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Re:The Real Reason The Poor Go Without Bank Accounts by lostlogin on Saturday September 21, 2013 @06:03PM (#6424771)
What the hell? Minimum balance? This practice is news to me. Is this effectively making zero into 3000? What happens if you dip below?
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Re:The Real Reason The Poor Go Without Bank Accounts by Karunamon on Saturday September 21, 2013 @06:09PM (#6424796)
Then they start charging "maintenance fees" on top of that. Thereby making the (completely manufactured and idiotic) problem even worse.
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Re:The Real Reason The Poor Go Without Bank Accounts by protomyth on Sunday September 22, 2013 @01:03AM (#6425888)
"Low Aggregate Balance Fee $5" - always a pleasure to see on a statement
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Re:The Real Reason The Poor Go Without Bank Accounts by lostlogin on Sunday September 22, 2013 @01:30AM (#6425921)
Ahh, obviously the solution to the problem is to lower it further.
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