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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.
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The Motley Fool June 21, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Tell Big Banks to Take a Hike Take away free checking? Fine -- take away your business.
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The Motley Fool October 20, 2009 Eric Bleeker	Tuesday's Top Stories in Two Minutes Today's news: Apple stiff-arms the recession. The Wal-Mart and Amazon rivalry heats up, and states are unable to find any spare change.
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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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The Motley Fool December 13, 2004	Free Checking May Not Be Free It's hard to find fault with free checking, but when you combine it with a bank's other fees and features, the advantage may be outweighed by disadvantages.
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 June 30, 2011 Jim Royal	Finally, a Victory Over Wall Street Retailers won a victory against the big banks, sorta. Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve slashed the fees charged by banks for debit card transactions.
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The Motley Fool May 20, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Dream On, Credit Card Companies! If credit card companies want to shoot themselves in the foot, we'll be happy to take our business elsewhere -- and take the revenue we generate with us.
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