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CG001First, we want to ask you a few questions related to your actual experiences with checking accounts.

Checking accounts are offered by most banks and credit unions and generally come with paper checks and a debit card to make purchases at merchants or to withdraw cash at ATMs. Funds can be deposited into the account by check, transfer, or employer direct deposit of paychecks. If there are not enough funds available to cover a debit card transaction, checking accounts generally give an account holder the option to have their transaction declined or to opt in to an “overdraft” plan. These overdraft plans generally allow a customer’s overdrawn transactions to be completed for a fee or charge customers to transfer funds from a linked account to cover the shortfall.

Have you ever opened a checking account for yourself, or, helped someone else open a checking account?
EVER OPENED CHECKING ACCOUNT
CG002Thinking about the most recent checking account you opened or helped someone else open, how long ago was this account opened? WHEN OPENED MOST RECENT CHECKING ACCOUNT
CG003Have you ever compared the terms and fees of checking accounts offered at different institutions before opening a checking account for yourself, or, helping someone else open a checking account?EVER COMPARED TERMS OF CHECKING ACCOUNTS
CG004Did you compare the terms and fees of the checking account you chose to others at a bank, online, or somewhere else? Please select all that apply.Bank
CG004_otherWHERE COMPARE TERMS AND FEES OF CHECKING ACCOUNT OTHER
CG005How difficult did you find comparing the terms and fees of checking accounts offered at different institutions?HOW DIFFICULT COMPARING TERMS OF CHECKING ACCOUNTS
CG006If you were planning to open a checking account which do you think is likely to charge you less over the course of a year? ~CG006_tabsWHICH OPTION WILL CHARGE LESS OVER A YEAR
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CG007_AImagine being able to get cash at any ATM is the most important feature to you. How much would you pay in fees directly to your bank if you withdrew cash from an ATM not in your ATM network? ~CG007_tabsHOW MUCH PAY IN FEES TO BANK IF YOU WITHDREW CASH FROM ATM
CG007_BHOW MUCH PAY IN FEES TO BANK IF YOU WITHDREW CASH FROM ATM B
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CG008Imagine you needed to stop payment on a transaction. Which account would cost you less in fees?~CG008_tabsSTOP PAYMENT ON TRANSACTION WHICH ACCOUNT COST LESS
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CG009Imagine you do not expect to use direct deposit but plan to always have at least $1,300 in your checking account. Which account would charge you a fee each month to have the account? ~CG009_tabs WHICH ACCOUNT CHARGE FEE TO HAVE ACCOUNT WITH 1300
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CG010Imagine you want to choose an overdraft plan where transfers are made from your savings account to cover an overdraft. Which account would cost you less in fees to make these transfers? ~CG010_tabsWHICH ACCOUNT COST LESS TO MAKE TRANSFER TO COVER OVERDRAFT
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CG011_AImagine you want to choose an overdraft plan which does not involve transfers from another account. If a single transaction caused a negative account balance of ten dollars for six days, how much would you pay in total fees?~CG011_tabsHOW MUCH PAY IN FEE IF BALANCE DROP BELOW ZERO A
CG011_BHOW MUCH PAY IN FEE IF BALANCE DROP BELOW ZERO B
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CG012Imagine you expect to sometimes make both point of sale purchases and ATM withdrawals throughout a day. Which account will reorder your ATM and debit transactions from highest to lowest, according to dollar amount?~CG012_tabsWHICH ACCOUNT WILL REORDER YOUR TRANSACTIONS
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CG013Next we will ask you a couple of questions about your experience with the questions you just answered.

How easy or difficult did you find comparing the terms and fees of these checking accounts?
HOW HARD COMPARING TERMS OF CHECKING ACCOUNTS
CG014How confident are you in the accuracy of your answers to the questions comparing these checking accounts? HOW CONFIDENT IN ACCURACY OF ANSWERS
CG015_AImagine you want to choose an overdraft plan which does not involve transfers from another account. How much would you pay in total fees to the bank if you overdrew your account once and left it overdrawn for six days before paying it back?~CG015_tabsOVERDRAFT PLAN HOW MUCH PAY IN FEES IF OVERDREW ACCOUNT ONCE A
CG015_BOVERDRAFT PLAN HOW MUCH PAY IN FEES IF OVERDREW ACCOUNT ONCE B
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CG016Imagine being able to get cash at any ATM is the most important feature to you. Which account would cost you less in fees paid directly to the bank to withdraw cash from an ATM not in your bank’s ATM network?~CG016_tabsWHICH ACCOUNT COST LESS IN FEES WHEN WITHDRAW CASH FROM ATM
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CG017Imagine you needed to replace a lost debit card. Which account would cost you less in fees to do that?~CG017_tabsWHICH ACCOUNT COST LESS IN FEES TO REPLACE LOST CARD
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CG018Imagine you expect to use an ATM to deposit several checks into your account each week. Which account would make those funds available sooner?~CG018_tabsWHICH ACCOUNT MAKES FUNDS AVAILABLE SOONER WHEN DEPOSIT CHECKS
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CG019Next we will ask you a couple of questions about your experience with the questions you just answered.

How easy or difficult did you find comparing the terms and fees of these checking accounts?
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CG020How confident are you in the accuracy of your answers to the questions comparing these checking accounts?HOW CONFIDENT IN ACCURACY OF ANSWERS SECTION III
CG021How important is it to you that a bank lists all common fees on a summary disclosure document? This includes fees like out of network ATM withdrawal fees and monthly fees but does not include less common fees like stop payment fees. HOW IMPORTANT BANK LIST COMMON FEES
CG022How important is it to you that a bank lists all possible fees on a summary disclosure document? This includes all common fees like out of network ATM withdrawal fees and monthly fees as well as less common fees like in-network ATM fees and stop payment fees.HOW IMPORTANT BANK LIST COMMON FEES ON SUMMARY DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
CG023How important is it to you that a bank lists ways to avoid fees? For example information on how to waive a monthly fee or customer service fees.HOW IMPORTANT BANK LIST WAYS TO AVIOID FEES
CG024How important is it to you that a bank lists information on deposit hold times? That is information on when funds you have deposited will be available for you to use.HOW IMPORTANT BANK LIST INFO ON DEPOSIT HOLD TIMES
CG025How important is it to you that a bank lists information on how it orders the transactions you make throughout the day? That is information on how a bank will credit and debit your account which can have an effect on the number of overdrafts you may incur.HOW IMPORTANT BANK LIST INFO ON HOW IT ORDERS TRANSACTIONS
CG026How important is it to you that different accounts offered by different banks present the same information in the same way to help customers comparison shop?HOW IMPORTANT BANK UNIFORMITY FOR SUMMARY DISCLOSURE
CG027If you had to choose, is it more important for a summary disclosure to be brief, only highlighting 8 – 10 common checking account fees while excluding some less common checking fees and information, or to be complete, by listing all possible checking account fees and information? Common fees might include monthly fees or out-of-network ATM fees. Less common fees and information might include in-network ATM fees, paper statement fees, deposit hold times, or transaction order processing. MORE IMPORTANT SUMMARY TO BE BRIEF OR COMPLETE
CGrandSectionIIONE QUARTER OF RESPONDENTS WILL BE SHOWN DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS Pew A and Pew B, ONE QUARTER Pew B and Pew A, ONE QUARTER Pew A and Industry B, AND ONE QUARTER Industry B and Pew A.

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CGrandSectionIIIONE HALF OF RESPONDENTS WILL BE SHOWN DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS Pew A and Industry A, ONE HALF Industry A and Pew A

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