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

It happens to the best of us: life gets extra busy and you accidentally overdraw money from your checking account. Maybe you didn't have time to balance your checkbook, mindlessly overspent or didn't ...

Nobody likes paying fees. A fee, however, is a transparent way to reflect the price of something. And in a market economy, prices convey vital information that consumers and producers use to make good ...

The Senate voted 52-48 in favor of overturning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) cap on overdraft fees banks can charge. With the approval, the measure goes to the House for a vote.

Overdraft fees average about $27 per transaction according to Bankrate’s 2025 checking account survey, but many major banks have eliminated or reduced these charges. Capital One, Citibank, and Ally ...

When you use more funds than you have in your checking, savings, or money market bank account, you can end up with a negative balance. That can lead to your bank declining future transactions. If you ...

In a first-impression ruling, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled 2-1 to affirm a lower court decision that found bank account overdraft charges do not violate ...

The bank claims it will waive the $35 overdraft fee if the account is brought to a positive balance by 11 p.m. the next business day. However, in a lawsuit filed Thursday, the plaintiff alleged that ...

Have you ever come to the end of the month and not had enough money in your bank account to pay your rent or utility bill, or pay for groceries? Our customers at Citizens Saving Bank and Trust Company ...

Burdensome, sometimes budget-busting, overdraft fees are gradually getting chipped away as criticism builds against banks. On Wednesday, Chase Bank — the biggest bank in the country — announced four ...

Bank of America, the nation's second-largest bank, says it's drastically reducing overdraft fees. Capital One is going a step further and getting rid of the fees altogether. The moves come as federal ...