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Old Jun 16th, 2006 | 03:38 PM
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credit cards - foreign exchange fees

Most credit cards charge 2-3% foreign exchange fees on overseas transactions. Does anyone know of a card that does not charge this fee?
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Old Jun 16th, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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Hi ghypse, contact USAA Savings Bank. Although you have to be military or retired military to purchase their insurance coverages you do not have to be for services through USAA Savings Bank.
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Old Jun 16th, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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Try a local or national credit union. Some only charge a 1% pass thru fee. I am a member of PFCU https://www.penfed.org/index.asp ... the last time I used their Visa Card out of the US there was no o/s transaction fees. That was a year or so ago. Don't know off hand if this is still the norm or not? Anyone can join. If you would like to join click on "Am I elgible to join", just keep clicking and they will tell you how.
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Old Jun 17th, 2006 | 10:44 AM
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This topic has been beaten to death on both the US and Europe boards. Do a search.

It boils down to Capitol One and the AAA MBNA (only AAA by contract). All credit cards pass the 1% conversion fee from Visa or Master Card. It is then up to the indivdual banks to add on or not. For example, Citbank adds another 2% for doing absolutely nothing. Most MBNA cards do the same since B of A bought them. As I said, the AAA MBNA does not. I just talked to them and they have a contract that stipulates no additional add-on fee.

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Old Jun 17th, 2006 | 10:49 AM
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LoveItaly and redrock are correct.
Curious is not using all the fee free advantanges, but isolated CCs may be OK for some.
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