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Old 01-26-2006, 09:25 AM
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Default Re: HSBC's Bank to Bank Transfers

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Originally Posted by Ima saver
Thanks it does! It just seems like it should be transferred immediately. I mail a check to American express. The day they get the check, they do an electronic transfer and the money is out of my account immediately.
You would think so. But now you realize that a part of how banks make money is by floating our funds.

For example, HSBC will make about $349(3 days interest) per million dollars transfer.

So they will make or save in interest payments of $349,000 per billion dollar transfer.
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