Loved this article in the Bradenton Herald!!  Finally, it seems, a banking institution "gets" that we are CONSUMERS and they are SERVICE PROVIDERS. :)

Credit unions and smaller banks are, apparently, realizing charging customers more for using their service is not beneficial to their bottom line! :) 

“We needed to do something to help consumers who are under attack from behemoth national banks charging fees that just don’t make sense,” said Katie Pembles, Community Bank president. “People have a choice of where to bank, and at Community Bank, we thought paying people $5 per month rather than charging them $5 per month was a good way to set us apart.”

Read more: http://www.bradenton.com/2011/10/12/3563762/community-bank-to-pay-not-charge.html#ixzz1ag4CXZrR