U.S. Bank Drops ATM fees at UW-SP

Police Seek Two Suspected of ATM Skimming

Man With Binoculars Charged in ATM Fraud

A man in Mount Pleasant, Wis., has been charged for allegedly spying on ATM users with binoculars, then using their personal identification numbers to pull money from their accounts. Employees said he would watch as people completed their transactions, then immediately drive up behind them and attempt his own transaction. The people that police spoke to said they did not completely close out their session at the ATM before the man made his alleged attempts to get money from their accounts. Read more in the Racine Journal Times.

New Twist on ATM Skimming Reported

A new twist on an old scam has people missing money from their bank accounts as thieves are using new high-tech ATM skimmers to steal account information. In addition to the traditional skimming device placed into the card slot, clear plastic overlays are placed on top of the number pad to capture PINs, WFRV-Channel 5 in Green Bay reported.

ATM Fee Limit of 50 Cents Proposed

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced an amendment to the federal financial reform package that would cap ATM fees to 50 cents per transaction, the Small Business Times of Milwaukee reported.

$3 Fee Costs Bank $90,000

A class-action lawsuit is costing Chicago-area Marquette Bank $90,000. The suit claims that the bank’s ATM violated the federal Electronic Funds Transfer Act by not disclosing that she’d be charged a $3 non-customer fee. Read the Chicago Sun-Times article.