In a cross promotion with Bank Transfer Day, a New Jersey credit union, the $256 millionMcGraw-Hill FCU, debuted this week what it dubbed the“UnFEElievable” marketing campaign coming up with a new twist onindustry ads. .

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In so doing, the East Windsor CU also is getting specific byidentifying large banks and their fees, contrasting them withMcGraw-Hill's no fee policy.

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“Let me emphasize that we know there are good banks out therebut it's also important to make consumers aware they have a choiceand can come to us where they won't find the fine print and hiddenfees,” declared Shawn Gilfedder, president/CEO of McGraw-Hilland chairman of the New Jersey Credit Union League.

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In its online and media ads, McGraw-Hill names Bank of America,Chase, Wells Fargo and Citibank as institutions that imposenumerous fees on checking/debit, direct deposit and savingsproducts.

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We can't believe the news that some of ourcompetitors are ramping up their services just to make theirnumbers look better,” charged McGraw-Hill.

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The ad concludes, “That's no way to treat customers.”

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Gilfedder said part of McGraw-Hill's mission is “to simply show the facts” notingthere is an array of “ditchyour bank” ads now being produced by New JerseyCUs.

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“You can't paper the entire industry as evil.” mentioning at theonline giant, USAA Bank, which he said has been effective ingetting out its message, Gilfedder said.

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Gilfedder said the McGraw-Hill ads will start running Monday, aweek ahead of Nov. 5 Bank Transfer Day.

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