Downloading transactions from USAA

[Charles B. Cameron]

Charlie Morrison wrote:
> On 05/09/2015 07:44 PM, David Reiser wrote:
>>> On May 9, 2015, at 4:44 PM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> On May 9, 2015, at 1:00 PM, David Reiser <dbreiser at icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On May 9, 2015, at 2:25 PM, Charles B. Cameron 
>>>>> <Charles.B.Cameron at CardinalConcern.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been able to download transactions into GnuCash from USAA 
>>>>> for several years, but this stopped working on April 24.  What 
>>>>> could account for this unwelcome and unexpected change in 
>>>>> behavior?  Here is a log showing what happens now:
>>>>>
>>>>> 14:22:08 Sending request...
>>>>> 14:22:08 Connecting to server...
>>>>> 14:22:08 Resolving hostname "service2.usaa.com" ...
>>>>> 14:22:09 IP address is "23.11.133.208"
>>>>> 14:22:09 Connecting to "service2.usaa.com"
>>>>> 14:22:09 Connected to "service2.usaa.com"
>>>>> 14:22:09 Connected.
>>>>> 14:22:09 Sending message...
>>>>> 14:22:09 Message sent.
>>>>> 14:22:09 Waiting for response...
>>>>> 14:22:09 Receiving response...
>>>>> 14:22:10 HTTP-Status: 400 (Bad Request)
>>>>> 14:22:10 Operation finished, you can now close this window.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help would be gratefully accepted.
>>>>>
>>>> You might have run afoul of Intuit’s sunsetting rules at the bank. 
>>>> Check to see that AqBanking is sending a current-enough version 
>>>> number for the connection software.
>>>>
>>>> In Tools>Online Banking Setup…
>>>> Click Forward
>>>> Click Start AqBanking Wizard
>>>> pick your USAA user from the list of users in the next window, and 
>>>> click Edit User
>>>> select the Applications Settings tab in the next dialog
>>>> and make sure the Application Version is high enough.
>>>>
>>>> 2300 works for me, but I don’t think that’s this year’s Quicken 
>>>> version. But anything that is newer than 3 years old ought to keep 
>>>> USAA’s server from complaining (if that’s the problem with your 
>>>> connections).
>>>>
>>> I’m not able to connect today either, though everything worked fine 
>>> last Monday. I’m getting much further than Charles, though: An error 
>>> 2000 after completing authentication and approving the certificate. 
>>> Changing the Application Version number from 2200 to 2300 didn’t 
>>> make a difference. The USAA website gives instructions for Quicken 
>>> 2010-2013, FWIW.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> John Ralls
>>>
>> The only other thing I can think of is if USAA/Intuit are now 
>> requiring the ClientUID from direct connections. After crying wolf on 
>> this subject several times a couple years ago, I don’t know how to 
>> even verify the possibility. You can enter a ClientUID in AqBanking, 
>> but I have no idea how you confirm to the bank that that UID is you 
>> and not someone else. The OFX spec tells how to include a ClientUID, 
>> but absolutely nothing about how the negotiation is supposed to 
>> establish authenticity.
>>
>> Dave
>> -- 
>> Dave Reiser
>> dbreiser at icloud.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> It wasn't working yesterday but today is back to download as usual. 
> Might have been a problem at USAA.
> Charlie
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Mine is back to usual, too, so I think you're right:  it must have been 
a problem at USAA.  It's so helpful to be able to download transactions 
automatically, I'm very relieved.

Charlie

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