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Old Jan 6, 2023 | 7:51 am
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Originally Posted by cbn42
What reports are you looking at, and from what big banks? Are you using ATM/debit cards from the other banks at the same time in the same ATM?
I work for a Wall St. Broker/Dealer and am able to follow current rates. I wish I had a recent specific example for you, but my experiences were from several months ago. I just remember looking at my Schwab statement a few days after I made a withdrawal as I was curious and noticing it was substantially off (in Schwab's favor) from what the rate at the time was (at that time I was in Romania). I just happened to see this thread the other day and it reminded me of that time, so I wanted to see if others had experienced the same thing. While it's great they will reimburse the fees, I feel like they are just making up for it with their rates.
I used to have the Morgan Stanley Premier Wealth Management debit card, which also reimbursed fees globally, and I never had any issues with the exchange rates.
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