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overseas debit card - no charge?

stratopastor
stratopastor Posts: 1 Newbie
in Budgeting & bank accounts
which banks do 'no charge for using debit card abroad'? I'm planning to go to Lebanon and the US..

many thanks

Stratopastor

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  • crossleydd42
    crossleydd42 Posts: 1,065 Forumite
    I think the Nationwide Building Society's the only one.
    "Some say the cup is half empty, while others say it is half full. However, this is skirting around the issue. The real problem is that the cup is too big."
  • newfoundglory
    newfoundglory Posts: 1,912 Forumite
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    Indeed, Nationwide would be the only provider.
  • GIRLPOWER_2
    GIRLPOWER_2 Posts: 1,382 Forumite
    What about cc's any of them free to use in the us????
  • santana-mx3
    santana-mx3 Posts: 415 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    GIRLPOWER wrote:
    What about cc's any of them free to use in the us????

    Again, Nationwide's the answer. That's why I got one a few months ago. I didn't know until comparatively recently though that the debit card I've had for 18 years also had that benefit. I'd rather use a cc though.
  • Chadsman
    Chadsman Posts: 1,113 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I think the Lombard direct CC does not charge a fee for forex. The Liverpool Victoria CC (and various LV branded cards) dont charge for forex within the EU but do charge 1% for transactions from elsewhere in the world.
    God save the King!
    I'll save Winston Churchill, Jane Austen, J. M. W. Turner and Alan Turing.
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