Consumer, Legislator Irritation With Bank Fees Increasing

David Lazarus writes for the San Francisco Chronicle about the fees banks have been charging for various forms of electronic transactions. He points out that legislators - including Democrats about to take over key committee chair positions in the new Congress - are increasingly scrutinizing these fees. Lazarus says "considering the volume of transactions that major financial institutions handle, it's difficult to imagine any behind-the-scenes process that merits a fee of nearly $15 being attached to individual electronic transactions."