overdraft fees

CFPB Says Surprise Overdraft Fees Are Likely Illegal
CFPB Says Surprise Overdraft Fees Are Likely Illegal
October 26, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

Getting hit with an unexpected overdraft fee might be annoying, but according to America’s top consumer advocate, it’s probably also illegal. As part of its...

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Regions Bank Must Refund $141M, Pay $50M CFPB Fine for Overdraft Fees
Regions Bank Must Refund $141M, Pay $50M CFPB Fine for Overdraft Fees
September 28, 2022  |  CFPB

Charging customers with surprise overdraft fees will cost Regions Bank a total of $191 million in customer redress plus a civil monetary penalty paid to...

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Truist Debuts Digital Consumer Accounts With No Overdraft Fees
Truist Debuts Digital Consumer Accounts With No Overdraft Fees
July 18, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Truist Financial on Monday (July 18) rolled out two accessible account options that will extend banking services to new customers while avoiding overdraft fees, a...

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Sen. Warren Calls on Big Banks to End Overdraft Fees
Sen. Warren Calls on Big Banks to End Overdraft Fees
May 04, 2022  |  Banking

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat and former presidential candidate, has started pushing for an end to overdraft fees, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (May 4)....

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Wells Fargo To Offer Bank Accounts With Capped Overdraft Fees
Wells Fargo To Offer Bank Accounts With Capped Overdraft Fees
March 03, 2020  |  Banking

Ahead of its scheduled congressional hearings in the coming week, Wells Fargo & Co. debuted the concept of two new bank accounts that set limits on the...

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Top News in Payments: UK FCA Asks Banks To Explain High Overdraft Fees; Yandex Launches 15-Minute Grocery Delivery
Top News in Payments: UK FCA Asks Banks To Explain High Overdraft Fees; Yandex Launches...
January 28, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is questioning banks about a recent spike in overdraft fees, Yandex launches 15-minute grocery...

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UK FCA Asks Banks To Explain High Overdraft Fees
UK FCA Asks Banks To Explain High Overdraft Fees
January 28, 2020  |  International

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is questioning banks about recently-hiked overdraft fees, some as high as 40 percent and 10 times the cost of...

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HSBC, Santander To Reimburse Overdraft Fees After Failing To Alert Customers
HSBC, Santander To Reimburse Overdraft Fees After Failing To Alert Customers
December 02, 2019  |  Banking

HSBC and Santander UK will refund the overdraft fees of more than 115,000 customers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) reported that both banks failed...

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CFPB To Review Fed’s 2009 Overdraft Rule
CFPB To Review Fed’s 2009 Overdraft Rule
May 13, 2019  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that is reviewing the Federal Reserve‘s overdraft protection rule to find out if it “should be amended or...

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