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How can I open a check bank account if I have a bad credit history?
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yes you can open new acounts. that doesn't have anything to do with credit ratings
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I don't know what system Canada has, but here we use Cheksystems. That system is a database of information from financial institutions. If you have a history of bouncing checks, debit card abuse, check kiting, and any thing else of that nature it will show up and legally you can be denied a checking account. We actually try to work with customers that have a negative report with check systems. We give them a savings account with out a debit card, sometimes we give them a probationary checking account. It depends on the situation and the type of information. I would assume that Canada has something similar.
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