Bank of America Credit Card Complaint

Bank of America Credit card department,

Transaction issue New York

In general, I believe that credit card treatment of foreign exchange transactions is an area full of undisclosed charges and unfair treatment of consumers. I would ask CFPB to examine this area. The proximate cause of my complaint is an instance with my BankAmericard where I was charged a foreign exchange fee of 3 % on a transaction denominated in US $ - with a value of $980.00. Under Bankamericard terms, they charge the fee whether the transaction is in foreign currency OR in US $ processed outside of the US. My complaint is that this is a rather obscure fee that has no connection to any business costs that Bank of America actually generates. Further, the method that credit card companies use to determine the foreign exchange rates assessed on consumer transactions do not appear to bear much relationship to the wholesale F- costs that they actually pay.