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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 03:48:29 -0800
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- From: Peter Montgomery <MONTGOMERY@CAMINS.CAMOSUN.BC.CA>
- Subject: Re: Debit insurance
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- Ruth says
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- > Wild guess: check bouncing insurance? You can't overdraw a debit card,
- > at least I don't *think* you can overdraw a debit card. Coubbe....
- > Overdraft insurance does exist; this might be another name for it.
- > [bounced = rubber checks - insufficient funds in the back account to cover
- > the draft...] This could be the same idea for an ATM, aka debit, card.
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- Might we be talking here about what is some times called a line of
- credit, whereby a person can overdraw their account up to a preset
- amount, without recrimmination, and only a small interest charge?
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- Pm
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