Checking and Banking

States, Cities Tussle With Banks Over ATM Surcharges

BY: - November 19, 1999

On Nov. 2, San Francisco voters approved a referendum banning bank Automatic Teller Machine surcharges imposed on consumers for using another bank’s ATM. Two weeks later, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction sought by Wells Fargo and Bank of America. It blocks San Francisco’s ban, as well as a Santa Monica prohibition that went […]