reading the fine print
I discovered that Citi will increase the monthly fee for their checking accounts to $20.00 starting Nov. 1. This makes keeping at least $6000 in combined accounts more important:
The following fee changes apply to monthly maintenance fees and transaction fees for activity conducted during the entire statement
period beginning with statements issued November 1, 2010:
• Monthly maintenance fee for Regular and Interest Checking, money market accounts and savings accounts will increase to
$20.00.