Friday, June 27, 2008

Bofa?

When I came over to do my internship, I decided that it might be convenient to have an account at a local bank, so I opened myself a Bank of America account, since it was free. But then I got the pamphlet explaining the fees, and it's just... horrible. They charge for using another bank's ATM (and of course the other bank charges you too). Even to check your balance. And to make up for the fact that ATMs don't charge for using foreign cards, BofA charges even more for using a foreign ATM. And just today they sent me a letter explaining that they've confiscated my paycheck for a week, basically giving themselves an interest-free loan. It's like they think that I should be paying them to take my money and make a profit with it or something. I find that sort of attitude in a bank to be most... unhelpful.

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