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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 7:42 am
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Originally Posted by upgrader
The Wells Fargo website says that it charges only $5 per transaction for foreign ATM withdrawals with their VISA debit card. However, the usuallly very reliable FLYER page on currency exchange says that Wells Fargo charges a 3% fee IN ADDITION TO the $5 per transaction fee. Anyone know from very recent experience which case is the reality?
Wells only charges the $5 per transaction on ATM. You get the bank rate on the conversion. No 3%. However the Wells Visa card does charge 3% on all credit card transactions. Maybe that is what you are seeing.
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