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Originally Posted by manaboutown
As the OPs likely well know, the airport at which they will arrive in Spain will have ATMS lined up on a wall. I just use my Schwab card, no fees, and the best possible exchange rate. ¡No problema!
Schwab is great. I lost my card in Turkey a few years ago and they overnighted me a new one FREE!
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When we opened our Schwab checking account back in 2009, you had to invest with them in order to get it. I don't know what they require now. But I agree, it's the best. No added fee, only the bank exchange rate, and you can withdraw up to $500 (in euros) per card per day. So that was $1000 for us. We used to pay our Paris rental in cash withdrawn from any ATM there (Schwab credits back the withdrawal fee) before we got our checking account. Now we withdraw money with our cards to stock up our French bank account.
But I don't think you can open a checking account with them without investing with them.