Transferring funds from UK to US
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Hi
Anyone found out a quick and cheap way of transferring funds from one account to another.
UK Account (Pounds) to a US Account (Dollars).
The banks charge loads and have rubbish exchange rates - I have found a few online dealers that offer better rates and no charge but can they be trusted - anyone used one of these or found another way of transferring that works.
I want to transfer around £15k first and then a few £k each month.
Hope you can help.
Anyone found out a quick and cheap way of transferring funds from one account to another.
UK Account (Pounds) to a US Account (Dollars).
The banks charge loads and have rubbish exchange rates - I have found a few online dealers that offer better rates and no charge but can they be trusted - anyone used one of these or found another way of transferring that works.
I want to transfer around £15k first and then a few £k each month.
Hope you can help.
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Originally Posted by HumanTorch
UK Account (Pounds) to a US Account (Dollars).
US is Dollars?
well bugger me, no wonder they refuse to accept my Drachma's.
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Originally Posted by Manc
well bugger me, no wonder they refuse to accept my Drachma's.
BTW, I think that Manc is trying to say 'Use the search function' at page top right.
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Originally Posted by UKintheUSA
We just have the bank wire transfer it. It costs about $15.00 for each wire transfer from my husbands UK Bank Account into our USA Bank Account.
Seems to be the easiest way for us.
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Seems to be the easiest way for us.
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Originally Posted by HumanTorch
Hi
Anyone found out a quick and cheap way of transferring funds from one account to another.
UK Account (Pounds) to a US Account (Dollars).
The banks charge loads and have rubbish exchange rates - I have found a few online dealers that offer better rates and no charge but can they be trusted - anyone used one of these or found another way of transferring that works.
I want to transfer around £15k first and then a few £k each month.
Hope you can help.
Anyone found out a quick and cheap way of transferring funds from one account to another.
UK Account (Pounds) to a US Account (Dollars).
The banks charge loads and have rubbish exchange rates - I have found a few online dealers that offer better rates and no charge but can they be trusted - anyone used one of these or found another way of transferring that works.
I want to transfer around £15k first and then a few £k each month.
Hope you can help.
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I had the same query a few weeks back, so far best bet seems the wire transfer. See link below for more answers
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There are already loads of threads on this subject that have come up recently, you'll find loads of good info about XE.com etc with a quick search, or even looking over the last couple days of the US lifestyle forum...
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I used XE successfully recently. Got a great rate - planning to use them again when we sell our UK house.
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Originally Posted by superpat
I used XE successfully recently. Got a great rate - planning to use them again when we sell our UK house.
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Cheers,
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Here is a quote from another website re charges. It seems that a Paypal account is the key. Might be worth checking it out www.floridadays.co.uk
"So I use paypal herer in the UK - I can load my paypal account with £, takes about 3 days to hit the paypal account but there is no charge. I can then add my US account to PayPal and withdraw finds from my account to the US account, again no charge".
"So I use paypal herer in the UK - I can load my paypal account with £, takes about 3 days to hit the paypal account but there is no charge. I can then add my US account to PayPal and withdraw finds from my account to the US account, again no charge".
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Originally Posted by Benny Boy
Here is a quote from another website re charges. It seems that a Paypal account is the key. Might be worth checking it out www.floridadays.co.uk
"So I use paypal herer in the UK - I can load my paypal account with £, takes about 3 days to hit the paypal account but there is no charge. I can then add my US account to PayPal and withdraw finds from my account to the US account, again no charge".
"So I use paypal herer in the UK - I can load my paypal account with £, takes about 3 days to hit the paypal account but there is no charge. I can then add my US account to PayPal and withdraw finds from my account to the US account, again no charge".
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Originally Posted by UKintheUSA
Excellent website for XE. May have to transfer some soon. I couldn't find where to order/transfer money from on the site! Duh, Ok I am blonde, can someone tell me how to go about this?
Now STOP LAUGHING! LOL
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Just tryin to help. Thousands use it.
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Originally Posted by Benny Boy
"So I use paypal herer in the UK - I can load my paypal account with £, takes about 3 days to hit the paypal account but there is no charge. I can then add my US account to PayPal and withdraw finds from my account to the US account, again no charge".
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Originally Posted by sibsie
I'm thinking of giving XE a test drive with a couple of thousand Euros. How long did it take them to complete your transaction? I shouldn't be, but I'm still reticent about using XE.
I could have done it quicker with CHAPS (rather than BACS), but there was no great urgency for the money that would have made the extra 30 quid or so worth paying. Overall, I think the experience was a little better than a regular SWIFT transfer - you get a better rate, and a bit more visibility into where your money is at any given point in the process. I transferred the proceeds of a car sale from the UK to the US using SWIFT in late 2003 and it took nearly a month (instead of about 3-5 days) for the money to arrive!
(BACS = the 'usual' mechanism for a domestic transfer in the UK; CHAPS = the 'quick' mechanism - same day - like when you buy a house; SWIFT = the 'usual' mechanism for international transfers)
If you're thinking of using it, then get the account setup done ahead of time - you have to fax them ID, bank statement, all that anti-money laundering crap. I think it took about a week from opening the account to having it active and ready to trade.
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