According to a January 2026 MoneyRates survey, new or increased fees are the number-one reason people switch banks. Monthly maintenance fees alone averaged a record $13.95 that month, and that's not ...
Monthly maintenance fees now average a record $13.51, according to the 2026 MoneyRates Checking Account Fee survey, while out-of-network ATM fees have hit a combined average of $4.64. But junk fees ...