Comments on: Banks $1.00 Foreign ATM Fee http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/08/banks-100-foreign-atm-fee/ Sweat the Small Stuff: Ranting about the little peeves in life Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:46:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LaDonna http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/08/banks-100-foreign-atm-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-12699 LaDonna Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:55:04 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/08/banks-100-foreign-atm-fee/#comment-12699 I too have been swindled out of a small fortune by these fees. I moved about 300 miles from where my bank is and theres no ATM or banks avail. close to me now that don't charge a fee for me to use. I know I just need to change banks but I've been with them a long time and they have good loan interest rates,etc. Now the Bank that I use or rather Credit union is only for people who work for Johnson Space Center or have worked there and well I fear change. But about two months ago I noticed that extra fee appear on my statments .50 cents a pop! I already have a problem with the $1.75 to $2.00 for accessing my money but there are a majority of the ATM's that tell me how much money they will let me take out at a time so often I am hit with this fee several times. Outrageous! Here is my treory on why.... people are busy as we all know, and i don't believe most people(excluding Peter, Jeremy, a few cost cautious people and myself) look at their bills, I mean really examine them. I can't count how many times Ive found extra fees on my utility bills, I call them and they apologize and take it off. But how many people don't? Why not add fees to our bills if only a small percentage of people are going to notice and complain. that's pure profit. I know its wrong but utility companies and the service they provide that would be a whole other rant! I too have been swindled out of a small fortune by these fees. I moved about 300 miles from where my bank is and theres no ATM or banks avail. close to me now that don’t charge a fee for me to use. I know I just need to change banks but I’ve been with them a long time and they have good loan interest rates,etc. Now the Bank that I use or rather Credit union is only for people who work for Johnson Space Center or have worked there and well I fear change. But about two months ago I noticed that extra fee appear on my statments .50 cents a pop! I already have a problem with the $1.75 to $2.00 for accessing my money but there are a majority of the ATM’s that tell me how much money they will let me take out at a time so often I am hit with this fee several times. Outrageous! Here is my treory on why…. people are busy as we all know, and i don’t believe most people(excluding Peter, Jeremy, a few cost cautious people and myself) look at their bills, I mean really examine them. I can’t count how many times Ive found extra fees on my utility bills, I call them and they apologize and take it off. But how many people don’t? Why not add fees to our bills if only a small percentage of people are going to notice and complain. that’s pure profit. I know its wrong but utility companies and the service they provide that would be a whole other rant!

]]> By: stillhill http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/08/banks-100-foreign-atm-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-72 stillhill Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:44:40 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/08/banks-100-foreign-atm-fee/#comment-72 I just clicked on an ad on this site and received this page: http://spe.atdmt.com/lp/wamu/checking.html They say they don't charge the foreign ATM fee! Unreal... also, look at all the fine print at the bottom... it's almost hidden... if you highlight it, you can read it. There is another rant concerning tiny terms and conditions... this is also a great example for that rant!! Peter I just clicked on an ad on this site and received this page:

http://spe.atdmt.com/lp/wamu/checking.html

They say they don’t charge the foreign ATM fee! Unreal… also, look at all the fine print at the bottom… it’s almost hidden… if you highlight it, you can read it.

There is another rant concerning tiny terms and conditions… this is also a great example for that rant!!

Peter

]]> By: stillhill http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/08/banks-100-foreign-atm-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-71 stillhill Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:41:38 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/08/banks-100-foreign-atm-fee/#comment-71 PamC - That is a wonderful example of how ridiculous these foreign ATM fees are. It is like legal robbery! Peter PamC – That is a wonderful example of how ridiculous these foreign ATM fees are. It is like legal robbery!

Peter

]]> By: PamC http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/08/banks-100-foreign-atm-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-70 PamC Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:54:54 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/08/banks-100-foreign-atm-fee/#comment-70 I hear you both. My son, who is away at school, just received his bank account and was charged $12 in these foreign ATM fees. Just how is a college student who banks at home supposed to get his cash???? Crazy!!! I hear you both. My son, who is away at school, just received his bank account and was charged $12 in these foreign ATM fees. Just how is a college student who banks at home supposed to get his cash???? Crazy!!!

]]> By: jeremy http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/08/banks-100-foreign-atm-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-24 jeremy Thu, 09 Nov 2006 15:43:04 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/08/banks-100-foreign-atm-fee/#comment-24 With all the other ways banks make money off of having your money, you would think three would be no fees at all by your bank. I hate "convenience fees" in general, but that is another topic :) With all the other ways banks make money off of having your money, you would think three would be no fees at all by your bank. I hate “convenience fees” in general, but that is another topic :)

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