[criddell]

I complained to my bank that their 12 character password limit suggests they are storing passwords. Their reply was little more than don't worry about it, you aren't responsible for fraud. I asked for them to add some kind of second factor authentication (I'm a fan of TOTP systems) and was told they are thinking about making that available for their business accounts.

It bothers me that my most valuable login is probably my weakest.

[rincebrain]

I'm glad they fixed this, but until relatively recently (last year), Charles Schwab had the following password requirements:

* between 6 and 8 characters

* alphanumeric

* no symbols

* case-insensitive

[1] is a nice writeup of exactly how broken this was until they changed it recently.

[1] - http://www.jeremytunnell.com/posts/swab-password-policies-an...