Read more fees stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21872/fees.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-12T13:39:06http://www.newser.com/story/80473/american-airlines-will-charge-8-for-a-blanket.htmlBundle up, air travelers: Blankets cost extra now, too. American Airlines will begin charging coach passengers $8 for a blanket on long domestic flights and some international routes. On flights of 2 hours or less, no blankets will be available, no matter how much money you throw around. On the...http://www.newser.com/story/80473/american-airlines-will-charge-8-for-a-blanket.html2010-02-09T19:07:50http://www.newser.com/story/71002/for-249-annual-fee-united-will-waive-bag-charges.htmlFly United frequently, or planning to use the airline for the next couple family vacations? For a $249 annual fee, United will waive fees for your first two checked bags—and it covers up to eight people traveling on the same booking. With a $20 charge for the first bag...http://www.newser.com/story/71002/for-249-annual-fee-united-will-waive-bag-charges.html2009-10-06T02:32:35http://www.newser.com/story/68953/debit-card-overdrafts-bring-banks-billions.htmlDebit card overdraft fees are helping to pay banks’ bills in the recession—and they're hitting customers hard, the New York Times reports. “Banks will let you overspend on your debit card in a way that is much, much more expensive than almost any credit card,” says an analyst. Spending...http://www.newser.com/story/68953/debit-card-overdrafts-bring-banks-billions.html2009-09-09T14:29:10http://www.newser.com/story/68459/southwest-adds-10-fee-to-board-early.htmlSouthwest Airlines doesn’t assign seats, but now it will start charging for the privilege of finding the best one, the Dallas Morning News reports. For an extra $10, the new “EarlyBird Check-in” allows passengers to board first, or at least right after the Business Select and Rapid Rewards A-List customers.http://www.newser.com/story/68459/southwest-adds-10-fee-to-board-early.html2009-09-02T21:40:49http://www.newser.com/story/66234/wall-street-rakes-in-1b-in-fees-on-aig-breakup.htmlThe crumbling of AIG forced taxpayers to take on 80% of the company, but breaking the insurance giant up is turning out to be a bonanza for lawyers and banks. The Wall Street Journal calculates that firms will pull in $1 billion in fees from AIG and the Fed—one...http://www.newser.com/story/66234/wall-street-rakes-in-1b-in-fees-on-aig-breakup.html2009-08-06T12:18:02http://www.newser.com/story/62502/baggage-fees-soar-as-fuel-prices-drop.htmlWhen airlines instituted new baggage fees, they said it was to offset high fuel prices. Since then, even though energy prices have fallen, the fees haven't gone anywhere but up. In the first quarter, airlines pulled in $566 million in fees, putting them on pace to double last year’s take,...http://www.newser.com/story/62502/baggage-fees-soar-as-fuel-prices-drop.html2009-06-22T15:37:56http://www.newser.com/story/60790/ryanair-serious-about-pee-fee.htmlRyanair’s CEO isn’t joking about ripping two of the three toilets out of his planes and charging for the use of the remaining one, the Guardian reports. “We are serious about it,” said Michael O’Leary, nicknamed “Michael O’Really” by industry skeptics. “We are flying aircraft on an average flight time...http://www.newser.com/story/60790/ryanair-serious-about-pee-fee.html2009-06-02T18:56:02http://www.newser.com/story/56015/fee-hikes-at-bailed-out-banks-spur-investigation.htmlCongressional overseers of the TARP program are investigating the lending practices of several of the banks they bailed out in response to complaints that the banks are raising interest rates and fees, the Wall Street Journal reports. Despite receiving billions in taxpayer dollars, Bank of America last week nearly doubled...http://www.newser.com/story/56015/fee-hikes-at-bailed-out-banks-spur-investigation.html2009-04-13T12:08:43http://www.newser.com/story/55914/cash-strapped-cities-get-creative-with-fees.htmlCities across America are taking a page from the airlines and charging for things that used to be part of the service, the New York Times reports. "Accident response fees" charging at-fault drivers for the cost of cleaning up crash scenes are catching on, and Washington, DC is considering tacking...http://www.newser.com/story/55914/cash-strapped-cities-get-creative-with-fees.html2009-04-11T13:04:17