CSR and they re-opened my account, letting me know that "direct deposit would reduce my number of trips to walmart" lol!
tarcapone (open) old version opened October 2014 still alive February 2016. Load $1k/week ($4-$5K per month) nearly every Monday morning. Bill pay out large chunks to Credit cards. (Open) new version Opened November 2015 load $1K per week, but skipping a week each month. Bill pay out large chunks. My $1K/week is always one transaction (2x$500GC).
GoBank fees and limits:
Cash deposits are limited to $2,500 per day and $3,000 per 30 days, subject to a maximum account balance of $50,000.
- Sign up online & through the GoBank app FREE
- Sign up with a starter kit from participating retail stores Purchase a starter kit at a participating retail location ($2.95 or less) + start your account for as little as $20, up to $500
- Monthly Membership FREE in any month that you make qualifying direct deposits totaling at least $500. Otherwise, $8.95 per month. For more details on the Monthly Membership fee
Keep in mind the maximum number of swipes for payment when loading prepaid reloadables including GoBank is THREE. Swiping the prepaid card is considered as FIRST swipe so it leaves you with THREE remaining swipes so plan accordingly.
The monthly fee will accumulate if the account is dormant. You must call the phone number on the back to close the account.
5/29/19 - There may be a difference in which card gets free loads at WM. Getting the card online through GoBank.com sends out a Visa version. This card may not allow free loads at WM. Reports are that getting the card directly at WM will result in free loads. If anyone can confirm this, please do so.
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Shut down reports:
Please list your load/spend/billpay details (in a single statement/lifetime?) e.g.,
type of load, number of loads, denomination of your gc or mp, amount of your billpay, any actual swipe/dd?
lad2 (closed) - May: $2.7K 9 loads 5DDs - June: $5.5K 5 loads 6DDs - July: $4.6K 6 loads 1DD - August $9.9K 19 loads 1DD - no swipes
TheDapperDon (open) June $4.5k 5 loads. All GCs. 1 swipe. Everything else BP to CC. 1500 most loaded in one day .July - $3489 5 loads. All GCs. Several swipes. No load until below $20 or so remaining.
raghu455 (closed) May $2k 4 loads, june $7k all GCs. All BP to CC.
drdrew450 (closed) 17K in loads, unloaded all through bill pay, less than a month
cuebert (closed) $4.5k in 9 MP loads, BP out. That was fast.
sgideons (closed) May $7k 17 loads, june $17k 27 loads, july $5k 6 loads, september $3.5k 4 loads. Unloaded 90% ACH pull, 5% PP to self, 5% bill pay tool. Closed on September statement date.
MDWCommuter (closed): June only, $8k in 60 loads, all GC. $2k is most loaded in one day. Wrote 2 BP to CC checks, no ATM, no MP loads, no ACH pull, no DD, always carried at least a $1k balance
ArtemK (closed): 1st month - 5/21 - 6/21 - loaded $6,700, 6/21 - 6/30 - $4K loaded, all via GCs. Unloaded all via BP to Citi and Chase. No ATM, no MP loads, no ACH pull, no DD, no swipes.
rdover1 (Closed): 1st month - $23.6k loaded (WM GC), ~$1k spend, rest bill pay (mostly to CC)
rdover1 2nd card (closed): Closed mid cycle, survived 1st month. No bill pay, only MO. Never loaded over ~$4k. Total activity ~$12k.
T3pleShot (closed): 7k in loads at WMT, 10 loads, mostly $500, some $200, $4k billpay to CC, 5 swipes totaling about $25.
ctbarron (open): Month1 - $3.8k loaded, all bill pay out, 1 swipe; Month2 - $3.7k loaded, all bill pay out, few swipes and an ATM WD; Month3 - $4.2k loaded, all bill pay out, few swipes and an ATM WD. Zero membership fee, usually a balance of under $150.
americanindian (closed)- closed after 3 months today. had about 7.5k deposit each month, with lots of small value(<$20) purchases each month. liquidated mostly using bill pay.
rodsren (closed)- the dapperdon warned me. I was closed today after less than 5,500 or loaaing in less than 3 weeks (was going to try to keep it to 7,500 - 10,000 but didn't luck out.)
binnycode (closed, re-opened) - 7x $200 loads + 1x $700 load + 3x $500 over 2 days got me shut down. Called CSR and they re-opened my account, letting me know that "direct deposit would reduce my number of trips to walmart" lol!
tarcapone (open) old version opened October 2014 still alive February 2016. Load $1k/week ($4-$5K per month) nearly every Monday morning. Bill pay out large chunks to Credit cards. (Open) new version Opened November 2015 load $1K per week, but skipping a week each month. Bill pay out large chunks. My $1K/week is always one transaction (2x$500GC).
