SafeStatementChangelog
By Syed Hassan, creator of SafeStatement · Last updated
SafeStatement is built and maintained by one person. This page records what has changed on the site so you can see it's actively looked after. If something doesn't work with your statement, email hassaansunrise@gmail.com. Bug reports directly shape what gets fixed next.
September 29, 2026
- New reference page: How banks lay out their PDF statements. It covers columns, date formats and quirks for Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, HDFC, SBI and Barclays.
- Rewrote and expanded all six guides with worked examples, tables, troubleshooting sections and FAQs: QuickBooks import, unlocking statements, scanned statements, loan applications, reconciliation and budgeting.
- Added "last updated" dates to guides and this changelog.
September 2026
- Added bank-specific pages for Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, HDFC Bank, SBI and Barclays, with download instructions and layout tips for each bank.
- Published the first set of guides.
- Added a free, in-browser PDF to Word converter.
August 2026
- Launched the bank statement converter: PDF to Excel (XLSX) and CSV, running entirely in the browser with no upload.
- Added support for converting several PDFs at once into a single Excel workbook, one sheet per statement.
- Added a clear message when a PDF has no selectable text (scanned statements), pointing to OCR options.
Planned
- Better merging of descriptions that wrap onto several lines (common on SBI and HDFC UPI entries).
- An optional single "signed amount" column for direct import into QuickBooks.
- More bank-specific pages based on user requests.