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External Transfers with Meridian
July 5, 2025
10:48 am
Top Dogg
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I moved some funds over to Meridian for the 4.80% promotional interest rate offer for 4 months and I have to say from my experience so far, the external transfers to/from Meridian have been super fast (at times the same day). I just wanted to point that out and if anyone else is experiences the same kind of speeds?

Kind regards,
TD

July 5, 2025
11:28 am
Nehpets
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Clearly a departure from their usual practice of multi day delays for incoming and outgoing transfers!

Stephen

July 5, 2025
2:48 pm
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Meridian taking in ur money is same day. Transfer out is AlwaYS 3 biz days.

July 5, 2025
5:01 pm
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I take a check in & interest starts same day.You get a receipt with your total account sum including your check.Was told by teller that int. starts that day on total.

July 5, 2025
5:15 pm
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In my experience even transfer ins take 3 biz days - when initiated from Meridian (pull).
If initiated from the other FI (push) is usually next day.
I have not tried transfer outs, yet.

July 5, 2025
6:45 pm
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I have also avoided transfers initiated at the Meridian end like the proverbial plague
They seem to disappear deep down some dark hole

July 8, 2025
4:01 am
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Transfer in via their site is limited to $10K. To do more, you have to call in. Either way, it takes 3 bus. days to apply. If you call in, they post the pending transaction so you can see it BUT if you initiate it yourself, for some reason it does not show up as pending. It just shows up in the account 3 bus. days later.

So check deposit or push from outside seems to be fastest options.

July 8, 2025
11:53 pm
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I transferred money into Meridian several times via Merdian pull; half by myself & half by call in. All these transfers took 3 days

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