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What type of account at ABA

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 4:56 am
by nouseforaname
In the states we have checking and savings type accounts. Looking at the ABA site, I see they have Fixed Deposit, Mobile Fixed Deposit, Savings, Mobile Savings. Which account can be used as an 'everyday' account that allows atm withdraw, debit card use, and cash deposit?

Re: What type of account at ABA

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:13 am
by cautious colin
nouseforaname wrote: Thu Oct 11, 2018 4:56 am In the states we have checking and savings type accounts. Looking at the ABA site, I see they have Fixed Deposit, Mobile Fixed Deposit, Savings, Mobile Savings. Which account can be used as an 'everyday' account that allows atm withdraw, debit card use, and cash deposit?
I have “savings account with atm facility”. I went in looking to get a current account and this is what they gave me. I believe you get a very small amount of interest, have to pay $10 for the card

Edit: you can do everything you need with this account. Just go into the bank and they will sort you out

Re: What type of account at ABA

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:36 am
by angkorjohn
cautious colin wrote: Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:13 am
nouseforaname wrote: Thu Oct 11, 2018 4:56 am In the states we have checking and savings type accounts. Looking at the ABA site, I see they have Fixed Deposit, Mobile Fixed Deposit, Savings, Mobile Savings. Which account can be used as an 'everyday' account that allows atm withdraw, debit card use, and cash deposit?
I have “savings account with atm facility”. I went in looking to get a current account and this is what they gave me. I believe you get a very small amount of interest, have to pay $10 for the card

Edit: you can do everything you need with this account. Just go into the bank and they will sort you out
Yeah I believe that this is the only personal one they offer to foreigners (unless you are depositing mega money) and is as described above. you can then add additional mobile savings accounts via the app if you wanted to separate them. Comes with Visa ATM and does everything youd want.

Re: What type of account at ABA

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 10:49 am
by PSD-Kiwi
^ This. Their Savings account is what in NZ or Aus we would call a Current acct, USA Checking acct.

Re: What type of account at ABA

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:04 am
by Cam Nivag
PSD-Kiwi wrote: Thu Oct 11, 2018 10:49 am ^ This. Their Savings account is what in NZ or Aus we would call a Current acct, USA Checking acct.
I think in the USA we would call it a savings account, unless you can write checks from it.

Re: What type of account at ABA

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:14 pm
by khmerhamster
Cam Nivag wrote:
PSD-Kiwi wrote: Thu Oct 11, 2018 10:49 am ^ This. Their Savings account is what in NZ or Aus we would call a Current acct, USA Checking acct.
I think in the USA we would call it a savings account, unless you can write checks from it.
Who still writes cheques (checks) grandpa?