Banks charge fees on almost everything, from relatively routine transactions to troublesome overdrafts. These fees can be annoying because few people take the time to understand them, and they often affect the people who can least afford to pay a fee in the first place.
Some banks make a killing from a laundry list of fees, as many large and regional banks make as much as 40% of their income from fees they earn on deposit accounts, loans, and other products. In this slideshow, we’ll look at the nine most annoying bank fees, why banks charge them, and how you can avoid paying these fees in the future.
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