We're not alone. This appears to be financial software for MacOS. The subscription allows for direct connect so they can't be too happy about this change.
https://www.iggsoftware.com/support/articles/ibank-for-ipad/ofx-direct-connect-offline-for-usaa/ *----Brendan Coupe* On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 5:22 PM Brendan Coupe <bren...@coupeware.com> wrote: > I can download my statements without using direct connect so I don't think > that's an incentive. I think some banks charge if you ask for paper > statements but I haven't gotten them in a long time. > > The real incentive is detecting fraudulent transactions as soon as > possible. Most banks allow text or email notifications when > transactions happen but they can be easily missed in the sea of > notifications that I get. > > I suspect that fewer and fewer customers are using direct connect so they > don't feel the need to support it. While phone apps have their place, a > program that works with accounts from different banks is much more useful. > Manually entering transactions from accounts that are used frequently > (credit cards) is far from ideal. Time to move on from USAA. > > > *----Brendan Coupe* > > > On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 3:25 PM J.Varela <jvap...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks so much for doing that! >> >> >> >> Other banks are charging to allow directconnect to their systems. You >> would think they would offer it for free as it could save them money by not >> having to mail out statements. >> >> >> >> >> >> JV >> >> On Saturday, January 30, 2021 3:13:08 PM CST lpcornel wrote: >> >> I tried to explain to USAA that supporting DirectConnect does not require >> exclusivity to Quicken. They filed a formal complaint on my behalf, and it >> says their IT people should look into DirectConnect, and they are currently >> forcing their customers to pay for Quicken when free software can do the >> same thing. I explained there are other financial institutions that do not >> lock out their Linux customers. >> >> LPC >> >> On 1/30/21 12:15 PM, Brendan Coupe wrote: >> >> I've had the same problem starting some time this week. USAA is in the >> process of changing the logon process (it's very annoying now) and the >> website (you can preview the new site). The loss of online banking may be >> related and may be permanent. >> >> >> When I unmap an account and try to remap it, the authentication works but >> it says I have no accounts available. I tried 2900 (Quicken 2020), 102 and >> 103 and nothing works. >> >> >> After battling them over an insurance claim last year (I was rear ended >> and there was no argument about fault) it may be time to take my business >> elsewhere. >> >> >> I think we need a place to promote banks that still support direct >> connect. Clearly ofxhome.com isn't enough since it's reporting USAA >> "Passed" as of today. Digging deeper into ofxhome.com, if you view the >> history USAA has been failing since January 27. Not sure why that is not >> shown on the main page for USAA. >> >> >> ---- >> Brendan Coupe >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 3:56 AM Thomas Baumgart <t...@net-bembel.de> >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> On Freitag, 29. Januar 2021 18:41:59 CET lpcornel wrote: >> >> > Any chance we can get an emulation update for Quicken 2020? I just got >> > disconnected 2 days ago from my bank (USAA) and 2019 is the latest >> > currently available. >> >> Not sure, if that alone is enough. GnuCash users hit the same problem: >> >> >> https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-devel/2021-January/045664.html >> >> You can give it a try by selecting "Quicken Windows (Expert)" from the >> dropdown list and enter the value 2900 (for Quicken 2020) in the edit >> field which appears to the right of the combo box. No guarantee that >> this will solve the problem. >> >> Would be cool to hear about your progress. >> >> -- >> >> Regards >> >> Thomas Baumgart >> >> https://www.signal.org/ Signal, the better WhatsApp >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, >> than to speak, and remove all doubt. >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >>
