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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 1:47 am
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acf573
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Originally Posted by SST
C'mon: somebody out there at a University: you've got a credit union that welcomes members, which doesn't charge the fee,right? Can you name one, so we can avoid this fee????? ANYONE???????
Is your issue with paying any fee or anything above 1%? Because you've been paying 1% for a long time now, and I anticipate in the future, there will be very few banks or credit unions offering a 0% rate (simply because they still have to pay currency conversion charges to Visa/MC so presumably will at least pass the costs on). For now, Capital One MC is at 0%. Target Visa is at 1%. Some MBNA cards (e.g., AAA) are still 0%/1%.

The issue with credit unions is that they must have eligibility restrictions. So you won't really find a credit union that will take anyone. I think the closest you'll find is the Pentagon FCU which has very lax restrictions. #10 on the possible eligibility requirements is to join the National Military Family Association ($20/yr). I don't know what their forex policy is though.
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