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In any case, banks need to open up their data with a secure, non-proprietary api for things like this. The developer of moneydance personal finance manager has been trying to get banks to allow his program to do the same function for years without the extreme cost.
They are using Yodlee as their back-end, saying Mint does not store your info. However, they "access" your info and accounts "from time to time" to update your Mint account.
They require a lot of faith in their encryption and security.
For now... not a chance.
BTW, another security tip. If you use your email address as a login at ANY site, never use the same password for as you need for your login. Your password is often stored in a raw format in a db where admins can just see it, and log directly into your email account. I have seen this with my own eyes, databases with thousands of email address / password combos, where probably 50% are using the same password as their email yahoo or gmail account.
Use a different password for paypal, the bank, ebay, etc....
Nooopppp!!