Gobank by Greendot - online banking with debit card(2016 onwards)
Sep 26, 2018, 4:42 pm
#541
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 3,688
The last GoB account a family member registered was back in June and it's MC and not charged any fees at WM when loading. If ever they made changes it must be sometime in July or August where they now charge fees to load at WM. IOW, GoB prepaids may no longer be a useful tool for MS for new registrants.
Sep 29, 2018, 10:42 pm
#542
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: ATL
Programs: Shamelessly Gold at Flying Burrito and AirTrain A+ Elite. Turkish Star Gold, 100k at Flying Eskimo
Posts: 739
Anyone able to log-in on GoBank website to authorize a check? Keep getting an error message since Friday evening and I really want to send the check before Monday. Is a non pre-authorized check going to be rejected?
"We apologize, but we're currently experiencing technical difficulties. Please try again later."
"We apologize, but we're currently experiencing technical difficulties. Please try again later."
Sep 30, 2018, 12:13 am
#544
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
Anyone able to log-in on GoBank website to authorize a check? Keep getting an error message since Friday evening and I really want to send the check before Monday. Is a non pre-authorized check going to be rejected?
"We apologize, but we're currently experiencing technical difficulties. Please try again later."
"We apologize, but we're currently experiencing technical difficulties. Please try again later."
and i try mobile and it works (after email / text verification)
go figure... even after the verification, only mobile will work for me now.
Sep 30, 2018, 9:00 am
#546
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 3,688
Try doing it via app, it just worked with 3 payments scheduled 10/1. The WMpreferred app is different from the app we use for in-store B/P.
Sep 30, 2018, 9:35 am
#547
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 319
Hmm, didn’t know there was an App for it. I’ve only accessed the account online. I’m having problems finding it. Feel free to pm me. I know it’s OT here, but the card is obsolete and not many people have it.
Sep 30, 2018, 9:44 am
#548
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 3,688
Now, we can go back to GoB discussions.
Nov 9, 2018, 8:36 pm
#553
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: PDX
Programs: AS, AA, UA
Posts: 63
I had two separate GoBank loads on the same day for $400 each (2 different gobank cards back-to-back) where the funds have not posted to the account. I noticed this happened on August 2nd. All my other loads for each card have cleared. Is this a Walmart problem or a Gobank problem. I have all my receipts and the cards. Just wondering who I should start the process of finding my money with.
Even though I could not see the load when I logged into my GB account, the rep told me that he could see it on his end and that it had processed correctly on their end. It took about a month until my online statement posted with those load dates, but then I was able to verify everything.
I realized recently that I had a missing load too. On 10/24 I did two $400 loads back-to-back, each one split from two $200 GCs. Fortunately I still have the receipts...
Studying the receipts closely, I see that the first one says:
212.34 BEGINNING BALANCE
400.00 DEBIT LOAD
612.34 END BALANCE
But the funny thing is... the next load 2 minutes later says the exact same thing!
212.34 BEGINNING BALANCE
400.00 DEBIT LOAD
612.34 END BALANCE
(i.e. the balance didn't increase after the first load).
So... are you both saying you got your missing money taken care of without any action on your part other than waiting?
Thanks!
Nov 10, 2018, 7:23 am
#555
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: S Cal
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat, United Silver, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 1,142
Sorry I'm not quite following- are you saying the missing loads appeared after your statement cycled? Or the "missing" funds were there all along but the loads just didn't show in the running register? I guess it is pretty hard to tell since they don't give you a running tally.
I realized recently that I had a missing load too. On 10/24 I did two $400 loads back-to-back, each one split from two $200 GCs. Fortunately I still have the receipts...
Studying the receipts closely, I see that the first one says:
212.34 BEGINNING BALANCE
400.00 DEBIT LOAD
612.34 END BALANCE
But the funny thing is... the next load 2 minutes later says the exact same thing!
212.34 BEGINNING BALANCE
400.00 DEBIT LOAD
612.34 END BALANCE
(i.e. the balance didn't increase after the first load).
So... are you both saying you got your missing money taken care of without any action on your part other than waiting?
Thanks!
I realized recently that I had a missing load too. On 10/24 I did two $400 loads back-to-back, each one split from two $200 GCs. Fortunately I still have the receipts...
Studying the receipts closely, I see that the first one says:
212.34 BEGINNING BALANCE
400.00 DEBIT LOAD
612.34 END BALANCE
But the funny thing is... the next load 2 minutes later says the exact same thing!
212.34 BEGINNING BALANCE
400.00 DEBIT LOAD
612.34 END BALANCE
(i.e. the balance didn't increase after the first load).
So... are you both saying you got your missing money taken care of without any action on your part other than waiting?
Thanks!
Your second question: I often do back to back loads because some of the cashiers at my locations get confused or suspicious if I ask to do a split load. The second receipt will NOT show an increase in my balance, just as you saw. For some reason, the GB balance doesn't immediately update following the first load. So you don't have a missing load. To verify that funds loaded properly, I sign on to GB either on my computer or by using the phone app. Initially the funds will show there as pending, and then the loads are complete a day or two later.