As a result of recent regulations prohibiting certain types of account fees, banks are finding new ways to make money from their customers. Here are some of the hidden charges now being applied:
Wells Fargo—$10 to speak to a human teller, $20 to speak to a cute one
Chase—$2 fee if Chase Rewards debit card is placed next to a debit card from a competing bank
Citibank—Customers who think Citibank has a ’y’ in its name are penalized, monthly, on an increasing scale
Bank of America—Safe deposit boxes now on coin-operated timers
HSBC Bank USA—HSBC gets 10 percent cut of all birthday money
TD Bank—$1 for stopping in any TD branch location to warm up while out walking on a cold day
Regions Bank—$10 Felix-the-Cat-opt-out charge will be administered to anyone choosing a check design not featuring silent-film-era cartoon character Felix the Cat
SunTrust—$1.75 High Roller fee applied when card is used at locations other than CVS
