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You use your US debit card at a foreign ATM. Who will most likely charge you a fee?

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  1. Your bank and the foreign bank
  2. Only the foreign bank
  3. Nobody, ATMs abroad are free

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  1. UC San Diego Programs Abroad: How To Handle Money Abroad programsabroad.ucsd.edu/students/pre-departure/HowToHandleYourMoneyAbroad.pdf Checked 2026-10-10.

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