{"id":793,"date":"2011-09-16T10:41:15","date_gmt":"2011-09-16T14:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myfinancialfocus.net\/mainsite\/?p=793"},"modified":"2025-08-24T06:39:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:39:02","slug":"banking-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfinancialfocus.net\/mainsite\/index.php\/banking-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Banking Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are your banks fees going up? \u00a0Across the board, many banks are charging more fees to their customers. \u00a0This in big part is due to the laws that \u00a0were enacted back in 2008-2009 to &#8220;help&#8221; the consumer. \u00a0Most recently legislation had capped debit card fees pushing the banks to find other sources of revenue. \u00a0Your bank may be doing the same &#8211; are you aware?<\/p>\n<p>Several have asked me what they can do. \u00a0I have shared that you need to talk to your bank and see of there are other account types that you may be placed in to avoid the fees. \u00a0What I have been told in the past is that there are not, but it never hurts to ask. \u00a0If you truly love your bank, you can also eat the costs&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>If that does not help, the next thing you can do is find another bank. \u00a0Yes, there are other banks out there. \u00a0You will typically find the local community banks have lower fees, if any, and are much more focused on customer service.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, what about your credit union? \u00a0Your place of employment may offer one and there may even be one in your community. \u00a0Credit unions are a great place to bank.<\/p>\n<p>What other options are you trying?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myfinancialfocus.net\/mainsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/signature-firstname.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-766\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myfinancialfocus.net\/mainsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/signature-firstname.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myfinancialfocus.net\/mainsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/signature-firstname.jpg 92w, https:\/\/www.myfinancialfocus.net\/mainsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/signature-firstname-160x110.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 92px) 100vw, 92px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are your banks fees going up? \u00a0Across the board, many banks are charging more fees to their customers. \u00a0This in big part is due to the laws that \u00a0were enacted back in 2008-2009 to &#8220;help&#8221; the consumer. \u00a0Most recently legislation had capped debit card fees pushing the banks to find other sources of revenue. \u00a0Your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,3,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-banking","category-coaching","category-saving-money"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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