u/Patient-Ad-9918

My mom is 78 yo and has dual US/Phil citizenship. She lives here in NY during the spring and summer. Then lives in Dumaguete for the rest of the year.

She is renting out our family's property in Dumaguete. She brought the post dated rent check with her to the U.S., during her annual visit to NY. However, her bank --Bank of America--said they don't take checks from the Philippines. So she hasn't been able to deposit it.

MY QUESTION: Which Philippine banks have US branch offices that would let my mom deposit her tenant's foreign check and allow my mom to access her money (like ATM) during her stays in the US? During the rest of the year she would deposit the rent check in a Philippine branch location of the same bank.

EDIT: Thank you everyone for your input. Glad that I now have some options to look into!

My 17 yo son *eventually* wants to change his name from John to Jaz. He thinks John sounds too plain and common. For example, someone yells "John!" and 10 people turn around.

A little about his personality: He's very competitive and tough on himself about his varsity sports (football, wrestling, and lacrosse) and grades.

TLDR: Does the name Jaz sound pretentious for an adult male?

Update 1 (Saturday): WOW!! Thank you all for the feedback and respectful conversation. Lots of helpful things to consider.