ofx direct connect

[Dawning Sky]

Just a quick request:  if anyone does find out the OFX server for BofA
California, please share with the list.  My copy of Quicken that comes
with the computer I purchased last time is too old.  It doesn't allow
you do direct connect any more.

DS

On 11/4/06, David Reiser <dbreiser at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> On Nov 4, 2006, at 3:14 AM, Jon Hamkins wrote:
>
> > David Reiser wrote:
> >
> >> If you are outside CA or WA, BofA's data is:
> >>      <ProviderURL>https://ofx.bankofamerica.com/cgi-forte/
> >> fortecgi? servicename=ofx_2-3&amp;pagename=ofx</ProviderURL>
> >>      <Org>HAN</Org>
> >>      <FID>6812</FID>
> >> and hsbc's is:
> >>      <ProviderURL>https://pfm.ebank.us.hsbc.com/prod.ofx</
> >> ProviderURL>
> >>      <Org>ISC</Org>
> >>      <FID>9901</FID>
> >> Where the BofA url says '&amp;' I'm pretty sure you have to
> >> replace  it with just '&' (no quotes)
> >
> > Thanks, this is great information!  Regarding B of A in California,
> > a .qfx file downloaded from the B of A website indicates
> >
> > <FID>6805
> > <ORG>Bank of America
> >
> > I'm not sure what to make of this, since the fidata tools at http://
> > www.jongsma.org/gc/ indicate this for B of A (California):
> >
> > <Org>Yodlee</Org>
> > <FID>433</FID>
> > <ProviderURL>https://216.34.60.221/DatafeedAPI</ProviderURL>
> >
> > This did not seem to work for me, although perhaps I have to get B
> > of A to flip a switch to allow direct OFX access (not through the
> > web)?
> >
> Nope. The problem is: Money and Quicken connect first to the Yodlee
> server, Yodlee tells the app where to connect next to get the real FI
> profile, and the profile itself contains the real data server address.
>
> So far, the only way around this that I know of is to connect once
> with Quicken or Money and then dig out their ofx.log file. The real
> address is in the log file.
>
> The downloaded qfx's (usually) won't have the server address, since
> it's in the log entry header, rather than the qfx stream itself. And
> the bank's don't want the server addresses readily available (it's
> either a support or a security issue -- but security by obscurity is
> doomed to eventual failure)
>
>
> >      ----Jon
> >
> Dave
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