If, as the saying goes, life happens, the same can be said about bouncing a check. It happens, even to the most careful consumer. Here are three common types of plans to protect you from overdrafts: ...

A bad check is one drawn on a nonexistent account or with insufficient funds. Learn about potential legal consequences and ...

With so many things to juggle these days, it's easy for consumers to make a mistake and overdraw their checking accounts. A growing number of banks and credit unions are telling their customers not to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Citibank will soon start clearing customer checks in a way that minimizes the potential for multiple overdraft charges. In an internal memo sent Monday, the bank said it will process ...

After several years of steady declines, overdraft charges at the country's largest banks are climbing again, pulling billions ...

There are times when bankers must feel that, no matter what they do, someone will try to make them look bad. The latest example was a front-page story in The New York Times titled "Banks Encourage ...

WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ramped up pressure Wednesday on the banking industry to curb overdraft fees, releasing proposed guidelines that would go beyond recent Federal Reserve ...

The amended Dishonored Check/Overdraft Notice Reporting Rules provide even greater protection for the public and strengthen ongoing efforts by the judicial system to help lawyers observe their vital ...

Walt Books knew something was amiss as soon as soon as he opened his Wells Fargo bank account statement and discovered $140 in overdraft fees. Books, 78, a retired business owner from South St. Paul, ...

The Bank of America will lower the amount it charges customers for account overdrafts by $25 starting in May, substantially slashing a fee that can cost some hundreds of dollars every year. The bank, ...

Large U.S. banks plucked over $11 billion in overdraft fees out of their customers’ accounts in 2019, according to a new report by the Center for Responsible Lending (CPL). The organization analyzed ...