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The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Banks Need Your Fees The best way to avoid fees is to make sure you understand what fees your bank charges for certain transactions or activities before you need them.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Get Rich via Hidden Fees Turn the tables on fees and let them work for you instead of against you.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	You Spent $109 Billion on What? Sometimes we don't even learn that our credit cards come with all these traps until we get into a financial bind. How can you minimize or eliminate your share of the $109 billion going to credit card companies for interest payments and fees?
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Fed Up With Brokerage Fees? Are you being charged unnecessary fees on your retirement account? You can do better.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2010 Dan Caplinger	This Fine Print Will Bury You Know what's coming before you need it. Despite the emergence of powerhouse national banks, there's still plenty of competition in the financial industry.
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The Motley Fool August 11, 2009 Selena Maranjian	Don't Let Fees Take You to the Poorhouse Watch out! Fees have been getting out of control.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 Dayana Yochim	Dear Valued Customer... Lenders are charging the highest fees ever for the smallest customer infractions. Credit card companies are charging 134% more for things like late fees than they did in 1994.
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BusinessWeek May 2, 2005 Dean Foust	Banks: "Protection" Racket? As overdraft and other fees become huge profit sources for banks, critics see abuses. And most troubling to consumer activists is that most of the new fees fall on the poorest consumers.
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The Motley Fool March 25, 2011 Morgan Housel	Why Banks Are Suddenly Charging So Much for Checking Big banks from Bank of America to JPMorgan Chase to Citigroup have either raised, or are proposing to raise, fees on checking accounts.
AskMen.com March 2, 2003 Dan Carter	5 Not-So-Obvious Banking Fees After reading this article, you'll have a heads-up on where banks get you good and how you can avoid extra costs as much as possible.
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The Motley Fool October 3, 2011 Morgan House	Bank of America and the Power of Unintended Consequences No one's better off; everyone's upset. Someone is to blame for the new $5-a-month fee, but it's not Bank of America.
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The Motley Fool November 28, 2006 Mary Dalrymple	College Savings Math It's certainly not getting any cheaper to send the kids to college, but there's some good news for parents trying to build a college savings account. The expenses charged by state-sponsored 529 college savings plans have been falling.
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The Motley Fool November 9, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Fund Fees Rising When They Should Be Falling Are you getting ripped off by your fund family? While many mutual funds are now enjoying lower operating costs, many fund companies have actually raised the annual fees they charge shareholders.
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The Motley Fool May 11, 2010 Dan Caplinger	These Dumb Laws Will Cost You You should realize that easily avoidable fees like overdraft and ATM charges actually benefit you, and there's an easier way to avoid bank fees.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2010 Selena Maranjian	Hooray for Carry-On Luggage Fees! These airline fees make more sense than you'd think, but Congress has reportedly secured no-fee agreements from five major airlines.
The Motley Fool June 12, 2007 John Rosevear	Checking Out Checking Accounts How to steer clear of "free checking" pitfalls.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2010 Dan Caplinger	It's Time to Take Back Your $10 Billion Whether you think 12b-1 fees are bilking investors or a fair way to compensate financial professionals, the SEC needs your opinion.
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Registered Rep. September 16, 2005 John Kador	Charles Schwab Drops Service, Order Fees Charles Schwab Corp. has eliminated its remaining account service fees and its $3-per-order handling charge on equity trades. The decision affects about 650,000 Schwab account holders with balances below $25,000.
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