Adding a new Direct Connect account

wrb

I am running Quicken Classic Business & Personal (R60.20) on Windows. I recently opened a new account at Fidelity, and Fidelity supports Direct Connect for downloading transactions. It some point, Quicken now goes through Intuit for adding accounts, even though the new account is downloaded via Direct Connect. It is my understanding that Direct Connect goes directly from the Quicken application to the financial institution bypassing Intuit (at least that is how it used to work).

Please note that I am not using Express Web Connect, which definitely goes through Intuit.

Does anyone know how to add new Direct Connect accounts without going through Intuit.

Thanks.

NotACPA

Nope. Intuit provides ALL of the connectivity for Q.

nmestanas

Here's the details on the connection types.

https://www.quicken.com/support/how-quicken-connects-your-bank/

I have an account with Fidelity Netbenefits (Direct Connect).

When you first add an account in Quicken, Quicken (Intuit) determines what connection type the FI supports and will use DC if available. Bear in mind some FI's charge a fee. Once the connection is established and authenticated, updates for Fidelity will go to Fidelity directly and not through Intuit's aggregation servers. If you don't save your password in the PW vault, you'll be prompted to enter it each time you run OSU. Bear in mind, if you use Web or Mobile, your data goes to Intuit anyway.

That's my understanding of how DC works.