Dutch Money

Ken Blake wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:53:02 +0000 (UTC), David Hatunen
wrote:


American card issuers don't charge fees in euros. There are ATM card
issuers that don't charge a fee at all for foreign withdrawals but they
are becoming rare.


Can you mention which ATM issuers don't charge a fee for foreign
withdrawals?

My bank kindly tells me it's free at their ATMs, none of which are in
Europe of course 8-(



--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad

On 1/24/2011 9:18 PM, Erilar wrote:
Ken wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:53:02 +0000 (UTC), David Hatunen
wrote:


American card issuers don't charge fees in euros. There are ATM card
issuers that don't charge a fee at all for foreign withdrawals but they
are becoming rare.


Can you mention which ATM issuers don't charge a fee for foreign
withdrawals?

My bank kindly tells me it's free at their ATMs, none of which are in
Europe of course 8-(

Some credit unions and smallish local banks offer free ATM withdrawals
at _any_ ATM.

S Viemeister wrote on Jan 25, 2011:

On 1/24/2011 9:18 PM, Erilar wrote:
Ken wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:53:02 +0000 (UTC), David Hatunen
wrote:


American card issuers don't charge fees in euros. There are ATM card
issuers that don't charge a fee at all for foreign withdrawals but they
are becoming rare.


Can you mention which ATM issuers don't charge a fee for foreign
withdrawals?

My bank kindly tells me it's free at their ATMs, none of which are in
Europe of course 8-(

Some credit unions and smallish local banks offer free ATM withdrawals
at _any_ ATM.

I wish I knew of one in the UK. Nationwide used to do this, but now they
charge a percentage for foreign withdrawals like everyone else. Hard times
for bankers ;-(

--
Mike Lane
UK North Yorkshire
mike_lane at mac dot com

On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:57:51 +0100, Martin wrote:

On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:53:02 +0000 (UTC), David Hatunen
wrote:

It seems to be a matter of having a US-issued card. I have no idea about
intra-European usage.

The machine charges you to use it irrespective of card,

As I mentioned before, I have never been charged by an ATM (actually, by
the institution, of course) in Europe for using a US-issued card; I
understand that this has been standard. I confess, though, to not having
used a European ATM for several years now. I also point out that I have
never used one of those ATMs not connected to a bank.

--
Dave Hatunen, Tucson, Arizona, out where the cacti grow

On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:36:06 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

Can you mention which ATM issuers don't charge a fee for foreign
withdrawals?

It's a fluid situation, but in the past Capital One has not made such
charges.





--
Dave Hatunen, Tucson, Arizona, out where the cacti grow

On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:27:49 +0000 (UTC), David Hatunen
wrote:

On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:36:06 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

Can you mention which ATM issuers don't charge a fee for foreign
withdrawals?

It's a fluid situation, but in the past Capital One has not made such
charges.



Thanks. Do I have to open a bank account with them, and deposit enough
money there, to get that?

I have Capitol One credit card, but that's all.


--
Ken Blake

Ken Blake wrote:

On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:27:49 +0000 (UTC), David Hatunen
wrote:

On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:36:06 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

Can you mention which ATM issuers don't charge a fee for foreign
withdrawals?

It's a fluid situation, but in the past Capital One has not made such
charges.



Thanks. Do I have to open a bank account with them, and deposit enough
money there, to get that?

Why not check with them, rather than ask on Usenet? I doubt they still
offer such a service... Hardly any bank does nowadays. Wainwright Bank
in Boston used to be completely free, and now has a charge.

And then there are other things to check- how much do they load the
currency conversion for example.

In the UK, the best deal is the Halifax Clarity Card. As the name
suggests, a particular credit card among many offered by a particular
bank!

--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
www.davidhorne.net (email address on website)
"[Do you think the world learned anything from the first
world war?] No. They never learn." -Harry Patch (1898-2009)

On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:09:28 +0000, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

Ken Blake wrote:

On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:27:49 +0000 (UTC), David Hatunen
wrote:

On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:36:06 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

Can you mention which ATM issuers don't charge a fee for foreign
withdrawals?

It's a fluid situation, but in the past Capital One has not made such
charges.



Thanks. Do I have to open a bank account with them, and deposit enough
money there, to get that?

Why not check with them, rather than ask on Usenet?


Because calling most companies these days means that I need to spend a
lot of time listening to recordings, then holding the line waiting for
a human. So I was hoping to get a quick answer. But if I can't, then I
*will* call them.




I doubt they still
offer such a service... Hardly any bank does nowadays. Wainwright Bank
in Boston used to be completely free, and now has a charge.

And then there are other things to check- how much do they load the
currency conversion for example.

In the UK, the best deal is the Halifax Clarity Card. As the name
suggests, a particular credit card among many offered by a particular
bank!

--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
www.davidhorne.net (email address on website)
"[Do you think the world learned anything from the first
world war?] No. They never learn." -Harry Patch (1898-2009)

--
Ken Blake

On 1/26/2011 10:27 AM, Ken Blake wrote:

Because calling most companies these days means that I need to spend a
lot of time listening to recordings, then holding the line waiting for
a human. So I was hoping to get a quick answer. But if I can't, then I
*will* call them.

If you're in the New York metro area, Boiling Springs Savings Bank still
offers an ATM card, tied to a checking account, which makes no service
charge on _any_ withdrawals. The exchange rate is good, too.

Mike Lane wrote:

S Viemeister wrote on Jan 25, 2011:

On 1/24/2011 9:18 PM, Erilar wrote:
Ken wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:53:02 +0000 (UTC), David Hatunen
wrote:


American card issuers don't charge fees in euros. There are ATM card
issuers that don't charge a fee at all for foreign withdrawals but they
are becoming rare.


Can you mention which ATM issuers don't charge a fee for foreign
withdrawals?

My bank kindly tells me it's free at their ATMs, none of which are in
Europe of course 8-(

Some credit unions and smallish local banks offer free ATM withdrawals
at _any_ ATM.

I wish I knew of one in the UK.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ gives advice. Halifax Clarity card
seems the best choice... at the moment.

--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
www.davidhorne.net (email address on website)
"[Do you think the world learned anything from the first
world war?] No. They never learn." -Harry Patch (1898-2009)