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  • E*Trade - 1%
  • HSBC - 1%
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  • Wells Fargo - 3%
  • The fees charged by the first three banks in this list are from my own recent personal experience. I got burned by the Citibank 3% fee when they changed their fee structure in late 2006. When

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    You probably know all about the ATM fees your bank charges. But you may be in for a surprise if your bank adds an additional 3% “foreign exchange” fee on top of that for ATM withdrawals made overseas. That’s pretty common so it pays to check the list first and go with the bank that has competitive rates. The same applies to your credit card. Some credit card companies charge as much as a 3% adder for overseas purchases while there is at least one company that charges a 0% adder and gives the best available exchange rate on the day of purchase.

    ATM Withdrawals

    In many countries using your ATM card is convenient, safe and you receive a better exchange rate than cash or travelers checks. Take the fun and exotic destination of Thailand, for example. ATMs are plentiful throughout the country, even in small cities, and there is no local ATM fee charged. Changing cash or travelers checks is convenient only in heart of the major tourist destinations and only during opening hours of the exchange windows. Elsewhere you’ll need to visit a bank branch during normal banking hours. So use your ATM. But check this list first:

    ATM Withdrawal “Foreign Exchange” Fees

    • Citibank - 3%
    • WaMu - 1%
    • Fidelity Investments - 0%
    • Bank of America - 1%
    • CapitalOne - 0%
    • Chase - 3.5%
    • E*Trade - 1%
    • HSBC - 1%
    • PayPal - 1%
    • Wells Fargo - 3%

    The fees charged by the first three banks in this list are from my own recent personal experience. I got burned by the Citibank 3% fee when they changed their fee structure in late 2006. When y

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    edit card. Some credit card companies charge as much as a 3% adder for overseas purchases while there is at least one company that charges a 0% adder and gives the best available exchange rate on the day of purchase.

    ATM Withdrawals

    In many countries using your ATM card is convenient, safe and you receive a better exchange rate than cash or travelers checks. Take the fun and exotic destination of Thailand, for example. ATMs are plentiful throughout the country, even in small cities, and there is no local ATM fee charged. Changing cash or travelers checks is convenient only in heart of the major tourist destinations and only during opening hours of the exchange windows. Elsewhere you’ll need to visit a bank branch during normal banking hours. So use your ATM. But check this list first:

    ATM Withdrawal “Foreign Exchange” Fees

    • Citibank - 3%
    • WaMu - 1%
    • Fidelity Investments - 0%
    • Bank of America - 1%
    • CapitalOne - 0%
    • Chase - 3.5%
    • E*Trade - 1%
    • HSBC - 1%
    • PayPal - 1%
    • Wells Fargo - 3%

    The fees charged by the first three banks in this list are from my own recent personal experience. I got burned by the Citibank 3% fee when they changed their fee structure in late 2006. When

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    exchange rate than cash or travelers checks. Take the fun and exotic destination of Thailand, for example. ATMs are plentiful throughout the country, even in small cities, and there is no local ATM fee charged. Changing cash or travelers checks is convenient only in heart of the major tourist destinations and only during opening hours of the exchange windows. Elsewhere you’ll need to visit a bank branch during normal banking hours. So use your ATM. But check this list first:

    ATM Withdrawal “Foreign Exchange” Fees

    • Citibank - 3%
    • WaMu - 1%
    • Fidelity Investments - 0%
    • Bank of America - 1%
    • CapitalOne - 0%
    • Chase - 3.5%
    • E*Trade - 1%
    • HSBC - 1%
    • PayPal - 1%
    • Wells Fargo - 3%

    The fees charged by the first three banks in this list are from my own recent personal experience. I got burned by the Citibank 3% fee when they changed their fee structure in late 2006. When

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    urs of the exchange windows. Elsewhere you’ll need to visit a bank branch during normal banking hours. So use your ATM. But check this list first:

    ATM Withdrawal “Foreign Exchange” Fees

    • Citibank - 3%
    • WaMu - 1%
    • Fidelity Investments - 0%
    • Bank of America - 1%
    • CapitalOne - 0%
    • Chase - 3.5%
    • E*Trade - 1%
    • HSBC - 1%
    • PayPal - 1%
    • Wells Fargo - 3%

    The fees charged by the first three banks in this list are from my own recent personal experience. I got burned by the Citibank 3% fee when they changed their fee structure in late 2006. When

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    - 0%
  • Chase - 3.5%
  • E*Trade - 1%
  • HSBC - 1%
  • PayPal - 1%
  • Wells Fargo - 3%
  • The fees charged by the first three banks in this list are from my own recent personal experience. I got burned by the Citibank 3% fee when they changed their fee structure in late 2006. When you make a sizable withdrawal that 3% fee ends up being far more than any normal ATM fees. WaMu (that’s the online banking division of Washington Mutual) has a competitive 1% foreign exchange fee. I call this the “standard” fee because it is the fee that Visa international charges on foreign money transactions and the banks charge this fee to recoup that cost. Interestingly, although the Fidelity representative I spoke with said that this 1% fee is included for ATM withdrawals from a Fidelity core account I have made many withdrawals and there is no fee! Is this a mistake? Probably not. Perhaps it is related to the type of account, such as a Premium Services account. The other notable point is that many ATM withdrawals from Fidelity and WaMu within a few minutes of one another always show a 0.3% better exchange rate from Fidelity.

    Note that many banks list the “foreign exchange fee” as a separate item on your statement so it’s easy to see how much they are charging. If your bank doesn’t then it’s probably buried in a reduced exchange rate so check the rate they are giving you carefully. Since exchange rates fluctuate it is sometimes it is difficult to confirm the exact amount of the fee.

    Credit Cards

    Now for credit cards the story is similar. Different issuers charge different fees on overse

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