Consumers are a vocal bunch about their likes and dislikes, but there’ve been few personal finance issues in recent history that have created such an absolute uproar as bank fees. Bank fees are a hot button topic – and for …
The following fees are real fees, transacted at real banks, costing real people real money. Really ridiculous, right? Account closing fee Balance fee Photocopier fee Account activity fee Reference letter fee Non-bank ATM balance inquiry fee Returned statement fee Excessive …
We all think all checking fees are pretty bogus, but you’d be surprised what some big banks pass off as legitimate fees. Play this fun little fee game and see if you can figure out which ones are real and …
Post by Arkadi Kuhlmann, CEO of Savings Imagine having a checking account that only shrinks when you spend money. Unfortunately for most banking customers, that’s becoming a pipe dream. Today, too many “free” checking accounts come with maintenance fees, monthly …
Ugh, fees. They’re never pleasant, are they? Not at the library, when you find out that copy of “The Total Money Makeover” is $3 overdue. (Oh, the irony.) Not at your favorite concert ticket sales website, or in your cable …
The New York Times ran an interesting piece last week, headlined “Banks Apply Pressure to Keep Fees Rolling In.” The jist? Banks are trying to convince customers that overdraft protection (and the eye-popping fees that typically accompany it) is a …
