I once was attempting to receive a wire transfer from a company for some consulting work I did. After failing to complete the transaction a few times, I found

I once was attempting to receive a wire transfer from a company for some consulting work I did. After failing to complete the transaction a few times, I found out that the credit union I'd kept my checking account at for years didn't even have the ability to accept the kind of wire transfer that was being sent. I had to create a one-off savings account at a bank to handle the transaction. Perhaps that has something to do with it.