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I got my bank to waive $74 in overdraft fees with a 5-minute phone call
9 days ago - By Business Insider
The author, Leo Aquino. Courtesy of Leo Aquino
I forgot to cancel an automatic subscription on time and was charged two overdraft fees of $37 each.
I called my bank to see if they could waive both fees - and it worked.
Some banks will waive overdraft fees if you give a good reason.
It's the day before payday. Just when I thought I'd budgeted everything to a tee and had my ducks in a row, I was charged a subscription fee for a dental care delivery service that I forgot to cancel. They charged me twice for two different products, which resulted in two overdraft fees totaling $74. An...
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