A spokeswoman could not immediately provide an update of whetherBank of America is experiencing any significant account closures onSaturday.

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“It's more of an industry-wide thing,” said Christina BeyerToth, a Bank of America spokeswoman, on the impact of Bank TransferDay on all banks, not just Bank of America.

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Toth told Credit Union Times she was not able toprovide any immediate data on account closures at the Charlotte,N.C-based bank. She said she would have to put in a request for thedata.

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After previously announcing it would be charging a $5 monthlydebit usage fee, Bank of America said on Nov. 1 it will not implement thefee.

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“We have listened to our customers very closely over the lastfew weeks and recognize their concern with our proposed debit usagefee,” said David Darnell, Bank of America co-chief operatingofficer, in a statement. “Our customers' voices are most importantto us. As a result, we are not currently charging the fee and willnot be moving forward with any additional plans to do so.”

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Bank of America's initial move to charge the fee led to thecreation of Bank Transfer Day by Kristen Christian, an art gallery owner in Los Angeles.Christian launched a Facebook page Oct. 15 urging consumers to movetheir funds to credit unions and small community banks.

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Bank of America has 58 million customers, 5,700 branches and17,750 ATMs, according to the bank's website. The nation'sapproximately 7,600 credit unions have about 92 millionmembers.

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