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@ ah

"You are unbanked because you are not rich and don't want to pay banks' ridiculous fees."

As opposed to those oh so reasonable fees that check-cashing places charge?

I just typed "free checking" into Google and in about 2 seconds I found that you can get a free checking account, with no minimum balance and no monthly fee at PNC bank. I then clicked on the "Locate PNC" option and found 30 branches in the DC metro area, most in the city, and even one...gasp...on MLK in SE. You can of course also do most of your banking via the internet or from one of the many ATM machines in the city.

Now they do charge for the actual checks, although last time I bought checks I bought them online for less than $5 for a box of 150 (about 3 cents per check, lower than any money order fee out there I suspect).

by dcdriver on Mar 21, 2012 4:37 pm • link • report

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