[911Freak]

Originally Posted by nostatic

So USAA is viable in SoCal?
Yes, I think so, I'm pretty sure the majority of their members aren't local to a branch as they serve active military located worldwide. One example: I use a scanner to deposit check into my account, if you have an iPhone you can use that by taking a pic of the check and it goes into your account immediately

Hard to find "branches" from their website.
There aren't any in So-Cal but you don't/won't need a local branch as you can reach them 6 + days a week and do everything online through their system including directly depositing all your checks, bill pay, statements etc (see above)

Looks like I can do banking with them even though I'm not a vet.
Correct, they just opened up in the last year or two to non-vets, I'm not a vet, but my Dad is, I joined before he did and all I had to tell them was "my Dads a vet", now I don't think you even need to do that

Would love to ditch GIECO for insurance as well...not sure a CAC card and .mil email address would be enough. Doubt you would even need that

Does the "invite friends and family" extend to the insurance part of things?
Yes, we have all of our insurance through them including life insurance (fantastic life insurance rates and coverage), home, auto etc. (even my music equipment is covered)

Give them a call Todd, you'll be impressed on many levels. I don't know of another financial institution that is as tech savvy as USAA are in providing simple usability and support to their customers. The scanning checks into your account from home is just one example. They really do a great job of leveraging modern technology with their online systems without a need for a brick and mortar branch, second to none...