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- From: tzs@stein.u.washington.edu (Tim Smith)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Foreign ATM Fees Re: Dedicated ATM card?
- Date: 3 Jan 1993 05:23:17 GMT
- Organization: University of Washington School of Law, Class of '95
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- carlp@frigg.isc-br.com (Carl Paukstis) writes:
- >Seafirst (now owned by Bank of America) charges $0.50 for using your
- >Seafirst Versateller (Plus-compatible) ATM card at any non-BRANCH ATM.
- >Even if it's the Seafirst ATM at Costco (or some other place), unless
- >it's at a Seafirst branch, you pay. I'm not thrilled by this, but
- >their branch locations are convenient for me, so I seldom pay. There
- >may be a higher charge for using a non-Seafirst ATM; I'll find out
- >when I get this month's statement.
-
- It depends on what account you have. The FirstChoice Versatel account, for
- example, is no-fee at non-branch Versateller machine. It's also no
- monthly fee and no minimum balance. The only thing it seems to lack that
- the other FirstChoice plans have is the ability to talk to a person for
- free. If you conduct non-ATM business on a FirstChoice Versatel account, they
- charge. I go into a bank about once every five years or so, so that is
- OK with me.
-
-
- --Tim Smith
-