<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - fees</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/fees</link><description>Newsvine - fees</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:10:42 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:01:28 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Report: States force jobless to pay needless fees</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jobless Americans are paying millions in unnecessary fees to collect unemployment benefits because of state policies encouraging them to get the money through bank-issued payment cards, according to a new report from a consumer group.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Wagner]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Daniel Wagner]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/29/16745965-report-states-force-jobless-to-pay-needless-fees</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/29/16745965-report-states-force-jobless-to-pay-needless-fees</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>unemployment</category><category>fees</category><category>card-fees</category><category>jobless-americans</category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:02:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d035a285-fd01-4b12-a126-802056d4bbc5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="278" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d035a285-fd01-4b12-a126-802056d4bbc5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 photo people use a Bank of America ATM in Boston. Banks including JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bancorp and Bank of America seized on government payments for unemployment compensation  as a business opportunity and pitched card programs to many states. However to cover the costs of the programs, banks have  hit all card users with a plethora of new fees. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fees undermine fliers' ability to compare fares</title>
<description><![CDATA[For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joan Lowy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joan Lowy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16167060-fees-undermine-fliers-ability-to-compare-fares</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16167060-fees-undermine-fliers-ability-to-compare-fares</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>airline</category><category>politics</category><category>fees</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:26:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1dbc7ea2-7775-4673-bc18-e77b0c701bcb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1dbc7ea2-7775-4673-bc18-e77b0c701bcb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Dec. 21, 2012 file photo shows travelers walking to a ticketing desk at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare. But as airlines offer a proliferating list of add-on services, from early boarding to premium seating and baggage fees, the ability to comparison-shop for the lowest total fare is eroding.  (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Airlines boost 3Q baggage fee collections</title>
<description><![CDATA[Airlines are raking in more baggage fees.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/17/15973552-airlines-boost-3q-baggage-fee-collections</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/17/15973552-airlines-boost-3q-baggage-fee-collections</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>airlines</category><category>fees</category><category>baggage-fees</category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:16:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Southwest to charge customers who don't show up</title>
<description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines Co. will start charging a no-show fee for passengers who fail to cancel tickets before their flights.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Koenig]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David Koenig]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/14/15908496-southwest-to-charge-customers-who-dont-show-up</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/14/15908496-southwest-to-charge-customers-who-dont-show-up</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>airlines</category><category>southwest-airlines</category><category>fees</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:35:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Retailers appeal $7.2B credit card fee settlement</title>
<description><![CDATA[Several retail groups are appealing a $7.2 billion court decision approved earlier this month that was designed to settle allegations of fee-fixing against major credit card companies.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15490983-retailers-appeal-72b-credit-card-fee-settlement</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15490983-retailers-appeal-72b-credit-card-fee-settlement</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>settlement</category><category>fees</category><category>credit-card</category><category>card</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:50:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Banks extend fee waivers for storm-hit customers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some of the nation's biggest banks have extended temporary waivers on a variety of fees and late charges for residents of states hit hard by Superstorm Sandy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14837403-banks-extend-fee-waivers-for-storm-hit-customers</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14837403-banks-extend-fee-waivers-for-storm-hit-customers</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>bank</category><category>fees</category><category>us-news</category><category>superstorm</category><category>superstorm-sandy</category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:03:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Dish, Gannett reach agreement over TV fees</title>
