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BANK INTEREST FEE [4 records]

Record 1 2009-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Loans
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

... a charge not exceeding five dollars for the creation of or increase in an overdraft, imposed by a credit union or caisse populaire the membership of which [comprises,] wholly or substantially, natural persons or a deposit-taking institution the deposits in which are insured, in whole or in part, by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or guaranteed, in whole or in part, by the Quebec Deposit Insurance Board.

CONT

This means that the bank will simply advance the money that your account is short and allow the check to be cashed.... a fee is charged for this overdraft protection. Overdraft fees typically range between $20 and $35 per overdraft. In addition, interest may be charged on any outstanding balance(that is the money the bank had to advance) until those funds are repaid. Naturally, overdraft charges can be very expensive, particularly if you aren’t aware of your account balance at all times, or are careless with the checks you issue.

CONT

... If [consumer] accounts have insufficient funds, they will be subject to expensive bounced check fees or overdraft protection charges.

Key term(s)
  • overdraft charges

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Prêts et emprunts
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

Les frais de services sont des frais que vous payez en contrepartie d'un service fourni par la banque. Certains services de comptes de chèques sont gratuits, mais bon nombre sont payés par les clients, selon la formule de l'utilisateur-payeur. [...] Voici certains frais courants des comptes de chèques : frais de tenue de compte mensuels (dépendent souvent du maintien d'un solde minimum); frais de retrait, de virement et de règlement de factures; [...] frais de découvert (ou frais de protection de découvert) [...]

CONT

Les clients peuvent éviter les frais de découvert en faisant une demande du service de protection de découvert.

Key term(s)
  • frais pour découvert de compte

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Préstamos
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 2 2008-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
DEF

[A] fee charged by a bank for a service that the bank provides in Canada, but does not include the interest or discount applicable to a loan made by the bank.

OBS

bank fee; bank charge: terms usually used in the plural in this field.

Key term(s)
  • bank charges
  • bank fees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
DEF

Frais exigés par une banque pour un service qu'elle fournit au Canada, à l'exception des intérêts ou de l'escompte applicables à un prêt qu'elle accorde.

OBS

Le terme agio(s) désigne l'ensemble des rémunérations (intérêts, commissions, change) prélevées par une banque en échange des services rendus. Il existe différentes acceptions de l'agio qui peut être bancaire, boursier ou monétaire, mais la première est la plus connue.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
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Record 3 2008-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
CONT

Domestic financing sources ... The Funds offer loans, donations, partial payment of bank interest fees, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
CONT

La Directive Européenne contre les retards de paiement [...] Est-ce que la Directive aura des effets sur les retards de paiement? [...] Effets additionnels [...] meilleures cotation de solvabilité par les banques [...] moins de frais d'intérêt bancaire [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
  • Electronic Commerce
CONT

As a Web merchant, you will pay separate merchant-bank account charges. Expect to pay setup fees of up to $200, a monthly statement fee(typically $10), a per-transaction fee(around 30 cents), and a discount rate ranging from 1% to 4% of each sale. The latter is the interest the card company charges for giving you the money up front before it debits the customer's account. A discount rate(determined by your credit history) of less than 2. 7% is considered good. Reserve fees-a portion of sales retained to cover refunds-can be as large as 15%. The bank can hold reserves for anywhere from several weeks to six months.

CONT

Although e-commerce has its benefits, it can be costly; there may be monthly processing fees, bank fees and reserve fees associated with each sale.

Key term(s)
  • reserve fee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
  • Commerce électronique
CONT

eBay s'apprête à augmenter aux États-Unis le niveau de ses commissions sur les transactions. À la fin du mois de janvier, les commissions seront rehaussées de 0,25 %. Pour les enchères inférieures à 25 dollars, la commission passera à 5,25 %. Sur la tranche supérieure, pour les offres de 1 000 dollars et plus, la commission atteindra 1,5 %. Les frais de réserve, pour les enchères à prix plancher, passeront d'un à deux dollars.

Spanish

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