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Posted by: Wil 2 years, 6 months ago

It costs $0.70 to check your balance, $3.50 to speak to a teller, $2.00 for paper statement. Why is Walmart doing this? They're going after the "unbanked" market, the same group of people who get screwed with payday loans, income tax advance refund loans, prepaid debit card fees, auto-title loans and other awful "services."

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  • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)Harbeas
    Harbeas
    June 11, 2007, 6:22 p.m.

    DUH!

    • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)StormPc77
      StormPc77
      June 11, 2007, 8:33 p.m.

      Wal-Mart wanted to have a real bank in their stores but the usual suspects went crazy so this is the result.

      • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)ouijimon
        ouijimon
        June 11, 2007, 9:29 p.m.

        A little oversight and possibly regulation seems to be in order here.

        • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)mamasan
          mamasan
          June 12, 2007, 12:23 a.m.

          how very sad and some poor suckers will sign up for this .....

          • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)paydayloanss
            paydayloanss
            April 4, 2008, 1:29 p.m.

            Visit http://www.paydayloansnocreditcheck.co.uk/ for your loans need

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