A $1 overdraft can trigger fees, negative balances, and account flags that cost far more than a dollar.

The three biggest American retail banks collected 25% less overdraft revenue last year as the companies, under pressure from regulators to cap the fees, created new ways for customers to avoid the ...

After several years of steady declines, overdraft charges at the country's largest banks are climbing again, pulling billions of dollars from the accounts of customers who can least afford it. The ...

A financial institution was accused of charging excessive or unfair overdraft fees that allegedly caused significant financial burden on ...

WASHINGTON - Banks will have to secure their customers' consent before charging large overdraft fees on ATM and debit card transactions, according to a new rule announced Thursday by the Federal ...

Democrats are once again taking aim at dreaded bank overdraft fees. New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney reintroduced legislation on Wednesday that would crack down on overdraft fees, making it ...

More financial institutions are dropping overdraft fees. They're usually about $35 after running a card with no balance. Alliant Credit Union will no longer charge customers for this type of ...

Kansas Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall, right, authored the high court's unanimous opinion rejecting arguments by Capitol Federal Savings Bank, headquartered in Topeka, that plaintiffs shouldn't ...

The overwhelming majority of bank customers don’t want overdraft protection. According to one survey, 80% of debit card holders say they’d rather skip on the arrangement, in which banks allow ...

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