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Banks and Estate Accounts

Posted on 11/8/23 at 1:34 pm
Posted by robchand58
Denham Springs LA
Member since Nov 2012
631 posts
Posted on 11/8/23 at 1:34 pm
Short Version: BTR Area. Uncles Will has gone through Probate - all good. I have a 'Judgement of Posession' that the attorneys says replaces the 'Estate.' All good, - BUT!! Problem is, the checks being cut from his accounts to me (executor) all are to the "Estate Of," so the bank folks quit listening when they see the E-word. So my question is, anyone know of a BR Area Bank that will handle 'Estate' like banking? And thanks.
Posted by Jack Bauers HnK
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
5732 posts
Posted on 11/8/23 at 1:41 pm to
I dealt with Hancock Whitney for an estate account. Make sure you show a transaction once a month to avoid a $10 monthly fee for inactivity.
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
62954 posts
Posted on 11/8/23 at 1:43 pm to
Just remember: 10% for the big guy.

(God, not Joe Biden)
Posted by MintBerry Crunch
Member since Nov 2010
4864 posts
Posted on 11/8/23 at 1:46 pm to
Show them the Judgment of Possession and tell them to write checks to the person who the JOP says to
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
12631 posts
Posted on 11/8/23 at 1:53 pm to
Any major bank will. You have to have an executor or administrator appointed and get a federal tax ID number. Then the succession representative can open a succession account.
Posted by BigBinBR
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2023
4433 posts
Posted on 11/8/23 at 3:25 pm to
You need to not talk to a teller and talk to someone at the bank that actually knows what they are doing.
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
127005 posts
Posted on 11/8/23 at 3:33 pm to
quote:

the bank folks quit listening when they see the E-word
Banks handle estate accounts all the time.

My gut tells me there's something you're not fully telling us about your paperwork or about the interaction you had with the bank.

For example, what did the bank person say to you immediately prior to their "quit listening"?
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98443 posts
Posted on 11/8/23 at 4:46 pm to
Banks, brokerages, state agencies, etc. are bad about this. They think they know the law, they're usually wrong and they're obstinate even when you show them what the law says. It's usually easier to give them what they want than fight them on it.

We pay a $100 franchise tax to the state every year even though as a professional corporation we don't owe it. They send us the tax notice every year and we got tired of going round and round with them about it.
Posted by SalE
At the beach
Member since Jan 2020
2445 posts
Posted on 11/8/23 at 4:51 pm to
PNC
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
114102 posts
Posted on 11/9/23 at 7:43 pm to
I'll give you 40% if what its worth.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
19479 posts
Posted on 11/9/23 at 7:52 pm to
You have to do a succession in Louisiana and it should list whomever the will list will have access to banking information.

I went through this lately and it was a pain in the arse.

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