Sending money to DR

[Air Force Wife 6]

I send money to my mother at twice a month and I'm currently using Western Union. I had many options when I lived up north but now that I'm in Louisiana I think Western Union(very convenient but pretty pricey) is as good as it gets. Do any of you know of any companies to send money to DR from Louisiana other than Western Union? Thanks in advance. Any suggestion will be appreciated.

[neoflasher 3]

Western Union is ok but I became a gold member and do it online.. Cheaper than in person. I also use paypal. I sent my wife a prepaid mastercard attached to my paypal account. She also has a prepaid Amex as well. If its an amount that im going to pay more than 50-70 dollars to send I just do a wire from my citibank account into our joint USD account at Banco Popular. Let me know if you have any questions. I send money sometimes 2 times a week. Used to use Moneygram until they questioned why I was sending so much money to DR. So I just don't use them. Sign up for that WU gold thing and if you have a blackberry there is an app for Western Union that tells you how much the transaction will cost in person, via phone, online, or right from your blackberry. They probably have this app for other phones as well but I have only used Blackberry. Hope this helps. BTW with Citibank you can do wires right from your personal account online to DR no need for special account or setup.

[L+T 71]

I send money to my mother at twice a month and I'm currently using Western Union. I had many options when I lived up north but now that I'm in Louisiana I think Western Union(very convenient but pretty pricey) is as good as it gets. Do any of you know of any companies to send money to DR from Louisiana other than Western Union? Thanks in advance. Any suggestion will be appreciated.

if you link WU to your checking account, the fees are about a third the cost, ie $12 instead of $30... It takes 3 days for funds to be ready for pick-up and they will email you when then are ready. Simply send money from home... money leaves checking account... 3 days later get an email when funds can be picked up... Sure beats the service fee and time of walking in the store...!!!

[crazydomlvr 2]

Xoom.com i've been using it since 2008

Get my money in about 1hr

[neoflasher 3]

Xoom.com i've been using it since 2008

Get my money in about 1hr

Xoom is not as efficient as WU and its not cheap really. If you do direct deposit to bank account it has to be done first thing in the morning or if not it will post next day. They are on pacific time. If you do USD pick up they do it through BHD and that bank kinda sucks. I have had times where my wife has had to go back because they "didn't have that amount in dollars". You basically get what you pay for. WU is more expensive but worth it. If you sign up for a gold card rewards you get a better rate and get rewards.. Check it out.

[Air Force Wife 6]

Xoom.com i've been using it since 2008

Get my money in about 1hr

I was just checking that out but wasn't sure if it was safe to use. thanks

[davebigs 1]

I use xoom all the time time, have been using it now for 4 years and never had a problem. Money is usually there in an hour and the price is unbeatable.

[Air Force Wife 6]

Western Union is ok but I became a gold member and do it online.. Cheaper than in person. I also use paypal. I sent my wife a prepaid mastercard attached to my paypal account. She also has a prepaid Amex as well. If its an amount that im going to pay more than 50-70 dollars to send I just do a wire from my citibank account into our joint USD account at Banco Popular. Let me know if you have any questions. I send money sometimes 2 times a week. Used to use Moneygram until they questioned why I was sending so much money to DR. So I just don't use them. Sign up for that WU gold thing and if you have a blackberry there is an app for Western Union that tells you how much the transaction will cost in person, via phone, online, or right from your blackberry. They probably have this app for other phones as well but I have only used Blackberry. Hope this helps. BTW with Citibank you can do wires right from your personal account online to DR no need for special account or setup.

How much do you pay for the wire through your bank acct? I sent money through western union online and I think I signed up for the reward card to ?earn points?

Today I tried to send 80 dollars and is charging me $15 dollars just to send it, when I used to live in MA I payed $6 for the same amount and that was to receive in dollars. I don't think that card is helping me any. thanks for your help

[perez525 8]

I'm not sure if there are any sovereign banks in lousiana but they just merged with banco Santander. Which means you can open an account and have access to it in DR. kind of like banco popular if you lived in NY.

[perez525 8]

At the bank where I work we charge $45 for international transfers on Any amount. But they don't have any multiservice around your community? Like an "envio" ? They're pretty good and if you can save allot of money if it's less than $1000.00

Ps sorry for the multiple post my phone doesn't let me press enter

[neoflasher 3]

I'm not sure if there are any sovereign banks in lousiana but they just merged with banco Santander. Which means you can open an account and have access to it in DR. kind of like banco popular if you lived in NY.

I was told Banco Popular in NY was different from the ones in DR.. The ones in NY and Puerto Rico are the same. I'm going to check on Sovereign Bank and Banco Santander. Thanks

[Air Force Wife 6]

At the bank where I work we charge $45 for international transfers on Any amount. But they don't have any multiservice around your community? Like an "envio" ? They're pretty good and if you can save allot of money if it's less than $1000.00

Ps sorry for the multiple post my phone doesn't let me press enter

I'll look around here and try to find and envio agency. Thanks for your help!

[crazydomlvr 2]

I use xoom weekly.... Get my money delivered or i can easily pick up at caribe express. WEEKLY

I am currently residing in dr

[neoflasher 3]

How much do you pay for the wire through your bank acct? I sent money through western union online and I think I signed up for the reward card to ?earn points?

Today I tried to send 80 dollars and is charging me $15 dollars just to send it, when I used to live in MA I payed $6 for the same amount and that was to receive in dollars. I don't think that card is helping me any. thanks for your help

When you send your money do you send it online or in person? You will not see any difference in pricing in person. When you do the transfer online or from your phone you will see a substantial savings. I have sent a lot of money to DR through various services and western union is the best. They all limit you at 3k per month and moneygram limits transaction online cap is $899. Western Union never an issue. In the NY area its about $8 per 100. A bank wire is like $50 on average from my US bank and banco popular I think $45 to receive it. So anytime I'm sending over 1k I just wire. Hope this helps.

[Carlos&Alyssa 4]

Are there any 'Moneygrams' in DR? If so, I have used Moneygram Online to send to Nicaragua for cheaper fees than Western Union....

Good luck