Posted on 29 March 2011
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The Chase Bank has informed about the recent alteration to its checking account holders’ thorough letters. You can stay away from the charges on monthly basis. However, if you do not fulfill the pre-requisites, you will have to pay a service levy every month. If you try to find out what are their intensions, then you will be able to understand the concept of options and service fee introduced by Chase.

You have to Pay the Fee, if You don’t Fulfill the Pre-requisites
In the Chase letter delivered to its checking account holders, it has been briefed that if you are unable to fulfill the pre-requisites, you have to make a payment of US$10 every month as its charges. Following are the points that have been described by SVP Chase; Ms. Jennifer Myhre. These points advise the account holders what they should do to stay away from this fee.
§ The regular balance of deposit accounts alone or by combining with investment accounts should be at least US$5,000 or more
§ To make a payment of US$25 or more. This is without the inclusion of monthly service fee.
§ The account should have one direct deposit of minimum US$500 or more than that
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Posted on 25 July 2009
Tags: account number, Billing disputes, cardholder account, cardholder agreement, complaint letter, credit card fraud, credit card rights, disputed item, fair billing rights, Fair Credit Billing Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, identity theft, Unauthorized charges
It is a good practice to read the terms and conditions of any agreement document before you sign it. When you apply for a credit card, your signature on the credit card application acts as your acceptance of the terms and conditions that have been set by the issuing financial institution. Although you may think that the issuer has the upper hand in all matters related to using the credit, its not entirely true.

A credit card customer has certain rights, many of which are provided under the Fair Credit Billing Act. But the important thing about exercising these rights is making sure that you take all required steps in the right order and time frame specified. Let us discuss some of these problems and the steps that should be taken to solve them, starting off with the biggest credit problem, billing disputes.
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