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Why Do Banks Charge Fees? Introduction: When you've seen a deduction in your bank account that you didn't expect, you might have asked yourself, "Why do banks charge fees when I'm just using and saving my own money?". The answer is actually dependent upon the type of account, service or transaction. A bank account is not entirely free of cost and banks may impose charges for keeping certain accounts, offering certain services and making certain transactions. Some typical bank fees may be linked to minimal upkeep, ATM transactions, cashing out, fund transfers, debit card, shortage of funds, or banking services. But not all fees are created equal. There are charges, some of which are regular service fees and others of which are levied only if a specific condition occurs. It should also be noted that a bank penalty is not a bank fee. A charge or a penalty may apply for not meeting a transaction condition or account requirement; a fee may apply for using a pa...

How to Stop Minimum Balance Charges Introduction: You might find it irritating if you see a credit charge in your bank account that is called a minimum balance charge, and you do not understand why the money has been deducted from your account. Lots of account holders see a debit and wonder what happened and the reason is on the debit is a minimum balance charge, non-maintenance charge, or service charge. The charge is usually connected with failing to keep the necessary balance as designated for a particular account. But there is no such rule that every bank has to maintain a minimum balance in every bank account in India. The amount of money needed to open the account may differ from bank to bank, and from account to account, as well as from location to location and terms and conditions to terms and conditions. For some savings accounts, customers may be required to keep a specific amount of money in their account; for other accounts, a minimum amount of money may not even be r...