I moved back to Wichita from NYC with my wife who is from Barbados. We decided to go with Carson Bank on Douglass St. to open a local checking account for ourselves because it was the closest bank to our college hill home and had good reviews. It took over an hour to get a joint checking account open for my wife and I, and I used a check my parents had written which was my grandmother's inheritance money to open the account. Well, there was confusion and my mother moved money to her savings account before the check could clear and it bounced. I get a call from Carson Bank the check didn't clear, and the result was they were closing the account. They only needed $100 to get the account open and we spent an entire hour (shouldn't take that long) for the account, so I told them I would get the check situation sorted out, and bring them $100 in the meantime. I get a call back a few minutes later that they spoke with their supervisor and they are closing the account. Now, that's fine, because I would never want to bank with an institution that treats its customers this way, but why were we not given the opportunity to bring them $100 to finish out opening the account? I'm not one to pull the racist card, but I'd be willing to bet $100 a black foreigner being involved was the reason we were cast away so quickly. First they gave my wife trouble for her New York ID saying they wouldn't accept it. Then once the check bounced they must of been so relieved to have an excuse to not have to deal with her. If that's not the reason, I'd love to hear their excuse. Anyway, a blessing the check bounced and we aren't banking with Frank L. Carson III. read more