Paying first American title

**patpluto** · 31 Oct 18, 11:23 PM

Hi all,
I’m having a bit of a nightmare paying f.a.t i had asked my bank to give me a bankers draft but they say they can’t do it, then I had sent it via transferwise but the payment was sent via ach which they won’t accept it and have returned it although I’m waiting for the payment to come back to me.
How have you managed to pay f.a.t successfully?

Patricia

yozza1977 · 1 Nov 18, 04:16 PM

On the advice of other members here I used Travelex wire. rate wasn't as good as transferwise, but reached the Escrow account in 24 hours. Easy and stress free.

**patpluto** · 1 Nov 18, 06:04 PM

thanks for the advice re travelex i wish my transfer was so easy with them,i've been trying for the last 4 hours to get them to process it but there blaming the bank and the bank are blaming them

i'm starting to wonder why i purchased dvc the stress to get this money sent over has been incredible

Mr Tom Morrow · 1 Nov 18, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by yozza1977

On the advice of other members here I used Travelex wire. rate wasn't as good as transferwise, but reached the Escrow account in 24 hours. Easy and stress free.

I used Travelex. I found their helpdesk brilliant.

A paltry amount to them but big bucks to me.

gavvy · 2 Nov 18, 08:44 AM

HI FX is another one lots use.

**unixgirl** · 3 Nov 18, 07:35 PM

I used travelex wire - you need the domestic transfer details from atd and pay for swift transfer. Getting the money to travelex wire was another hurdle - had to transfer from a UK bank - they wouldn't accept from Revolut.

YorkshireT · 4 Nov 18, 11:41 AM

HiFx said they can do it when I enquired (contract taken ROFR), as they say all their transfers were wire. Decent rates and I've dealt with them before when they were also very good.

**patpluto** · 6 Nov 18, 11:10 AM

Quick update, I ended up using hifx the exchange rate was slightly lower but I didn’t want to hold the process up any longer and I was glad to get it done.
As for travelex I could never personally recommend them, they deliberately cut my phone call off, put me on hold until I cut the call off and I’m still waiting for a reply from an email they told me to send with a screenshot so they could see the problem as to why the money wouldn’t go through.

I wish first American would accept ach as the customer service I received from transferwise was wonderful.

31 Oct 18, 11:23 PM	#1
	31 Oct 18, 11:23 PM patpluto VIP Dibber ✓Premium Member
patpluto VIP Dibber Join Date: May 11	Paying first American title Hi all, I’m having a bit of a nightmare paying f.a.t i had asked my bank to give me a bankers draft but they say they can’t do it, then I had sent it via transferwise but the payment was sent via ach which they won’t accept it and have returned it although I’m waiting for the payment to come back to me. How have you managed to pay f.a.t successfully? Patricia

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	1 Nov 18, 04:16 PM yozza1977 Getting Excited
yozza1977 Getting Excited Join Date: Nov 12	On the advice of other members here I used Travelex wire. rate wasn't as good as transferwise, but reached the Escrow account in 24 hours. Easy and stress free.

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	1 Nov 18, 06:04 PM patpluto VIP Dibber Thread Starter ✓Premium Member
patpluto Thread Starter VIP Dibber Join Date: May 11	thanks for the advice re travelex i wish my transfer was so easy with them,i've been trying for the last 4 hours to get them to process it but there blaming the bank and the bank are blaming them i'm starting to wonder why i purchased dvc the stress to get this money sent over has been incredible

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	2 Nov 18, 08:44 AM gavvy Imagineer
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	6 Nov 18, 11:10 AM patpluto VIP Dibber Thread Starter ✓Premium Member
patpluto Thread Starter VIP Dibber Join Date: May 11	Quick update, I ended up using hifx the exchange rate was slightly lower but I didn’t want to hold the process up any longer and I was glad to get it done. As for travelex I could never personally recommend them, they deliberately cut my phone call off, put me on hold until I cut the call off and I’m still waiting for a reply from an email they told me to send with a screenshot so they could see the problem as to why the money wouldn’t go through. I wish first American would accept ach as the customer service I received from transferwise was wonderful.