Sending Money To The D.R.

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DR Mpe

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Snuffy said:
Does anyone know of another way to transfer money to the D.R. other than using Western Union? Not only do they charge you a good percentage for the service, they also give you a terrible exchange rate.

Any other alternatives would be great to know of...and thanks.
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Banco Popular has Internet banking. The two of you open accounts here in BP, pesos or dollar. Then u can transfer money without fees.
 
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azabache

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Free Money Transfer?

DR Mpe said:
Banco Popular has Internet banking. The two of you open accounts here in BP, pesos or dollar. Then u can transfer money without fees.
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Sounds great, but has anyone in the forum actually done this?
 
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When I want to send 100 USD it costs me about 5 USD. I use moneygram which is at Banco Popular...El Batey in Sosua. Make sure you keep the reference # as there have been 2 instances where I needed it to track the transaction.
 
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Danny W

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TarSeal said:
Wow this is an old thread.

My way: Open Bank of America checking in US. Use the BoA bank card at Scotia Bank ATMs in DR. No fees because they have an agreement. (You may have to call BoA customer service if a fee pops up but they will reverse it.) I keep only this ATM card on me to get cash, but only transfer what I'm going to need into that account from my primary account (also free from a BoA account,) just in case I get jumped at the ATM. If they wipe out this account, at least they can't touch my real accounts.
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Are you 100% sure? I called BOA and they said that was correct, but when I went into a branch to open the account they said no. I used to do the same with Citibank, but they are now charging 3%. - D
 
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I found the reciprocal agreement with Scotia Bank on the B of A website regarding ATH usage in RD.

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Danny W

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Tamborista said:
I found the reciprocal agreement with Scotia Bank on the B of A website regarding ATH usage in RD.

tamborista
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I just called BOA for the 2nd time and this time was told that there was no agreement for free withdrawal. Banco Popular says that there is only a $1.50 use fee, no % charge. - D
 
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Danny W said:
Are you 100% sure? I called BOA and they said that was correct, but when I went into a branch to open the account they said no. I used to do the same with Citibank, but they are now charging 3%. - D
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I withdrew funds at a Scotia bank in SD 2 weeks ago and got no fees. Works for me...
 
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Robert!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your servers are overloaded

I can post a 3 line reply, but 30+ line times out
 
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