Can't open bank account due to silly address mismatch
1 mring33621 1 8/14/2025, 4:51:33 PM
Chicago, IL, US Citizen here
I'm trying to open a new checking account.
I just got divorced and moved to a condo, which I recently purchased outright.
The bank, BMO, requires one of: a matching driver's license; a lease; a mortgage statement or a utility bill.
Well, I haven't yet updated my license, because I just moved. Since I own outright, I have neither lease nor mortgage. Ok here's my utility bill...
Approval Denied: Utility bill says "BSMT" but application says "Unit G"
Well, my condo is a "Garden Unit", sometimes called "Unit G", but People's Gas hard-coded it as "BSMT".
BMO says I should reapply with "BSMT"
So no one really cares about the actual address. They only care about exact string match.
UGH!
https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/recordings