you know, i just switched banks not too long ago, hoping for free business checking. you know the saying that nothing's free? this is true. i'm beginning to realize the reason that checking at washington mutual is free is because they're using an antiquated system that, when you use your debit card, doesn't place a hold on your money. oh, and when you use your debit card, it takes them up to 7 days to update your online banking. hello. welcome to the 21st century where i can bank with a credit union and have up to the minute access to my account balance. yes. really. things post in as little as half an hour...maybe faster!
i think i'm just going to close my account and move back to my original bank. $5 a month is a small price for peace of mind in knowing that if i check my balance, it's right.
it's probably a bad thing that i'm a web person trying to use online banking anyway. bad bank: takes close to 5 minutes to login, has to refresh a bunch of images, so it takes about 30 seconds to load a page. good bank: 3 seconds. tops.
winner: function over beauty. at least when it comes to banking. i just want my balance and info and that's *it*.