Changing Banks

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I found out the bank where my disabled daughter's social security is direct deposited has suddenly started charging a service fee. I found out when I discovered the fee on the statement. To avoid the fee you have to have at least $800 in the checking account or make $800 worth of point of sale purchases on the debit card. I would have been okay with $100 but not $800! She only gets $766 a month and as anyone on social security knows, that money has to be used. Today I'm going to update her state ID, then we are going to my credit union and set up a new direct deposit account for her social security. When everything is switched over I'll close the account at the other bank. Shame is, it was a great bank up to this point. They are losing a lot of long time customers.