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R42.21 - Amex OL-294-A error.

Micky1701

Quicken updated my version this morning to R42.21 and now my AMEX updates are failing. Can anyone else verify this version and issues?

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Bill Byrnes

I just starting having the problem this morning.

retird

Looks like they are.....

Quicken Jasmine

Hello All,

Thank you for taking the time to visit the Community to report this issue, though we apologize that you are experiencing this.

We have forwarded this issue to the proper channels to have this further investigated. In the meantime, we request that you please navigate to Help > Report a problem and submit a problem report with log files attached in order to contribute to the investigation.

While you will not receive a response through this submission, these reports will help our teams in further investigating the issue. The more problem reports we receive, the better.

We apologize for any inconvenience! Thank you.

Quicken Jasmine

Hello All,

Thank you for joining this thread to share that you are experiencing this issue.

We do now have an Active Alert regarding online banking errors with American Express more specifically users receiving an OL-294-A error message.

You may follow this link in order to access the Alert where you may bookmark the alert in order to remain up to date on any new information, ETAs, or resolutions that may occur.

We do sincerely apologize for any inconvenience in the meantime.

Chinavat

I've been having the same issue for the past 2 days. I just saw a post that Quicken states that they have noticed an issue and are working internally to fix it.

Frankx

HI @tkbitterman

You are not alone. Please see the Notice at this LINK for more information. And I suggest that you bookmark it so that you are updated about Quicken Support's progress on this problem.

Let me know if you have any followups.

Frankx

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updaze

I am having the same problem, but I am still using Windows 10

PG190

2nd day with this on 2AMEX accounts.

mdross171

https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7917086/new-8-1-22-american-express-ol-294-a-or-fdp-105-mac#latest

anthony185

Same issue. Logged into my Amex account to download transactions manually and found the following:

Instructions for Intuit Customers
We recently made system updates to our connection to Intuit's Quickbooks and Quicken software. To resume .QFX and .QBO downloads, please complete a Quickbooks and/or Quicken account deactivation and reactivation process.

Please review the following instructions to complete the process, or contact Intuit Customer Support at Quicken.com/support or Quickbooks.com/support for help.

You can also use Quicken Direct Connect.

If you're a Small Business Card Member and have Quickbooks Online, you can enroll in Connect to Quickbooks. Your Business Card transactions will then be automatically synced with Quickbooks daily.

The following instructions also contain information about how to correct any duplicate transactional data when you set up a new account.

Quickbooks Instructions

Deactivate Bank Feeds for Account

Set Up Account for Bank Feeds

Quicken Instructions

Deactivate Online Banking Service for Quicken Acccount

Reactivate a Deactivated Account

mdross171

https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7917086/new-8-1-22-american-express-ol-294-a-or-fdp-105-mac#latest

SRox

Really would like an update, I am having the same issue.

Gary

Moderator Quicken Jasmine, on Ticket #9623555 has posted that Quicken has escalated the download problem, but on the AMEX website, I see this new posting:
***********************************************
Instructions for Intuit Customers
We recently made system updates to our connection to Intuit's Quickbooks and Quicken software. To resume .QFX and .QBO downloads, please complete a Quickbooks and/or Quicken account deactivation and reactivation process.

Please review the following instructions to complete the process, or contact Intuit Customer Support at Quicken.com/support or Quickbooks.com/support for help.

You can also use Quicken Direct Connect.

If you're a Small Business Card Member and have Quickbooks Online, you can enroll in Connect to Quickbooks. Your Business Card transactions will then be automatically synced with Quickbooks daily.

The following instructions also contain information about how to correct any duplicate transactional data when you set up a new account.

Quickbooks Instructions

Deactivate Bank Feeds for Account

Set Up Account for Bank Feeds

Quicken Instructions

Deactivate Online Banking Service for Quicken Acccount

Reactivate a Deactivated Account
*****************************

Of course, when deactivating and trying to reactivate, I still get the same OL-294A error. So it appears AMEX changed something and Quicken has not adapted to that change yet.

digitalmediaphile

> @anthony185 said:

>
> You can also use Quicken Direct Connect.
>

I've been using Direct Connect since the beginning of time. I see no such notice when I log in.

PG190

Tried the Deactivation method, failed, can't undo that. Says Quicken can't connect to American Express.

digitalmediaphile

The connection log consistently shows
20220802 08:20:27: HTTP: Temporarily overloaded
20220802 08:20:28: QFN: End send to https://online.americanexpress.com/myca/ofxdl/desktop/desktopDownload.do?request_type=nl_ofxdownload, netstatus 17
20220802 08:20:29:

and if you click that hyperlink it returns an interesting message:
SITE HELP
Thank You for Visiting American Express
We're sorry. We are momentarily experiencing technical difficulties. We are working on bringing our services back online.
For immediate assistance, please call the number on your card or statement. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Thank you for visiting AmericanExpress.com.

© 2013 American Express Company. All Rights Reserved. Users of this site agree to be bound by the terms of the American Express Web Site Rules and Regulations.

todwatts

> @Micky1701 said:
> Quicken updated my version this morning to R42.21 and now my AMEX updates are failing. Can anyone else verify this version and issues?

