setting up accounts across country

3boysnjmom
Mon, 27 Dec 2004 23:12:58 +0000

My son goes to school in the Midwest and we opened an account for him on line at
a bank that had a small office and ATM machine on campus; we did this before school opened. However, there was ample time – and long lines – to do this once the kids moved in. If I recall correctly, this was linked to his University ID card. I also think that Illinois law requires kids to be 18 or 19 years old to have their own checking acct
There was a way around this – but don’t recall the solution – as many of the kids in line with us were younger than my son who was 19 at the time. Sometimes the school has info on its Web site about setting up accounts. This past year was a pain cuz the University changed its ATM account to a different bank so son had to go through this all over again plus close out old account. Don’t forget that out of town checks – from you – take 5 or so business days to clear.