Q&A :Banking

Account with NatWest compromised. Will I get a refund?

Someone from Cambodia has managed to withdraw over £500 from my account about 36 hours ago. I just found out now and been on the phone to Natwest fraud team. They say...

How can a non resident of US open a US Bank Account?

Please is there anybody with useful hints or information on how to open a US Bank account as a foreigner in the USA?

Mom keeps illegally monitoring my bank account, what to do?

My mom keeps monitoring my personal bank account (a checking account that belongs only to me) via an employee friend of a large national bank chain that I bank in. I...

Why do banks require small businesses to open a business bank account instead of a cheaper personal one?

I understand the need to separate personal finances and the business finances, be it sole-proprietorship or incorporation. I also understand that in the former...

Why isn't *all* debit card activity immediately shown on my online statement?

I’ve noticed that my bank (Wells Fargo) can see some “approval requests” on my debit card that I cannot see online. For example, if I make a T-Mobile...

Bank statement print-out

I have a fairly simple question arising from a fairly annoying situation. I am currently in Canada, I have a Canadian bank account but my main account is in Euros and...

Are there tax liabilities (in the US) for having a US bank account while I am abroad?

I was studying until recently in the US and had a basic bank account there. With basic I mean the usual checking-and-savings bank account package offered by most major...

Opening US Bank account for US citizen while abroad

I am an American citizen with a social security number, but I’m currently living abroad and am not planning on visiting any time soon, and I don’t have any...

Bank details in Tax returns ITR1 – AY 2017-18

In ITR1, Under Tax paid and Verification, it says to give all Bank Account details. I am from India, and have 3 bank accounts, 1) Bank of India, 2) Karnataka Bank Ltd,...

My account was charged for not maintaining the minimum balance. What should I do next?

I had a salary account in a nationalised bank for my two months of summer internshi,p and then it got converted to a savings account. The minimum balance (monthly...