ATM & Forex fees in Israel

[nafnaf12]

I have a few thousand American dollars in cash.
What's my easiest way to get them into my American checking account?

[Jack out of the box]

I have a few thousand American dollars in cash.
What's my easiest way to get them into my American checking account?

Find someone trustworthy who wants to get $ to here and have them write you a check or transfer to your US account. Alternatively, you can trade it for a check/checks at a money changer. Make sure to deal only with someone especially reputable.

[nafnaf12]

Find someone trustworthy who wants to get $ to here and have them write you a check or transfer to your US account. Alternatively, you can trade it for a check/checks at a money changer. Make sure to deal only with someone especially reputable.

any money changer in Jerusalem you'd recommend?

[myi]

any money changer in Jerusalem you'd recommend?

Or simply find someone to bring it back for you and have it deposited in the US.

[nafnaf12]

Or simply find someone to bring it back for you and have it deposited in the US.

don't have anyone that can do that for me atm

[Jack out of the box]

any money changer in Jerusalem you'd recommend?

PM me

[dbw]

I just opened a Schwab brokerage account so I could use their ATM withdrawal option. Is there any reason why I would also need their checking account option or is the brokerage enough?

[ChaimMoskowitz]

I just opened a Schwab brokerage account so I could use their ATM withdrawal option. Is there any reason why I would also need their checking account option or is the brokerage enough?

Can you have the no fee ATM card without checking?

[asherfriedman]

I have a TD Bank credit card and was wondering what currency exchange rate they charge you at, I seem to see on my statements that I sometimes get charged at about almost the official exchange rate (one basis point less) and sometimes I get charged at an exchange rate about 3 or even 6 basis points less for example at an exchange rate of 3.49 I got charged at a rate of 3.43 (July 30 2019).
Does someone know how to explain me this?

[kotel]

If its a mastercard/visa they fix the exchange rate once per day.
See here for the historical fix with mastercard https://www.mastercard.us/en-us/consumers/get-support/convert-currency.html

[Boruch999]

If its a mastercard/visa they fix the exchange rate once per day.
See here for the historical fix with mastercard https://www.mastercard.us/en-us/consumers/get-support/convert-currency.html

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Multiple times a day. 

I have a TD Bank credit card and was wondering what currency exchange rate they charge you at, I seem to see on my statements that I sometimes get charged at about almost the official exchange rate (one basis point less) and sometimes I get charged at an exchange rate about 3 or even 6 basis points less for example at an exchange rate of 3.49 I got charged at a rate of 3.43 (July 30 2019).
Does someone know how to explain me this?

I got hit with that too.  On July 29th there was a somewhat anomalous spike downward in the dollar/nis rate.  If you lost a lot of money, you could try and reach out to Visa.

[Jack out of the box]

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Multiple times a day. 
I got hit with that too.  On July 29th there was a somewhat anomalous spike downward in the dollar/nis rate.  If you lost a lot of money, you could try and reach out to Visa.

The rate is typically set sometime after the purchase up until the point of posting. Not so clear exactly when but not exactly at the moment of purchase.

[Jack out of the box]

Someone just posted this on a local forum.
"Where is the best bank to use a US ATM card? Has any recently used the ATM at Bank Leumi with a US card? It seems they are starting to charge a 13.9 shekel service fee."

I asked "Did you take their "offer" of exchange rates, or did you choose to be charged in Shekels?"

The response "Shekel.
I did not choose to 'convert'
I received an email from someone else that they had the same charge.
I have a capital one card.
On the statement of the card the amount taken out is one sum.
When I click to see details it is broken into two 'amount' and 'ATM fee: $4.05'
This has nothing to do with Capital one.
It’s bank leumi.
Are other banks are doing this as well?"

[CRACKERJACK]

I use bank igud corner Shamgar Yermiyahu there are no fees afaik!

[BB59]

I use bank igud corner Shamgar Yermiyahu there are no fees afaik!

Does it tell you what the rate will be? Or you just withdraw in a shekel amount?
I'm looking for a way to withdraw a specific amount in dollars but don't mind if the actual currency is in Shekel.

[CRACKERJACK]

Does it tell you what the rate will be? Or you just withdraw in a shekel amount?
I'm looking for a way to withdraw a specific amount in dollars but don't mind if the actual currency is in Shekel.

It does not!
I check the rate online and withdraw a little more i then check the exact amount withdrawn from my account!

[Boruch999]

I saw this reported on a local forum, might be the same source though.  Can anyone corroborate that Leumi is charging 13.90 to withdraw from a foreign card?  Does the ATM warn you about this fee?  It used to say there is no fee associated with this withdrawal but you may be charged by your bank, or something to that effect.

[m65]

I saw this reported on a local forum, might be the same source though.  Can anyone corroborate that Leumi is charging 13.90 to withdraw from a foreign card?  Does the ATM warn you about this fee?  It used to say there is no fee associated with this withdrawal but you may be charged by your bank, or something to that effect.

yes.
as of the past week or 2, they started charging 13.90 nis per withdrawal, with a maximum of 2000 nis per withdrawal.
bad news.
as of now poalim and discount banks are still allowing free withdrawals.
if anybody knows of other banks that allow free withdrawals, please post

[Jack out of the box]

yes.
as of the past week or 2, they started charging 13.90 nis per withdrawal, with a maximum of 2000 nis per withdrawal.
bad news.
as of now poalim and discount banks are still allowing free withdrawals.
if anybody knows of other banks that allow free withdrawals, please post

In my locale Leumi is the only option and recent reports say they added a fee.
It's been a while since I used Poalim but I remember their limit being like 2K. Mizrahi and Discount/Mercantile I think let me do 4K.
Pagi and Bank Yerushalayim never worked at all.
Igud seems to be linked to Leumi but I don't know about a new fee.

[m65]

In my locale Leumi is the only option and recent reports say they added a fee.
It's been a while since I used Poalim but I remember their limit being like 2K. Mizrahi and Discount/Mercantile I think let me do 4K.
Pagi and Bank Yerushalayim never worked at all.
Igud seems to be linked to Leumi but I don't know about a new fee.

i pulled out more than 2k in poalim recently