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Banks lost billions in the financial crisis, and now face profit-squeezing regulations. And make no mistake: They're looking at your balance to fix their bottom lines. Here are four ways your bank takes your money, and what you can do to hold on to more of your hard-earned cash.

In case you hadn't noticed yet, you will sooner or later: Bank fees are changing. In fact, in just the past week alone, JPMorgan Chase has received a lot of ink from personal finance writers. They're experimenting with $5 ATM fees for non-customers and considering limiting the amount people can...

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...

More than a million Americans lost access to banks last year, bringing the total up to 30 million people in this country who can't even open a savings account or write a check. The issue of the "unbanked," as they're being called, is a serious one, and the recession is only making the problem...