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American Express charges a 2percentt foreign currency conversion fee, which a spokeswoman, Judy Tenzer, said was an increase from the 1percentt fee levied until 1999.
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These so-called "foreign currency conversion fees" are generally not listed on customers' bills, sparking complaints from consumers as word has spread about the practice; at least two lawsuits are now working their way through the courts.
A man who didn't own a credit card from either company alleged the card issuers weren't properly disclosing foreign currency conversion fees.
Most common fees include: Monthly service fees Foreign currency conversion fees Foreign exchange sending/receiving fees.
But here's one fee that the new law didn't limit, even though it has offended scores of consumers for at least a decade and adds up to hundreds of millions of dollars every year for the credit card companies: the foreign transaction or currency conversion fee.
United's First USA Visa card, American's Citi AAdvantage card, Northwest's U.S. Bank Visa card and US Airways Bank of Americaa Visa card all charge a 3percentt fee for foreign currency conversion, while Delta's American Express card levies a 2percentt charge.
The dynamic currency conversion fee is separate from a foreign transaction fee, which can add as much as 3% to your bills.
This means that if you're using a card that carries a foreign transaction fee, you'll have to pay both it and the currency conversion fee on every purchase you make.
Fees include, but are not limited to: the cost of accessing the local market (usually a fee to the local market agent); a currency conversion fee (you are typically buying the stock in U.S. dollars, even though it is sold in foreign currency); a custody fee for a local institution holding the shares; and the costs to settle your trade in an expedited manner.
Diners Club also charges a 2percentt currency conversion fee.
For example, MBNA and Virgin Money have credit cards that impose an ATM fee of 5% on top of a 2.99% currency conversion fee.
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