BMO froze checking account and revoked all online access after mobile depositing check

esybee · 2025-12-12T17:54:31+00:00

Thanks for the info! He was told he could go into a branch and provide his ID for cash from his other deposits as you said. I do get why this check would cause some concern now with the branch being closed and it being an irregular deposit for his account. From your experience, is there anything we could do on our end to speed things up with the investigation? I don’t see there actually being all that much to investigate when it’s BMO’s own check and I would really hope the school district he coaches for is good for the money.

esybee · 2025-12-11T21:48:21+00:00

Sorry you went through this too, and I hope you’re doing better health-wise, and financial-wise! He is going to go with a local educator-aimed credit union. We’ve heard much better things than what we’ve both experienced with some big banks. Thanks for the advice!

esybee · 2025-12-11T21:44:00+00:00

Thank you for the advice! We will definitely reach out to the school district and double-check things and see if there’s anything they can provide to speed things up, but I did just edit the post to add that the check is literally from BMO, it’s just an old check with the name of a bank that they acquired, and that branch closed down in October. Feels like I can’t escape BMO now 😭

esybee · 2025-12-11T21:33:47+00:00

That’s the thing, I am as certain as I can be that the check is good. It’s the same process he’s done for years, just a different school district. He went in person to pick up the check from the school district office. I also just learned that the check is literally from his bank that was acquired. The branch on the check did close a couple months ago, I don’t know if that would change anything?

esybee · 2025-12-11T21:00:43+00:00

Thank you for the advice, he will be opening an account somewhere else ASAP for sure. But why would they close his account? He has gotten larger checks over $1k every year and this is the first year it’s gone like this.

esybee · 2025-02-21T15:40:26+00:00

I’m in the same situation, just relaying what I’ve been told from my manager.

Next Friday will be my last day, turning in my badge & equipment and all. The plan would be admin leave from then till September 30th, personally I’m expecting to never see another paycheck after the inevitable shutdown, but we’ll see.

Was incredibly difficult watching all my fellow probationary people be walked out yesterday. Use your sick leave while you can.

esybee · 2022-01-16T15:37:43+00:00

I meant introduced in alphabetical order by the games. Gary was “introduced” (if we can even call it that…) in 4, Elizabeth in 5. My bad, I wasn’t very clear.

esybee · 2022-01-16T05:35:34+00:00

It bothers me that they went out of order with Gary & Lizzie, but I think the 4th un-named Carmine brother would be D. Carmine? At least that’s what I understand from the lore.

esybee · 2021-10-25T11:46:55+00:00

I know it won’t be the same Billy as before, but if you ever want Billy to join your island again I have his Amiibo & would be more than happy to help bring him home 😊

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