<description><![CDATA[Dish and Gannett said Monday that they have reached an agreement in a fee dispute that had threatened to leave more than 2 million Dish subscribers in 19 cities without access to local television stations owned by Gannett.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/08/14286948-dish-gannett-reach-agreement-over-tv-fees</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/08/14286948-dish-gannett-reach-agreement-over-tv-fees</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>gannett</category><category>fees</category><category>us-news</category><category>dish</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Oct 2012 07:25:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Airlines set bag fee record in first half of year</title>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. airlines collected more than $1.7 billion in baggage fees during the first half of the year, the largest amount ever collected in that six-month period.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Mayerowitz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Scott Mayerowitz]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14096044-airlines-set-bag-fee-record-in-first-half-of-year</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14096044-airlines-set-bag-fee-record-in-first-half-of-year</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>airlines</category><category>fees</category><category>bag-fees</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:33:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5606d892-a553-4cc1-9827-3b3c22182b45.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5606d892-a553-4cc1-9827-3b3c22182b45.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE-In this Wednesday, Aug. 1 2012 file photo, Delta Air Lines ramp agents unload bags from a flight arriving at JFK International airport in New York. U.S. airlines collected more than $1.7 billion in baggage fees during the first half of the year, the largest amount ever collected in that six-month period. Delta Air Lines Inc. once again claimed the title as the airline collecting the most in baggage fees: nearly $430 million from January through June. The slightly larger United Airlines, part of United Continental Holdings Inc.,  followed with $351 million in bag fees, according to a report from the Bureau of Transportation statistics released Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=10708d50-4c21-4dce-88f4-abc7811e01a1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="361" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=10708d50-4c21-4dce-88f4-abc7811e01a1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="170" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE-In this Monday, June 25, 2012, file photo, a customer drops off her bag at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. U.S. airlines collected more than $1.7 billion in baggage fees during the first half of the year, the largest amount ever collected in that six-month period. Delta Air Lines Inc. once again claimed the title as the airline collecting the most in baggage fees: nearly $430 million from January through June. The slightly larger United Airlines, part of United Continental Holdings Inc.,  followed with $351 million in bag fees, according to a report from the Bureau of Transportation statistics released Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bank fees further erode free checking accounts</title>
<description><![CDATA[Truly free checking accounts are becoming rarer as banks add more fees to boost their profits.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Carpenter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dave Carpenter]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/24/14071330-bank-fees-further-erode-free-checking-accounts</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/24/14071330-bank-fees-further-erode-free-checking-accounts</guid><category>us</category><category>fees</category><category>us-news</category><category>checking-account</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:38:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e725cd14-3935-4959-87ea-9579fa84a063.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e725cd14-3935-4959-87ea-9579fa84a063.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Jan. 31, 2011 photo, Bank of America customers use ATM machines in New York. Truly free checking accounts are becoming rarer as banks add more fees to boost their profits. Financial data publisher Bankrate.com says a survey shows only 39 percent of non-interest checking accounts are free to all customers. That's down from 45 percent last year and 76 percent in 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Retail group says it opposes card fee settlement</title>
<description><![CDATA[The National Retail Federation is opposing a proposed $7.25 billion settlement that Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. and major banks have agreed to pay retailers for alleged fee fixing.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Chapman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michelle Chapman]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/10/13802748-retail-group-says-it-opposes-card-fee-settlement</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/10/13802748-retail-group-says-it-opposes-card-fee-settlement</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>fees</category><category>card</category><category>retailers</category><category>national-retail-federation</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:43:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Millions in SF health fees don't go to workers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Restaurants and other businesses in this food-loving tourist mecca collected almost $14 million dollars in extra fees last year from their patrons, as they sought to comply with the progressive city's landmark universal health-care ordinance.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fenit Nirappil]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fenit Nirappil]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/08/13749326-millions-in-sf-health-fees-dont-go-to-workers</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/08/13749326-millions-in-sf-health-fees-dont-go-to-workers</guid><category>us</category><category>associated-press</category><category>san-francisco</category><category>unspent</category><category>fees</category><category>us-news</category><category>restaurant</category><pubDate>Sat, 8 Sep 2012 18:07:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ffcd3496-a8c8-4062-a12b-fd3566670dc7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ffcd3496-a8c8-4062-a12b-fd3566670dc7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, Carlos Kuk serves first courses during dinner at the Blue Plate restaurant in San Francisco. Nearly 200 San Francisco businesses charge diners and other customers an extra fee to pay for employee health care, but millions of dollars of it never gets spent on doctor visits or medicine. An Associated Press analysis of city records shows 59 percent of businesses that impose health care surcharges of about 3 per cent to 5 per cent on their clientele collected an average of $61,000 more than they spent on health care last year. Blue Plate suspended the fee because many of the young, healthy employees didnt have many medical expenses. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eadeba21-cf09-4099-b1d3-37a79214ae9f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eadeba21-cf09-4099-b1d3-37a79214ae9f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012  co-owner Jeff Trenam goes over the lineup of the evening dinner menu with his wait staff at the Blue Plate restaurant in San Francisco. Nearly 200 San Francisco businesses charge diners and other customers an extra fee to pay for employee health care, but millions of dollars of it never gets spent on doctor visits or medicine. An Associated Press analysis of city records shows 59 percent of businesses that impose health care surcharges of about 3 per cent to 5 per cent on their clientele collected an average of $61,000 more than they spent on health care last year.  Trenam said he noticed many of his young, healthy employees didnt have many medical expenses, so he suspended the fee. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9d8c0b9a-27a9-4c2c-9a5c-039b56d79aa2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="281" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9d8c0b9a-27a9-4c2c-9a5c-039b56d79aa2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 a waitress sets a table for dinner at the Blue Plate restaurant in San Francisco. Nearly 200 San Francisco businesses charge diners and other customers an extra fee to pay for employee health care, but millions of dollars of it never gets spent on doctor visits or medicine. An Associated Press analysis of city records shows 59 percent of businesses that impose health care surcharges of about 3 per cent to 5 per cent on their clientele collected an average of $61,000 more than they spent on health care last year. Blue Plate suspended the fee because many of the young, healthy employees didnt have many medical expenses. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why read the fine print when booking hotels?</title>
<description><![CDATA[The next time you book a hotel room, read the fine print first.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Mayerowitz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Scott Mayerowitz]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/30/13588668-why-read-the-fine-print-when-booking-hotels</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/30/13588668-why-read-the-fine-print-when-booking-hotels</guid><category>us</category><category>hotel</category><category>fees</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>What NBC paid for US Olympic rights over the years</title>
<description><![CDATA[NBC paid nearly $1.2 billion for the U.S. rights to the London Olympics this year. It plans more than 5,500 hours of coverage on its TV networks and through streams on NBCOlympics.com. NBC now says it expects to break even, despite earlier predicting a loss on the games.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/01/13072115-what-nbc-paid-for-us-olympic-rights-over-the-years</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/01/13072115-what-nbc-paid-for-us-olympic-rights-over-the-years</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>olympics</category><category>rights</category><category>fees</category><category>nbc</category><category>london-olympics</category><category>comcast</category><pubDate>Wed, 1 Aug 2012 18:46:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=767fcbae-4fad-4d96-a21d-03409cd17206.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=767fcbae-4fad-4d96-a21d-03409cd17206.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Tueday, July 31, 2012 photo released by NBC shows the US Women's Gymnastics team, winners of the gold medal for women's team gymnastics, Kyla Ross, standing left, Jordyn Wieber, seated left, Aly Raisman, standing center, McKayla Maroney, and Gabby Douglas, seated right, with NBC Sports' Bob Costas in London. NBC is set to &quot;break even&quot; on its Olympics coverage, rather than lose money as previously expected, the head of NBCUniversal said Wednesday, Aug. 1. The company had expected at one point to take a $200 million loss on the London Olympics. NBC paid $1.2 billion for the rights to show the games on TV and online in the U.S. It has said that it sold more than $1 billion in ads, breaking the record of $850 million set during the Beijing Olympics in 2008. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e5eb69e2-a446-4e32-8e74-1ad71738b226.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e5eb69e2-a446-4e32-8e74-1ad71738b226.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This July 27, 2012 photo shows, from left, co-hosts of the &quot;Today&quot; show, from left, Savannah Guthrie, Meredith Vieira, and Matt Lauer during a broadcast of the morning news program from London. NBC is set to &quot;break even&quot; on its Olympics coverage, rather than lose money as previously expected, the head of NBCUniversal said Wednesday, Aug. 1. The company had expected at one point to take a $200 million loss on the London Olympics. NBC paid $1.2 billion for the rights to show the games on TV and online in the U.S. It has said that it sold more than $1 billion in ads, breaking the record of $850 million set during the Beijing Olympics in 2008. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Appeals court tosses antitrust claim over ATM fees</title>
<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has tossed out a lawsuit claiming that banks illegally conspired to fix the fees non-customers are charged to get cash from ATMs.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/12/12708810-appeals-court-tosses-antitrust-claim-over-atm-fees</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/12/12708810-appeals-court-tosses-antitrust-claim-over-atm-fees</guid><category>us</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>bank</category><category>fees</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:35:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>4 key items to look for in new 401(k) disclosures</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's easy to overlook what's important when it comes to saving money. Many people would sooner clip a toothpaste coupon than review their retirement accounts to assess whether they can minimize investment fees.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Jewell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Jewell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/05/12584733-4-key-items-to-look-for-in-new-401k-disclosures</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/05/12584733-4-key-items-to-look-for-in-new-401k-disclosures</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>of</category><category>mutual</category><category>interest</category><category>fees</category><category>401k</category><pubDate>Thu, 5 Jul 2012 21:52:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>401(k) fee transparency rules take effect Sunday</title>
