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[antgonz]

Thanks

[antgonz]

Yeongdeungpo-gu is the district if that helps

[aarontendo]

Talk to yourself much?

[waynehead]

My guess would be that there isn't one...

[CentralCali]

Doesn't matter if there's one there or not if the OP's planning on accessing his US account here. The local bank is just that: local. It's a Korean bank in Korea even though it has the same name and some of the same corporate ownership in charge.

[Scotticus]

[agoodmouse]

I think the Bank of America location in Seoul isn't anything more than a corporate office established for global presence purposes. You won't be able to do any banking there. I tried calling them when I got to Seoul. It's not a bank proper, if I recall. I'm pretty sure about this, but I could be wrong.

[Korlingus]

If you have a military friend who can escort you, you can access BOA from one of the many ATMs that are located on any military base.

[pkang0202]

[Easter Clark]

[lastat06513]

So the Army Community Bank isn't there anymore?

[antgonz]

thanks everyone

[CentralCali]

[lastat06513]

ummm.....well, it is/was (whatever) an actual bank that was right near the shopette and the Galloria on Main Post (I remember using it several times the first time I went over as a ESL teacher when I still used my American bankcard and I had some funds in it to help me get start-up in Korea- Thank GOD for the DoD transition ID I had at the time that allowed me to go onbase or else I would be VERY screwed for money, especially with the banking rules Korea has now~ shivers-). And it was even seperate from the Armed Forces Bank, let alone BoA.....couldn't miss it, especially on the first and fifteenth of every months with those HUGE lines.....(but then again, every ATM on every post had HUGE lines on payday.....alot of GIs sometimes just waited until the next day or the day after to draw money to avoid the giant lines...horrendous)

....But given the way they are trying to curb costs onbase, I wouldn't be surprised if BoA did take over use of the 'old' Army Community Bank building......


The point is, though, it is kinda' sad that a "business hub", which Korea claims to be, don't have as many foreign banks and finiancial services as, say, Shanghai, where there are banks like Citibank and Wells Fargo AND Bank of America, not to mention HSBC and I heard UBS is possibly going there......

Oh! shucks!.....I forgot.........................
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