A yearly charge to maintain brokerage accounts, such as asset management accounts or IRAs.

Fees that direct-sold college savings plans may charge for continued participation in the plan.

Definition A charge assessed on some types of brokerage accounts, at a fixed frequency, usually annually.

A fee that timeshare owners are required to pay, usually on an annual basis, to cover the costs of running the resort, including daily management, upkeep, and improvements.

A fee that is charged to the account holder under the terms of the account. Also called a service fee. A maintenance fee may be charged either for having the account or if the account balance drops below the required minimum.

Maintenance fees are established and collected by the Home Owners Association or Resort Management Company to maintain the property, pay insurance, utilities, refurbishing and taxes. These fees vary from resort to resort and with the type and size of the unit purchased. The cost of resort operation is spread among owners. This fee must also build u [..]

There are maintenance fees to be paid to the US Patent and Trademark Office at 3.5 years, 7.5 years and 11.5 years from the date of issue of a US patent. The fees may be paid no earlier than six month [..]

A yearly charge to maintain brokerage accounts, such as asset management accounts or IRAs.