the one ath bank i do tellers(i don’t bother with anything but tellers... not worth the money to me) for have most locations filled already for massachusetts, but not all. they have been going quicker than they normally do.
The account opening shops are definitely worth it, as are the account closing ones, the home mortgage ones, car loans, and stock brokers. And, no, my credit score had not budged over years of opening and closing accounts.
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
I shopped for ATH for 12 years, shops were great, lots of teller, platform, opening and closing etc. I guess Massachusetts has been shopped long enough. There are 1500 shops, but they are not teller.
Ath has shop 2 different banks within 25 miles of me. They have at least one other bank in North Jersey. Hundreds and hundreds of shops. I do teller shops when allowed by rotation, and the CSR shops in the same bank. I have done so many accounts opening shops for the other bank that I am now permanently excluded from doing them for pay. But, I can still get paid to close accounts. And I can do many of the other CSR shops for that bank. Bank shops (I currently shop 5 different banks and in the past shopped 10 others at various times) are my favorite shops.
Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008
Doing about 5 account opening shops from ATH in 3 years got me banned (because I closed them within a few months) FOREVER from creating any new accounts, and ATH either couldn’t or wouldn’t do anything to help me. I can still go to the bank for other shops. Really annoys me because right now I wish I could open a checking account with them and if I could get a shop fee out of it that would be better, and I’d keep the account open! I’m not listed in Chex Systems. Caveat emptor!
@walesmaven wrote:
The account opening shops are definitely worth it, as are the account closing ones, the home mortgage ones, car loans, and stock brokers. And, no, my credit score had not budged over years of opening and closing accounts.
I have imposed a personal, long, rotation on opening and closing bank accounts at any one bank brand. But, with so many bank brands in my area, covered by at least 4 different MSCs, I still have a lot of possibilities. I also tend to keep the bank accounts open for a fairly long time, on terms that avoid monthly charges.
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel