Wells Fargo To End Free Checking In Carolinas

From The Charlotte Observer

Wells Fargo & Co. customers in North and South Carolina who still have free checking accounts are being notified that they will soon face a $7 fee.

The change comes as the San Francisco bank finishes its year-long process of switching customers who opened free checking accounts with Wachovia to a new fee-eligible account. The fee for North and South Carolina customers will be effective Aug. 7 and show up in statements in September.

Florida, Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. are also affected by the final wave.

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More details for Florida Wells Fargo customers are provided in this SunSentinel article.