Matchbook doesn't take wires from BkofAma, which is my bank. So if I have to use another bank to do the wire, do I need to plan on giving them cash to send the wire (like a ***********), or can i simply cut them a check, or is it even more complex in that I'd have to actually open an account?
I’ve sent bank wires from banks where I didn’t have an account. I never had a problem doing so.
I never tried to pay for one with a personal check, so I don’t know about that. I just filled out the wire form with them, and handed them the cash.
But even at banks where I already had an account, they wouldn’t take the funds straight from my account for the wire. They had me fill out a withdrawal slip, go to a teller window (or they went for me), get the cash, and come back.
So it amounted to the same thing whether I had an account or not.
Thanks for the info, TLD. Interesting. I used BkofAma a few weeks ago to do a wire to Bookmaker and they just took the funds from my account, no need to see a teller. I guess it just varies from bank to bank...