As routine as opening a bank account may be, you're expected to make several important decisions. One has to do with the type of account you'd like to open, and another involves overdraft protection.

Q: My bank offers overdraft protection. Should I use it? A: If you are known to bounce a check from time to time, you need a system in place to keep you from paying hefty fees. But be aware of what ...

Ever been charged more than one overdraft fee and think the bank has its math wrong? Well, you might be on to something. President Obama's Consumer Finance Protection Bureau unveiled plans today to ...

High-profile hikes in checking-account fees by big banks have drawn more attention recently than overdraft charges, those sneaky debit-card fees that can add $35 to the cost of a $3 cup of coffee.

NEW YORK — The House voted Wednesday to overturn a rule that would have limited bank overdraft fees to $5, following the Senate in moving to dismantle the regulation that the Biden administration had ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., center. WASHINGTON — The House voted in favor of the Congressional Review Act resolutions to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's larger participant ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...

Managing your money can be hard – and it seems even harder when you’ve sinking to the bottom of your overdraft and just can’t seem to clamber out. What makes it worse is the fees charged by banks for ...

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