Posted on Apr 3, 2019
COL Steve Carter
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Looking for a recommendation on good bank to set up a separate account for my mother with me as Fiduciary to manage her VA funds to pay for nursing home. Cannot find a bank that understands how to set up this account. Mom not eligible for USAA. Ideas?
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SPC Judith Hall, Jr.
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Navy Federal Credit Union
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https://www.benefits.va.gov/fiduciary/fiduciary.asp

Also, if you go to your local VA and speak with a social worker, they’re usually pretty good about facilitating this type of stuff.
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COL Steve Carter
COL Steve Carter
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Thanks!
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SFC Casey O'Mally
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I don't know your entire situation, but I am a BIG fan of local credit unions. Where I am currently, we have Fortera Credit Union - which used to be Fort Campbell Credit Union. They are not military exclusive, but they are very familiar with military, which helps some things along.

Out of curiosity, how is your mother receiving VA funds but NOT eligible for USAA? If she is receiving VA funds based on her own service - USAA eligible. If she is receiving as a widow - still USAA eligible!

I am also a big fan of setting up linked accounts. My wife and I both have separate accounts at our Credit Union, but I can send her money direct from mine if I need to. If I were you, I would look at setting your mother's account up at a bank where you already do business and link them, so that you can transfer between the two easily. This helps in case something happens to lock her account, you can use yours and recoup later (or if hers is only locked from debits, but not transfers - it has happened to me before - you can transfer to yours and then just pay from your account), or if hers runs short for some reason (not that the VA would EVER screw up pay), you can funnel from yours into hers to help her out.
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COL Steve Carter
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Thanks. Reason mom is not eligible for USAA is because my dad was never a member, so she was not and is not eligible. I am a USAA member, but parents are not eligible. Thanks
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