Using interest to offset bank charges and disposing of interest money
Q: I have both a current account as well as a savings account at the same bank. On both the accounts, the bank levies bank charges, but the savings account is interest-bearing.
In this situation, can the interest received on the savings account be used to pay the charges levied on both accounts by the bank?
If not, then to whom should the interest be given? Can it be given to non-Muslims and even to street beggars or beggars knocking on doors every week?