overdraft fees

Lloyds Criticized For Increasing Overdraft Fees
Lloyds Criticized For Increasing Overdraft Fees
January 14, 2019  |  Banking

Lloyds Banking Group is being criticized for making its overdraft fees more expensive and complicated for its customers. According to The Financial Times, on Monday...

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Banks Help Gov’t Workers Impacted By Shutdown
Banks Help Gov’t Workers Impacted By Shutdown
January 06, 2019  |  Banking

With the government shutdown continuing, banks in the U.S. have been stepping up to help, offering forbearance on loans and the associated fees. According to...

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Five At Five: Bitcoin Trader Sentenced Following Federal Jury Conviction
Five At Five: Bitcoin Trader Sentenced Following Federal Jury Conviction
August 03, 2018  |  News

Welcome to the Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes a 41-month prison sentence for...

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Legislation Would Ban Banks From Overdraft Fees On Debit, ATM Transactions
Legislation Would Ban Banks From Overdraft Fees On Debit, ATM Transactions
August 03, 2018  |  Banking

Sen. Cory Booker has proposed legislation that would prohibit financial institutions from charging overdraft fees on debit card transactions and ATM withdrawals. The bill would...

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Are UK Overdraft Fees More Costly Than Payday Loans?
Are UK Overdraft Fees More Costly Than Payday Loans?
May 23, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

Which?, a U.K.-based consumer group, and a cross-party group of 84 MPs are taking on bank overdraft fees, demanding the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) require...

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Wells Fargo Overdraft Fees To Decline As It Projects A Friendlier Face
Wells Fargo Overdraft Fees To Decline As It Projects A Friendlier Face
May 11, 2018  |  Banking

Wells Fargo, the embattled bank, warned investors at the company’s investor day meeting Thursday (May 11) that it won’t make as much in overdraft fees...

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Discover Forgives Fees — Well, Some — For Checking, Savings And Money Market Customers
Discover Forgives Fees — Well, Some — For Checking, Savings And Money Market Customers
May 08, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Discover is in a forgiving mood. The payments company on Tuesday (May 8) launched a fee forgiveness program that applies to Discover’s cashback checking, savings...

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Consumers Paid $34.3B In Overdraft Fees In 2017
Consumers Paid $34.3B In Overdraft Fees In 2017
March 29, 2018  |  Banking

Overdraft fees have reached their highest level since 2009, which was at the end of the Great Recession. Consumers paid $34.3 billion in overdraft fees...

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Wells Fargo Softens Overdraft Policy
Wells Fargo Softens Overdraft Policy
November 15, 2017  |  Banking

Aiming to boost its reputation after a fake account scandal last year, Wells Fargo announced Tuesday (Nov. 14) the launch of a new overdraft feature...

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