Word: check
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...year when the economy was slumping and consumer spending was way down, overdraft fees had become more profitable than traditional banking for half of America’s banks. After losing more than $300 million in the third quarter last year, Visa made a big push for its Visa check cards—basically just glorified debit cards—and recently announced netting more than $500 million this quarter...
...regulation ends there. Recurring payments, like utility bills, or anything you pay for with a check will still be subject to overdraft fees. Think about all the other beneficial changes that could have been made. Overdraft protection is extremely helpful for some people (myself not included), but the new rules leave you to choose between getting ripped off and not having any protection at all. Suppose, as one bill floating around Washington proposes, that, rather than a $35 flat fee, overdraft charges were proportional to the size of the overdraft—or that you were permitted a limited number...
...chop down three hickory trees on one block after a woman worried that a stray nut might drop into her new swimming pool, where her nut-allergic grandson occasionally swam. A Texas school required parents wanting to help with the second-grade holiday party to have a background check first. Schools auctioned off the right to cut the carpool line and drop a child directly in front of the building - a spot that in other settings is known as handicapped parking...
...haven’t seen culture until you’ve visited the Museum of Bad Art, or rather “MOBA: Art too bad to be ignored.” Located in the basement of Somerville Theater, the exhibit is perfectly situated for you can check out a movie while you’re at it.55 Davis Square, Friday, 5:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m, Weekends, 12:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Admission=your movie ticket. (Seriously...
...you’re that kid who already listens to Christmas music:Check out the Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus concert, Handel’s Messiah (Part 1: The Christmas Story). Aww. Don’t you love the holidays?Sanders Theater, Friday November 20, 7:30 pm, $20 per adult. $10 per student...