Venting on Intuit IDs

Oct 23, 2016 6 Replies

So I maintain a small club's finances using a distinct Quicken file set. The local bank just sold out to a different one, and in order for me to create a new account in Q for the new d/ls from the new bank, I need to provide my new account id and PW. So far so good.



Then it asks me for my Intuit ID. I supply it. So far, so good.



Then it says it needs to send me a code to verify it is me. This is the problem; the email address is one for an email ID that we changed years ago. So there's an ALTERNATIVE way to supply them with proof involving sending a copy of my drivers license or whatever.



What the hell does any of this got to do with simply creating a new account at the bank where I have the userid and password? Getting past this Intuit ID thing is a bunch of crap and is standing in the way of my setting up of the account. It's been 3 days and I haven't heard back from whatever the new company is that is supposed to process my supplied drivers license (and even then, since it has nothing on it to prove my association with the club, I don't know how that is even going to help anyway.)



I don't understand other than simply marketing, what this Intuit ID crap does for me other than standing in the way of productivity.



Just venting.



The Intuit ID doesn't have anything to do with marketing.

I suggest creating a new Intuit ID and then associate the new Intuit ID with data file set.

Why a new account in Q? That will "disconnect" all past data from the new account.

  1. Backup
  2. In old account select "Edit Account Details"
  3. Select "Online Services" and then "Deactivate"
4 "Reactivate" with new bank and account details.

So what does it have to do with? Seems like just an impediment to me. I don't see what functionality it has with my accounts....

In the meantime, Zaidy gave me an idea I'll give a shot for....

Thanks for writing.

Minimally, the Intuit ID is used to authenticate access to an Intuit server that validates the financial institution.

Quicken downloads to FIs that I have a userid and password for worked fine before 2014 (only two years ago) when the concept of a forced Intuit ID was first initiated in. I don't buy that. I have the bank supplied ID and password. When I install Quicken or use it for d/l, handshaking to verify my copy could be used under the covers to prove that it was a valid copy, if even that is needed. (Although I am sure you remember the TurboTax fiasco with that sort of license key issue that occurred about 5 years ago). That should be sufficient.

Whatever.

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