Keeping your bank fees down

It’s no secret that I hate bank fees. I haven’t gotten around to investigating Ally Bank or my local credit unions yet, but I will.  For bank fee haters like myself, USA Today offers several tips on keeping bank fees low as banks struggle to increase revenue. Some of us are particularly insistent on not paying [...]

Chase To Lower Debit Card Limit? New Bank Needed!

It’s no secret that I’m a reluctant customer of Chase Bank. I was an enthusiastic customer of Washington Mutual; I liked the way its employees did business, the way it treated me like a valued customer despite my teensy savings, and especially loved its free checking and policy on ATM fees.  When Chase bought WaMu [...]