Bank of America Discontinued Importing of QFX Files - CC-885 (QMAC)

I ran into the same thing, got the same error message. After reading all these comments, I made a backup then I selected one of my BOA accounts, changed the Account Settings/Downloads/Change Connection. It went through the same steps as it has for brokerage accounts I have in Quicken (login, etc.) then Quicken asked to Link to each of my existing BOA accounts. Every transaction came through just fine for each account. So far so good.

Im experiencing the same issue and same timing. I called BOA twice now and spoke with two differect tech agents. Both agents had no knowledge of this supposed change nor could not find any information which their BOA access about any policy changes regarding QFX files or discontinued support of these files or anything else as it relates to Quicken use. The option is still available to download a WEB connect .QFX file on their on-line banking. I am able to download this file as I have done for years. The issue comes when importing this file from Quicken. I then get the error. Does't seem to point to a BOA issue.

I use Quicken 2018. I have same problem with BofA, QFX files are blocked from upload to Quicken. Bank of America download options do not list "Quicken Connect" or EWC+ yet. Only options are QFX (still available- they are on my computer download file), Quicken QIF + Manage Money 2 digit, QIF 4 digit, MS Excel, and .CVS I downloaded Quicken QIF Current Transaction file today and want to know if anyone has tried a converter? I see a "QIF2QFX" converter online. Right now I am stuck with entering all my transactions by hand, and switching to a different, non-BofA credit card so I don't have so many to enter. The other FI accounts I use do not have this problem, thank goodness.

Has anyone tried Softpedia QIF2QFX converter and figured out how to import into Quicken? Or some other work-around? Thank you!

I have been using BofA and Quicken download for 25 years. After I realized this week's decision to only support quick connect, I was advised by Quicken employees that I will see issues with duplicates and balance errors. How do I keep on top of new information? A second person at Quicken told me last night to try Quick Connect in a few days, that now would be a bad time.

I just had a conversation with a BOA representative who said this was happening on the Quicken side and not BOA. This is pretty distressing that something like this would change without giving warning. Really leaves those of us who use the web connect qfx downloads in a bad spot.

Thanks, Chris. I'm planning to call Quicken tomorrow, but either way, I wasn't notified of this upcoming change by BOA or Quicken. Did they notify their subscribers? The only thing I'm getting regular emails about from Quicken is their LifeHub.

When I googled the problem, this is the answer I got. It tells how to fix the problem but I have not tried it yet. I am not that tech savvy.

The error message (CC-885) and the accompanying text indicate that Bank of America has discontinued its support for the "Web Connect" connection method in Quicken.

Here's a breakdown of what that likely means and what you should do:

• The Issue: Bank of America (including Merrill Lynch) has recently discontinued all OFX (Open Financial Exchange) services, which includes both Direct Connect and Web Connect connection methods for Quicken. The error CC-885 is the code Quicken uses when a financial institution stops supporting a connection type.
• New Connection Method: The new, supported connection method for Bank of America in Quicken is Express Web Connect+ (EWC+).
• Your Next Step: You will need to switch your Bank of America accounts in Quicken from Web Connect to Express Web Connect+.

How to switch your connection method:

1. Backup your Quicken file first.
2. In Quicken, go to Account Settings (or similar menu depending on your Quicken version, usually by right-clicking the account or going to the gear icon/settings).
3. Look for an option to Change Connection Type or Set Up Online Services.
4. You will likely need to re-authorize the connection, which will involve signing in to your Bank of America account through Quicken's secure process.
5. When prompted, make sure to LINK the downloaded Bank of America account to your existing account in Quicken, rather than adding it as a new one.

If you have trouble with the change, you should contact Quicken Support for step-by-step guidance on migrating your account to the Express Web Connect+ method.

No change. Reset my connections, reauthorized with BOA, then verified that I had Quicken Connect/EWC+ enabled. Did the classic reboot of Windows 11 OS laptop, then restarted Quicken. Same outcome, please seel the following.

If I need to manually need to enter items, I will go to Excel and let my subscription expire.

Entering my info manually is getting old fast. Will there be an update to Quicken at some point to accommodate the banks change or is this it then?

(I'm not sure how it works, but I'm just wary of "automatic" downloads. I have had dupes come in that way.) Anyway, I'll play around with it.

Understandable, but I prefer the automatic downloads. Be sure you have the option to automatically apply downloaded transactions OFF. That way you get a list of the downloaded transactions, a flag indicating whether they match an already known transaction (frequently but not 100% correct), and you get the choice whether to apply the transaction (supplying category as you do), modify a manually entered transaction to match (maybe forgot to include a tip when entering a restaurant charge), or delete the downloaded transaction because it is a duplicate (or zero value).

I believe it is up to Quicken to fix the problem by setting up BOA's file to be imported into Quicken with their new format.