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Overdrafts Generate Big Bucks For Banks

October 7, 2009

An estimated 45% of the country’s banks make more from overdraft fees than they do from credit card fees(!). They will generate $27 billion in covering overdrafts on checking accounts this year. Proposed legislation, however, may at least put in dent in that healthy source of bank revenue.
A 2008 FDIC study estimates that 41% of [...]

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NWA starts charging today for first checked bag

August 28, 2008

NWA starts charging today for first checked bag | Star Tribune (Thanks, Dave)

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Delta is Ready with New Fees for Frequent Fliers

August 18, 2008

Delta is Ready with New Fees for Frequent Fliers | Mouse Print

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AT&T and others make you pay for the privilege of paying your bill

April 25, 2008

Want to pay your wireless bill in an AT&T store? That’ll be $2 extra for the “privilege” of handing it to a clerk. Want to pay your credit card bill over the phone? That will be $15.
The disparate impact of policies designed to discourage consumers from paying in cash–like the AT&T’s in-store charge–falls squarely on [...]

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