If you know a bank with free outgoing wire transfers that is not on this list, please post its name in this thread or email it to me (to webmaster@ibankdesign.com). No credit unions will be included in the list unless they offer membership for everybody in U.S. Thanks! Mark **********************************************************

All ages
• Acacia Federal Savings Bank
• First National Bank & Trust, Ultimate Free Checking
• City National Bank of West Virginia, Best Free Checking
• Homestead Bank - no account fee with direct deposit
• Shallow Water Bank - no fee for 12 months
• MCNB banks - account balance > $1,000
• American Bank & Trust, Stars & Stripes Checking - account balance to avoid fees > $2,500
• Frost Bank - combined account balance > $15,000
• First National Bank of Berwick - $15 fee or min balance of ?
• Michigan Heritage Bank -fee?
• New Frontier Bank - Landmark checking, Stockholders Account or Frontier 50 Account
• Thrivent Financial Bank - 1 free wire transfer per month, $10,000 min.balance required to avoid a monthly fee.

Accounts with age restriction.
• First Naitonal Bank of South Carolina - age > 50
• American Bank & Trust, Classic American Checking - age > 50
• Mt. McKinley Bank - age > 55
• Oconee State Bank - age > 55
• Community Bank & Trust of Cheatham County - age > 55
• North Dallas Bank , Celebration Checking, age > 55
• Iowa State Bank - age > 55
• The Peoples Savings Bank - age > 50, balance > $2,500
• First National Bank of Durant - age > 50, account balance > $1,500
• First State Bank - age > 50, account balance > $1,500
• Big Lake National Bank - age > 55, account balance > 1,000 - 1.500
• Citizens Bank of Farmington - age > 50, account balance > $3000
• Hardin County Bank - age > 55, account balance > $5000
• Wahoo State Bank - > age > 55, account balance > $15,000

Note: The information was obtained from bank websites. No attempts were made to confirm it.

how come no one here mentioned that washington mutual's new checking account gives you unlimited domestic and international wire transfers free?

I opened a checking account with Wash. Mutual in early June on the recommendation of a friend as I make several wire transfers (International) every year.

I transferred just over $650 on 06/16/06 to a friend in India, after 7 visits to my branch of Wash Mu, and over 7 weeks later the funds arrived in his account, seems they were sent to the wrong wire room in India and ended up in Bomabay instaed of Calcutta.

I complained until I was blue in the face, but they do not care one iota.

I guess the old saying that 'Nothing in life is free', rings true here.

Back to Wells Fargo and the $42 transfer fee for me, at least I know the transaction will be done by competant people.........Did a transfer to the same guy in India last Monday, it was in his account 4 days later.


Funniest thing about the whole affair is the Manager of my local branch asking me to "reconsider my decision" to close my accounts down ..............Yeah right!!

Wash Mutual lost ONE customer in me (I know they probably don't care less about that), but I lost 4 good customers because of this delay, I care about that!!!!

The whole sorry affair proabaly cost me over $4000.00 in total in lost revenue.

Guess who I'll recommend to people who ask!!

Cal Karl

WaMu is awesome! He must have gotten a bad branch and something must have went wrong with the processing. I feel for the guy. But to clarify the New WaMu Free Checking information, there are fee-free outgoing wire transfers. There are still charges for incoming wire transfers. It's has a ton of other features. I think the WaMu Free Checking is the best checking product out there.

Hey Mark, I joined Washington Mutual and they are a wonderful bank. When I did my wire transfer to Lugano, it was free through Washington Mutual however there was a $20.00 charge through their intermediate bank HSBC that was involved to complete the transfer. Would you know of a branch or a bank that does not have these hidden charges? Thank you, Mike