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Jan 31, 2011, 9:39 pm

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Originally Posted by Happy

So any ATM withdrawal (not just the "home bank's ATM" as Capital One has none mostly)

http://maps.capitalone.com/locator/

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Capital One Bank has nearly 1,000 Capital One Bank branches and over 2,000 ATMs in Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Virginia.

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Originally Posted by aschuett

I opened a Capital One Money Market Savings account online a little more than a year ago. It comes with an ATM card (not a debit card - can't use at retailers) that I have used overseas many times. Not only do I earn a little interest, but I get no fee currency conversion.

I had that one, too, but I opened a checking account because (a) it earns the same interest rate, and (b) they refund ATM fees charged by the provider for this account, but not for the Money Market savings account.

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