Overdraft protection has been a critical component of financial services for decades, originally instituted to provide an emergency safety net for credit union members. Since its adoption, the opt-in ...

Text Callout : Key Takeaways - The Ins and Outs of Overdraft Protection When you open a new checking account, you'll have the option to sign up for overdraft protection. Bank representatives often ...

RIVERWOODS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today Discover announced Balance+, an innovation for its Cashback Debit Checking account, providing customers with fee-free discretionary overdraft coverage ...

Overdraft fees can quickly add up and become a financial headache if you’re not careful. For Wells Fargo customers, understanding the bank’s overdraft fees, protection services and limits is essential ...

Overdraft fees benefit banks more than customers, and are taxing America's poor. Here's what you need to know and why policy should do something about it. Many Americans have learned that having less ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a package of bills that will bolster consumer protection rules in areas such as debt collection for small-business owners and overdraft-related fees charged by ...

Gabriela Walsh is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance® and a personal finance editor at Red Ventures. Her previous work experience includes various editorial positions at FinanceBuzz. She ...

Who's the greater villain: the guy at a bar who has one drink too many or the bartender who sold him that drink? If you think there's enough blame to go around, you'll agree there are two wrongs and ...

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Overdraft protection has become Washington’s latest punching bag. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are again criticizing banks, credit unions ...