With a few exceptions, online money transfers are permitted between accounts that were opened by the same person and share the same social security or tax identification number. The scenarios below best explain the transfer rules.

If the transfer you desire cannot be done online, contact us to learn how you can make the transfer.

Transfers between Individual Accounts

Account Ownership Online Transfers
  • You own two individual accounts.
  • They have the same social security or tax identification number.
 Yes
  • Separate people have individual accounts.
 No

Transfers between Joint Accounts

Account Ownership Online Transfers
  • You own two joint accounts.
  • They have the same joint owners.
  • They have the same social security or tax identification number.
 Yes
  • You own two joint accounts.
  • They have different joint owners.
  • They have the same social security or tax identification number.
 No
  • You own two joint accounts.
  • They have the same joint owners.
  • They have a different social security or tax identification number.
 No

Transfers between Joint and Individual Accounts

Account Ownership Online Transfers
  • You own an individual account and a joint account.
  • They have the same social security or tax identification number.
  • You can transfer money from the individual account to the joint account.
  • You cannot transfer money from the joint account to the individual account.
  • You own an individual account and you are a joint owner on an account you did not create.
  • They have a different social security or tax identification number.
  • You can transfer money from the individual account to the joint account.
  • You cannot transfer money from the joint account to the individual account.

Transfers between IRA Accounts

You cannot transfer money between IRA Accounts online.

Transfers between IRAs and Individual Accounts

Account Ownership Online Transfers
  • You own an individual account and an IRA.
  • They have the same social security or tax identification number.
  • You can transfer money from your individual account to the IRA.
  • You cannot transfer money from the IRA to the individual account online.

Transfers between IRAs and Joint Accounts

Account Ownership Online Transfers
  • You own a joint account and an IRA.
  • They have the same social security or tax identification number.
  • You can transfer money from the joint account to the IRA.
  • You cannot transfer money from the IRA to the joint account online.
  • You are a joint owner on an account you did not create and you own an IRA.
  • They have a different social security or tax identification number.
  • You can transfer money from the joint account to the IRA.
  • You cannot transfer money from the IRA to the joint account online.

Transfers to or from Custodial Accounts

  • You can transfer money from an individual account to a custodial account online if you created the custodial account.
  • You cannot transfer money from a custodial account to an individual account online.
  • You cannot transfer money between a joint account and a custodial account online.
  • You cannot transfer money between an IRA and a custodial account online.