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Fortune
Ivana Pino

57 million Americans are still paying checking account fees

Photo illustration of a woman using a debit card to access her checking account at an atm. (Credit: Photo illustration by Fortune; Original photo by Getty Images)

Rising costs have led many consumers to cut costs in order to make ends meet. But one area they may be neglecting: their checking account fees. 

According to a new report by Bankrate, more than 1 in 4 checking account holders are still paying fees every month—and for nearly half of them (48%) it comes at the steep cost of sacrificing saving for emergencies and paying down debt as a result. 

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