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Re:Wells Fargo suddenly closed my bank account because of an... by kylehotchkiss on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @08:31PM (#33633729)
Banks really dislike when you don’t have a “permanent address” and this quickly becomes a sore point for expats, who also will have issues getting bank accounts abroad. If you try a PO Box, you’re just asking to have your account shut. If you use a virtual mailbox, they’ll catch you too when the mailbox address enters the databases of not-house addresses, probably run by chexsystems or the like.

But banks do not care at all if you use your friends or relatives addresses!

Re:Wells Fargo suddenly closed my bank account because of an... by salawat on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @10:22PM (#33634535)
This is part of KYC, and a cornerstone of the Anti-Money Laundering apparatus. No legal financial institution/money transmitter will do business with someone without a permanent residence.

The houseless are basically DoA in terms of being serviced by the financial system at large.