<prompt> Human: My bank, which is no different than most, keeps nagging me to opt out from receiving paper statements, but then I have to remember to download the PDFs from all my accounts. If I miss some I know that retrieval of copies over a year old - hence not on the website - requires a formal request. Can we start a petition somehow to get these banks to agree on some sort of API which allows automated secure retrieval of electronic statements so that they are periodically fetched to my PC?  <response>: I totally agree with this. I think the same thing every time I have to go download statements in bulk. Some institutions dont even include a fucking download link, and use flash or javascript to block right click save target as. Its ridiculous. Thank goodness for print to PDF. 