http://www.atmfeetracker.com Keeping The Banks Honest Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:41:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We received the following emails, the first 20th March and the second on 3rd April which we found very interesting and thought should be shared. Email 1 – 20 March, 2009 I have recently checked my bank statement and have found that I have been charged $2.00 for a withdrawal at the ... http://www.atmfeetracker.com/2009/04/when-is-a-fee-free-transaction-not-fee-free/ It has now passed the 3 week mark since the introduction of ATM direct charging. In that time we have established what the players are charging, piqued the interest of the mainstream media and seen every bank drop their disloyalty fees (it appears Adelaide Bank has given in too). In the ... http://www.atmfeetracker.com/2009/03/traffic-comments-and-visitors/ Westpac bank, the most profitble bank in the world, has now decided to take a profit hit by doing a complete back-flip on their ATM disloyalty fee. The disloyalty fee for Westpac customer's using a foreign ATM, which we reported Westpac had moved from $2.00 earlier in the week to $0.25, is ... http://www.atmfeetracker.com/2009/03/westpac-bank-drops-atm-disloyalty-fee/ Now that we have seen out the first day of ATM Direct Charging it's time to review the wash-up. By the end of the day, we were able to visit ATMs from most of the banks and many of the independent operators plus we received additional or confirmation data from ... http://www.atmfeetracker.com/2009/03/atm-direct-charging-1st-day-wrap-up/ On 2nd March 2009 we had reported in the disloyalty fee table that Westpac would charge a $2.00 disloyalty fee for their customers using a foreign ATM (which is in addition to the ATM direct charged fee from the foreign ATM operator). Westpac has come to their senses since will ... http://www.atmfeetracker.com/2009/03/correction-to-westpac-disloyalty-fee/ Nicola Berkovic reported in the Australian on 21st Feb, 2008 that Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens is putting pressure on the banks to scrap their 'disloyalty fees' which will cost you even more for the use of a foreign ATM. Berkovic reported that 4 of the 5 big Australian banks will ... http://www.atmfeetracker.com/2009/03/rba-hits-out-at-double-whammy-fees/