AsleepInNJOPCherry Hill, New Jersey USA2,862 posts
without letting us know then charge a maintenance fee? Funny how this happens at the same time the new overdraft rules go into affect. I closed one account last week and I'm closing a bank of america account this week as well after the minimum balance went from no minimum to $5,000!
I'm with BofA and I live overseas, so I hadn't heard about this yet. Is this a combined total of all assets that you are referring to, or will there be fees if just your checking account is under $5000? I have money with Bank of America in different accounts, but my checking account is generally under $5000, as I move money around. Please let me know. Thanks!
NJ, you must have had an interest checking acct. The min bal is $10,000 if you fall below that they charge a fee of $25 per month. The thing you should have done is go to the bank and tell them to remove the fee from your acct and switch to a non-interest checking acct which has no min balance. They will remove the fee if you threaten to close the acct otherwise, I promise you. Getting pissed off serves no purpose, use your clout instead, that would be the SMART thing to do.
Fee type Fee Overdraft Items and NSF: Returned Items When you do not have enough available funds to cover a check or other item, we may either pay it and charge you an Overdraft Item Fee or return it unpaid and charge you a NSF: Returned Item Fee. $35
When we determine that your account is overdrawn by a total amount less than $10 after we finish processing for that day and we pay for the transaction or transactions, we do not charge Overdraft Item Fees.
When we determine that your account is overdrawn by a total amount of $10 or more after we finish processing for that day and we pay for the transaction or transactions, we charge an Overdraft Item Fee of $35 per item.
NSF: Returned Item Fees are also $35 per item and are charged when we decline or return your transactions when you do not have sufficient funds in your account to pay for the transaction or transactions.
You are charged for no more than 4 Overdraft Item and Returned Item Fees per day.
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