{"id":13144,"date":"2023-04-06T11:01:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T18:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keytlaw.com\/azllclaw\/?p=13144"},"modified":"2023-04-06T12:19:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T19:19:47","slug":"phone-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keytlaw.com\/azllclaw\/2023\/04\/phone-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase Bank Refused to Open LLC Account Because It Could Not Verify LLC&#8217;s Phone Number"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1196px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Question<\/strong>:\u00a0 What is a verified LLC phone number?\u00a0 I tried to open a bank account for my LLC at Chase Bank.\u00a0 The bank clerk said that he could not open a bank account for the LLC unless he could &#8220;verify&#8221; the LLC&#8217;s phone number.\u00a0 My client who is the sole member and manager of the LLC gave the banker all of his phone numbers.\u00a0 The banker was unable to verify any of the phone numbers and declined to open a bank account for the LLC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>:\u00a0 I don&#8217;t have a clue what a verified phone number is.\u00a0 In forming 10,000+ Arizona LLCs since 1992 I&#8217;ve never had anybody call or email me and say their bank required a phone number (verified or unverified) to open a bank account.\u00a0 My advice was go to another bank, preferably not Chase, Wells Fargo or Bank of America.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4665,8,37,4664],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bank-problems","category-faqs","category-operating-llcs","category-questions-people-ask"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - 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