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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.
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The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Those Dirty Banks! Banks can raise their ATM fees, but you don't have to pay them.
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The Motley Fool July 16, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Get the Best Overdraft Protection One bounced check can really cost you, even if you think you're protected.
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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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.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2005 Selena Maranjian	$24 Billion to Card Companies... for What? You can, and should, avoid forking over hundreds in unnecessary fees to credit card companies. Here's how.
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Bank Systems & Technology January 7, 2005 Ivan Schneider	Cut the Fee, or Wait and See? Find out what the CCAF act would do for banks and banking customers.
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