Fifth Third Bank

Our hate affair with bank fees continues. Overdraft fees -- those fees that rack up when you're overdrawn, didn't know it, and suddenly find yourself paying $35 for a cup of already overpriced $4 coffee -- used to get all the press. But with banks now allowing customers to opt-out of overdraft...

You may have noticed the recent headlines, or maybe you learned about it through your own bank: The end of free checking appears to be near. Still, it's not quite time for free checking's death-knell just yet. Despite the flood of questioning from news publications -- "Is free checking over?" --...