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[Bug]: Bank of America transactions that have Zelle payments not able to parse csv #2662

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opened 2026-02-28 20:23:24 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 5 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:23:24 -06:00
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Originally created by @enkur on GitHub (Nov 27, 2025).

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What happened?

Hi,
When trying to import the BofA transactions using csv the app is not able to parse the file and gives error on the Zelle notes section
"Error: Failed parsing: Invalid Closing Quote: got "$" at line 19 instead of delimiter, record delimiter, trimable character (if activated) or comment"

This is the line it is having issues with
11/05/2025,"Zelle payment to XXXX for "$200 from XXXX...give to Dad"; Conf# i57no9gd2","-200.00","2,943.44"

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How can we reproduce the issue?

Export BofA transactions with Zelle transactions that have a note. Then try to import the CSV into Actual.

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Windows 11

Originally created by @enkur on GitHub (Nov 27, 2025). ### Verified issue does not already exist? - [x] I have searched and found no existing issue ### What happened? Hi, When trying to import the BofA transactions using csv the app is not able to parse the file and gives error on the Zelle notes section "Error: Failed parsing: Invalid Closing Quote: got "$" at line 19 instead of delimiter, record delimiter, trimable character (if activated) or comment" This is the line it is having issues with 11/05/2025,"Zelle payment to XXXX for "$200 from XXXX...give to Dad"; Conf# i57no9gd2","-200.00","2,943.44" Abid ### How can we reproduce the issue? Export BofA transactions with Zelle transactions that have a note. Then try to import the CSV into Actual. ### Where are you hosting Actual? None ### What browsers are you seeing the problem on? _No response_ ### Operating System Windows 11
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2026-02-28 20:23:24 -06:00
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:23:25 -06:00
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@db-src commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2025):

The bug is in their CSV, since a quoted field itself contains unescaped quotes, which is poorly formed and probably not able to be worked around (e.g. by only separating on quotes AND comma) by most parsers.

@db-src commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2025): The bug is in their CSV, since a quoted field itself contains unescaped quotes, which is poorly formed and probably not able to be worked around (e.g. by only separating on quotes AND comma) by most parsers.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:23:26 -06:00
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@matt-fidd commented on GitHub (Nov 29, 2025):

Hi, I'm closing this off for the reasons stated by @db-src above.

@matt-fidd commented on GitHub (Nov 29, 2025): Hi, I'm closing this off for the reasons stated by @db-src above.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:23:26 -06:00
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@Gtt1229 commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2026):

Hi, I'm closing this off for the reasons stated by @db-src above.

What DB said is incorrect though, the quotes are not unescaped:

"Zelle payment to XXXX for "$200 from XXXX...give to Dad"; Conf# i57no9gd2"

@Gtt1229 commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2026): > Hi, I'm closing this off for the reasons stated by [@db-src](https://github.com/db-src) above. What DB said is incorrect though, the quotes are not unescaped: "_Zelle payment to XXXX for **"$200 from XXXX...give to Dad"**; Conf# i57no9gd2_"
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:23:26 -06:00
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@db-src commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2026):

If they were escaped, they would look like \" instead of being solitary. What exactly, inside backticks, is in the raw data?

@db-src commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2026): If they were escaped, they would look like `\"` instead of being solitary. What exactly, inside backticks, is in the raw data?
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:23:26 -06:00
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@Gtt1229 commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2026):

If they were escaped, they would look like \" instead of being solitary. What exactly, inside backticks, is in the raw data?

Oh I see what you mean, I confused with open ended.

@Gtt1229 commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2026): > If they were escaped, they would look like `\"` instead of being solitary. What exactly, inside backticks, is in the raw data? Oh I see what you mean, I confused with open ended.
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