Love it. Quicken update says we are getting a faster, more secure way to download accounts .... and the update completely hoses up trying to update all my American Express accounts.

Is it just me, or are all of you getting tired of paying big bucks to have these kind of headaches?

Is there anyway to turn off any and all program updates if we are happy with the version we're using?

I'd give up any and all future "improvements" and "new features" for Quicken if I had a stable version.

CHAS_CCR

Day 2 - 08.02.22 - American Express OL-294-A - This needs a proper resolution and not a Rube Goldberg fix. Quicken and Amex need coordination and not a disjointed fix.

MSStateDawg

Quicken folk, no word from y'all on this. What's the story?

Lewis Bernstein

I also have this problem and I have had the same problem with the BJ's Master card since 06/23/2022. That's almost six weeks and Quicken has not resolved the problem as of yet. It seems that this AMEX problem is affecting many more users and I sincerely hope that it doesn't take Quicken a month and a half to repair it as history has shown me with the BJ's master card!

anthony185

For what it's worth, I followed the instructions that were on the Amex site to fix Quicken issues (that happened following Amex SW updates) and it was no help. Deactivating, and reactivating Online services in Quicken for my Amex account did nothing--I still errored out when running 1-step update.

After deactivating the account, I also tried creating/adding a new Amex CC account--same thing.

So it's broken for sure. Hope Quicken/Amex gets to the bottom of it soon.

In the meantime, going on to the Amex site, selecting download transactions for Quicken (.qfx file), and entering into Quicken is an OK workaround (better than every transaction manually anyway)--just have to watch out for duplicate transactions.

hennesy

Same issue. Quicken Deluxe Windows 10 R42.21. Account stays in "error recovery" even after I restart pc.

thecreator

Try Deactiving your Problem Registers in Quicken 42.21 and then Set Up Now, again.

Remember to make a Manual Backup, prior to major changes. If the Major Change works, do another Manual Backup.

digitalmediaphile

> @thecreator said:
> Try Deactiving your Problem Registers in Quicken 42.21 and then Set Up Now, again.
>
> Remember to make a Manual Backup, prior to major changes. If the Major Change works, do another Manual Backup.

Did this work for YOU and restore OSU access to AMEX?

MSStateDawg

thecreator said:

Try Deactiving your Problem Registers in Quicken 42.21 and then Set Up Now, again.

Remember to make a Manual Backup, prior to major changes. If the Major Change works, do another Manual Backup.

Is this something you're just suggesting to give a try or did you verify this fixed the issue?

thecreator

I am suggesting to try. I can't verify this works or not, because I don't have AMEX Account. Remember with Manual Backups, you can always go back.

tribbiani

> @Damian said:
> @tribbiani - all you need to do is to exclude them from being added to Quicken. All the activity for these "supplementary" accounts should be in your main account, so those other accounts are not needed and can be excluded or deleted.

WHEW! Ok, cool. Thx. Was dreading yet another workaround I'd need to implement. Will try this once Amex is restored.

MSStateDawg

thecreator said:

I am suggesting to try. I can't verify this works or not, because I don't have AMEX Account. Remember with Manual Backups, you can always go back.

Going out on a limb here...if it were that easy I'm sure the Quicken folk would have announced that as a fix already. To date, they have not.

https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7917086/new-8-1-22-american-express-ol-294-a-or-fdp-105-mac#latest

GermanBlueRam

I thought I would try a reset. Nope.

dpuls

Same issue. Started seeing Monday 8/1/2022. Quicken updated to R42.21 Build 27.1.42.21 this morning and still same OL-294-A error.

Bill44

I saw someone state that Direct Connect was working for them. So, I gave it a try. I triple checked that it was going to do a Direct Connect. It failed with the exact same error. Restored my file back and waiting on Amex to fix their system.

sithy

When trying to download AMEX in Quicken

Santanu

After two consecutive days in a row, I submitted a bug report. This morning, Quicken had updated to the latest release (R42.21)

dalehawaii

Bill44 said:

I saw someone state that Direct Connect was working for them. So, I gave it a try. I triple checked that it was going to do a Direct Connect. It failed with the exact same error. Restored my file back and waiting on Amex to fix their system.

Thanks for letting us know @Bill44 I always use Direct Connect, unless we’re forced to use EWC. This saved me time from following suggestions that appear to not work. Sometimes waiting is the best plan to save one’s time (and sanity).

GermanBlueRam

I also have a savings account with American Express Bank FSB, by the way. That account (Express Web Connect) is working fine. I only mention it because of the new web login screen that started appearing a while back. At this point, I am glad I kept them separate.

tribbiani

> @dalehawaii said:
> Sometimes waiting is the best plan to same one’s time (and sanity).

THIS. Need to shut off automatic updates, and visit these boards for a week or so after an update to make sure there aren't major breaking changes. This is not the first time (by far) that an update has caused significant problems. Save yourself the headache and wait to update. I wish I'd remembered that this weekend.