Alec
Midland,#2Consumer Suggestion
Thu, February 17, 2005
George, I like the idea of standing in front of Wells Fargo with comparisons of fees of various banks. I haven't seen any website with fee information but you can probably go to each bank website and collect data. Unfortunately they are ALL about numbers and every bank is that way. Especially in a city the size of Albuquerque, you will be treated as a number. If you feel like this is a one-time incident that happened, stay with the bank, as every bank has fees that will give their customers headaches. For the time being I would try to get the direct depositing cancelled and try instead cashing the checks at a "money station" (many of which you will find on Central or Gibson, or any major street in town) until out of overdraft debt. I'm sure you've already tried another way to get money cashed as your mother-in-law has to survive. If you are regulary in overdraft debt (like me, get out of that bank asap and get with a LOCAL bank or credit union. It's hard to stop from overdrafting. Anyone who's poor is subject, it's the system, not the individual's fault. Even if that person where an accountant. -Alec Midland, Texas