Money Cash With A Catch
A recent New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) survey found that New Yorkers got clipped by as much as $4.75 to get money from another bank’s machine. (Nationwide, the average is roughly $3.) Worse, you don’t see the surcharge until you receive your bank statement in the mail. “Customers aren’t warned about those fees,” says Ed Mierzwinski, consumer-program director of the National Association of State PIRGs. Some tips: look for banks, like Washington Mutual, that don’t charge noncustomers; use your debit card at stores that give you cash back (usually there’s no fee)....