Royal bank of Canada
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Royal bank of Canada
Anyone bank with these or had any experiences with this bank??
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Re: Royal bank of Canada
Our experience has been good so far...they opened an account before we arrived on a work permit and have since given me a credit card and mortgage. whenever we have needed anything we have found them helpful and responsive.
Originally Posted by Sarahad
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Looked at all of the big ones. Went with TD. They all charge and are years behind the UK.
Nice folk though.
J
Nice folk though.
J
Originally Posted by Sarahad
Anyone bank with these or had any experiences with this bank??
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Had no problems...
[nice people, nice branding, nice clean buildings, ATM is always clean and free of puke/Friday nite fried rice etc]
RBC were more receptive and helpful than other banks were, had no hassles with banking, deposits, account transfers etc.
Rich.
[nice people, nice branding, nice clean buildings, ATM is always clean and free of puke/Friday nite fried rice etc]
RBC were more receptive and helpful than other banks were, had no hassles with banking, deposits, account transfers etc.
Rich.
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Originally Posted by Sarahad
Anyone bank with these or had any experiences with this bank??
A couple of weeks ago I wanted to see her again and she kept me waiting about five minutes - no time at all. But she sent a pile of Tim Hortons vouchers out to me for being late.
I would recommend RBC without a moments hesitation. I would advise against TD.
If anyone wants to know the RBC branch and lady in question - pm me. Several of my colleagues have switched to her and this branch following my experiences.
p.s. The account I got offers free bank drafts - these are like guarenteed cheques. I used them to send across to the UK to pay the mortgage over there. TD would have charged for them.
Last edited by Snave; Aug 31st 2006 at 10:39 pm.
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I would also recommend RBC.
Good products and service. Like the way you get direct phone lines to the staff, should you need anything. They greet you by your Christian names and we have just moved our new mortgage to them aswell. We were previously with ATB and they were chronic!!! Messed up from day one and I swore I would move and just have!!!
Good products and service. Like the way you get direct phone lines to the staff, should you need anything. They greet you by your Christian names and we have just moved our new mortgage to them aswell. We were previously with ATB and they were chronic!!! Messed up from day one and I swore I would move and just have!!!
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We opened a current account with RBC once we arrived in Canada, they were very helpful and I have no complaints with them. The fees are a bit of a pain in the ass but I paid a monthly fee for my current account in the UK so suppose I'm used to it. Have considered changing to a fee free bank like PC Financial but haven't looked in to it that much. They don' seem to have as many branches as some of the other banks but always manage to find one. I try an use their ATMs (or ABMs) in order to avoid still further fees!
Mark
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Good experiences then really!! Thanks. I emailed Canada TD and they said I cant open and account from UK before I come to Canada as need to visit a branch but Royal have told me I can set one up now and start putting money in it ready for when we get to canada which is what i want really. They said just call at branch when arrive to get all bank privilages.
Also - What have people done or doing with money from sale of their house?? I havent a clue what to do as Barclays have told me I could transfer the money to Canada account when there but would charge and can only do £5000 at a time?!?!?! Whats the best thing to do with all your house sale money so you can access it to buy a prop in Canada??
Also - What have people done or doing with money from sale of their house?? I havent a clue what to do as Barclays have told me I could transfer the money to Canada account when there but would charge and can only do £5000 at a time?!?!?! Whats the best thing to do with all your house sale money so you can access it to buy a prop in Canada??
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Re: Royal bank of Canada
Originally Posted by Sarahad
Also - What have people done or doing with money from sale of their house?? I havent a clue what to do as Barclays have told me I could transfer the money to Canada account when there but would charge and can only do £5000 at a time?!?!?! Whats the best thing to do with all your house sale money so you can access it to buy a prop in Canada??
They occassionally appear in banners on this site and of course you can google them (or a competitor such as moneycorp).
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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
We used HIFX, you can transfer all the dosh from Barclays to HIFX for no charge then straight to Canadian account for a reasonable Exchange rate.
They occassionally appear in banners on this site and of course you can google them (or a competitor such as moneycorp).
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They occassionally appear in banners on this site and of course you can google them (or a competitor such as moneycorp).
HTH
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Originally Posted by Sarahad
Good experiences then really!! Thanks. I emailed Canada TD and they said I cant open and account from UK before I come to Canada as need to visit a branch....
Having said that, if RBC make the process easier, then I would go with them
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Re: Royal bank of Canada
Does anyone have anything to say about CIBC? We have looked at both them and Royal Bank of Canada. Both have barnches near out new location, and the only deciding factor for us is that CIBC open on a Saturday.
Any good / bad reports on CIBC?
Any good / bad reports on CIBC?
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I can confirm the good reports about RBC, they opened an account for me 12 months before we emigrated, and I never had any trouble getting a credit card or a car loan when we arrived.
Since then I have used them for funding on several ventures, and they have been consistently good.
The Internet access is very good, and it has several useful features.
Since then I have used them for funding on several ventures, and they have been consistently good.
The Internet access is very good, and it has several useful features.
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Originally Posted by wiggs1034
Does anyone have anything to say about CIBC? We have looked at both them and Royal Bank of Canada. Both have barnches near out new location, and the only deciding factor for us is that CIBC open on a Saturday.
Any good / bad reports on CIBC?
Any good / bad reports on CIBC?
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Originally Posted by wiggs1034
Does anyone have anything to say about CIBC? We have looked at both them and Royal Bank of Canada. Both have barnches near out new location, and the only deciding factor for us is that CIBC open on a Saturday.
Any good / bad reports on CIBC?
Any good / bad reports on CIBC?