I am the Co-Executor of my Mothers estate. My Mother had an IRA account with Bank of America. She had this IRA since at least 1992 and always banked at the same small branch in XXXX, Connecticut. The branch was taken over several times between XX/XX/XXXX-XX/XX/XXXX and is now Bank of America. Despite there being XXXX totally consistent beneficiary designations with the predecessor banks being located- XXXX located by Bank of America in its own internal files, Bank of America refuses to honor them -- saying that they will only honor a beneficiary designation directly with them. In addition to the XXXX beneficiary designation forms, I have notes by my mother consistently reasserting that I am the sole beneficiary. 
Also Bank of America has consistently intentional or just negligently given me misleading and false information. The second beneficiary designation was located by them only after they had repeatedly represented that there was No such record. They have also incorrectly ( intentionally or negligently ) represented that there is no detriment since they are willing to pay the IRA to the Estate. The Bank should be aware of the detrimental tax consequence of the payment to an Estate rather than a person beneficiary -- even if ignorant they should at least not make false statements on which their depositors may rely to their detriment. My mother was not a wealthy woman ; she carefully saved her money and meticulously set up her accounts in accordance with her wishes. Yet now, the Bank is looking to VIOLATE her wishes and her accounts! Additionally, since there are other beneficiaries of the residuary estate, clear, contrary to the Bank 's rep payment to the Estate is very different than payment to the individual named beneficiary. 

My mother was already aged XXXX at the time of the Bank of America takeover and XXXX when she died and she consistent banked at the same small branch.The Bank 's position seems to be that that it was somehow her responsibility to make sure that Bank of America still had and did not lose or misplace her Beneficiary Designation. Likely, this is a frequent problem with Bank of America -- the only difference here is the careful records that my mother kept and my relentless pursuit to correct the situation. 
