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Old Dec 10, 2015 | 6:46 pm
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Originally Posted by glbltvlr
Didn't expect USAA to charge a FCF on foreign US Dollar transactions. I don't think that applies to their credit cards. Will check.
All - if not all, almost all - US issuers have switched from a currency exchange fee to a foreign transaction fee. This is one of the reasons why things like DCC become such a bad deal if your dad has a non-zero FTF. And if there is a 0% FTF, why are you paying the charge in USD?!
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