<description><![CDATA[Federal disclosure rules that go into effect Sunday will make it easier for workers and retirees to see how much their 401(k) accounts are being docked in fees.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/29/12485222-401k-fee-transparency-rules-take-effect-sunday</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/29/12485222-401k-fee-transparency-rules-take-effect-sunday</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>fees</category><category>401k</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:04:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Court: Union must give fee increase notice</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that unions must give nonmembers an immediate chance to object to unexpected fee increases or special assessments that all workers are required to pay in closed-shop situations.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jesse J. Holland]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jesse J. Holland]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/21/12337927-court-union-must-give-fee-increase-notice</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/21/12337927-court-union-must-give-fee-increase-notice</guid><category>us</category><category>court</category><category>politics</category><category>union</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>fees</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:12:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Bank fees are still too high (and confusing)</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/08/12123500-bank-fees-are-still-too-high-and-confusing</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/08/12123500-bank-fees-are-still-too-high-and-confusing</guid><category>banks</category><category>fees</category><category>disclosure</category><category>confusing</category><category>overdraft</category><category>why-because</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 Jun 2012 15:56:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Alaska Air charged carry-on fee at gate for years</title>
<description><![CDATA[Alaska Airlines has been quietly warning passengers for years that it charges $25 for every oversized carry-on it has to check at the gate.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12072519-alaska-air-charged-carry-on-fee-at-gate-for-years</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12072519-alaska-air-charged-carry-on-fee-at-gate-for-years</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>air</category><category>alaska-air</category><category>alaska-airlines</category><category>fees</category><category>carry-on</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 21:10:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>A look at government findings on 401(k) fees</title>
<description><![CDATA[A government report concludes that many employers don't know enough about the fees they and their employees pay for 401(k) retirement savings plans.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11994540-a-look-at-government-findings-on-401k-fees</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11994540-a-look-at-government-findings-on-401k-fees</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>fees</category><category>401k</category><category>findings</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 21:04:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>401(k) fees have employers, employees in the dark</title>
<description><![CDATA[What's not to like about 401(k) accounts? Most companies offering these retirement savings plans match a portion of the employee's paycheck deductions. Contributions are exempt from income tax. Investment earnings grow tax-free until withdrawal.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Jewell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Jewell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11993725-401k-fees-have-employers-employees-in-the-dark</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11993725-401k-fees-have-employers-employees-in-the-dark</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>of</category><category>mutual</category><category>interest</category><category>fees</category><category>401k</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 19:43:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Changing banks is an even bigger pain in the neck</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11988300-changing-banks-is-an-even-bigger-pain-in-the-neck</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11988300-changing-banks-is-an-even-bigger-pain-in-the-neck</guid><category>fed</category><category>bank</category><category>money</category><category>fees</category><category>happy</category><category>institution</category><category>pull</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>you're</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 12:05:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Colleges' bank deals saddle students with big fees</title>
<description><![CDATA[As many as 900 colleges are pushing students into using payment cards that carry hefty costs, sometimes even to get to their financial aid money, according to a report released Wednesday by a public interest group.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Wagner]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Daniel Wagner]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11946232-colleges-bank-deals-saddle-students-with-big-fees</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11946232-colleges-bank-deals-saddle-students-with-big-fees</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>student</category><category>politics</category><category>3rd</category><category>fees</category><category>card</category><category>ld</category><category>writethru</category><category>mario-parker-milligan</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 04:02:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Senate panel approves airline security fee hike</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Democratic-controlled Senate panel Tuesday approved a $2.50 increase in airline security fees that would double the per-passenger fee for those taking nonstop flights.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Andrew Taylor]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/22/11813107-senate-panel-approves-airline-security-fee-hike</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/22/11813107-senate-panel-approves-airline-security-fee-hike</guid><category>us</category><category>airline</category><category>ticket</category><category>politics</category><category>fees</category><category>democratic-controlled-senate</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 17:34:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>U.S. airlines see decline in baggage-fee revenue</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/21/11797713-us-airlines-see-decline-in-baggage-fee-revenue</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/21/11797713-us-airlines-see-decline-in-baggage-fee-revenue</guid><category>airlines</category><category>fees</category><category>billion</category><category>baggage</category><category>slightly</category><category>carte</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>embraced</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 21:57:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>