Well sems an IT guy involved with banking software says this weekend is the 'October release of some kind of hush-hush fed related software update for all banks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ hm odd my bank is closing down for several hours in sweden... could that be a part of it? it has never done so before. yes it's world wide. Something big is happening with regards to USA bank transfers on a global scale things will never be the same come Monday. The title of the thread should be changed to notify people of what is happening easier! In other news...in Slovenia. I have two accounts... Personal NLB shutdown soon do to summer-winter time change... Buisness account ---another bank...actualy the say that banking is going to be completly different after 1.11.09 becose of new European agreemants and new european baking law... http://articlesofinterest-kelley.blogspot.com/2009/10/banks-and-october-surprise.html