> -----Original Message-----
> I am currently a BankOne customer, but am dropping them
due to the new ATM
> service fee. BankOne now charges $1.50 per non-BankOne
ATM transaction -
> this is in addition to what the local bank that runs the
ATM charges. I
> travel A LOT and am always needing cash from a non-
BankOne ATM.
> Unfortunately, BankOne is also the dominant bank in my
area - ATMs in
> Walgreens, Dominicks, lots of branches. I am going to
stand on principle and
> cancel my accounts w/ BankOne however.
> I was a Preferred Checking customer w/ BankOne for 10
years (no fees for
> anythign if you kept a $2500 minimum balance - maybe it
was 5K). They
> dropped the account type.
> I am seeking ideas for banks that integrate well with
Money. I do like the
> Active Statements and Online Bill Payment services
available from BankOne -
> these work seamless with Money.
> I am tempted to use E*Trade bank as my primary checking.
They offer refunds
> of local ATM charges (for certain types of accounts w/ a
minimum balance)
> AND do not charge any fees for anything else. I don't
think that the banking
> side of E*Trade offers Active Statements or Bill Payment
through Money.
> Maybe I'll get away w/ the 24 months of free MSN BillPay
in 2004 Deluxe and
> navigate to E*Trade to download my statements. Seems like
a step backwards.
> Any better options? I don't want to pay any fees for
ATMs, per check fees,
> per deposit fees, per any transaction fee. I am willing
to keep a relatively
> high minimum balance (not the 25,000 that BankOne now
requires for the no
> fee services) provided there is some interest involved.
> .