Around-the-Clock Banking in San Antonio

In the good old days, you could only access your bank account around the clock via telephone or the Internet. With the advent of the 24-hour bank, you can now consult a personal banker about your account at 6 AM or on Thanksgiving Day.

Woodforest National Bank, based out of the Woodlands, TX, prides itself on its emphasis of customer satisfaction through extended availability. The 24-hour branch in San Antonio extended its hours in August of 2005.

You may think to yourself at first: who needs a bank at 3 in the morning? Likely not many people do, save for bartenders, waiters and waitresses who want a safe place to deposit their nightly cash earnings.

Consider this - what are the average working hours, and what are the average banking hours? Both are 9 to 5, leaving basically no time for anyone with a "9-to-5" job to consult with a banker except for Saturday morning or during lunch.

Say you forget to write in the payment for your phone bill while balancing your checkbook. You realize that your account will be overdrawn when that check clears. What's worse - it's the Friday evening before Labor Day and you just barely received your paycheck.

At a typical bank, you would have to wait for three days before you can access your own money. However, at Woodforest, you can bring in that check right after work and not worry about bouncing your check or incurring any overdraft fees. Though your phone payment will likely not clear during that time due to the federal holiday, knowing that you have it covered will offer peace of mind so you can make the most of your long weekend.

Woodforest National Bank is also located in all of San Antonio's WalMart Supercenters, though the branch at IH-10 West and De Zavala Road is the only one open 24 hours a day. If the 24-hour branch is nowhere near you, check out the hours for the other locations - most of them are open until 7 PM on weekdays, 5 PM on Saturdays, and 4 PM on Sundays.

Not only are the hours convenient - the days are, too. All of San Antonio's branches are open every day of the year except for Christmas Day, and they maintain consistent hours throughout the year.