Current Account Fees

amtc

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Sometimes you just have to laugh -

I have two BOI accounts, one for my salary and day to day expenses, and one that I pay my mortgage out of. There is no particular reason for it, just one is in my local branch and one is in the branch where I drew down my mortgage. So the only transactions are my mortgage and life assurance coming out.

On my (much used) day to day account I am not charged any fees as it is still registered as a student account (from 1990!). For two direct debits a month I am charged fees which is the last quarter were €9.40....anyway I rang today and got some poor little call centre guy.

So I asked him - are you charging me fees to pay the bank when I'm paying off the bank.

He said yes.

At least a straight answer!
 
I've had a BOI current account since the early 80s. About ten years ago they wrote to me announcing new transaction charges. I wrote to them and told them (very politely) to get lost or I would be moving bank. They rescinded the charges and never bothered me again. I don't think I'd get away with it nowadays, mind.
 
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