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 ...

Overdraft fees on a personal checking account probably don’t worry the likes of, say, Jeff Bezos. But it’s easy for the rest of us to lose track of how much money we have in our checking accounts and ...

No matter how great you are at budgeting, we all need a little wiggle room now and then, and may need to dip into an overdraft. But, how does an overdraft actually work? An overdraft essentially ...

Several large U.S. banks reported an uptick in overdraft-related income for the first three quarters of 2025. Economic ...

Matt Benevento was surprised when his bank sent him an alert that he’d incurred four overdraft transactions in his account and gotten dinged more than $100 in overdraft fees. “It seemed like they were ...

A new study reported that $35 overdraft fees are heavy financial burden for some — -- While occasional overdraft fees may be just an annoyance for some, they can cause the most financially ...

One mistake could cost Trina Lee her Christmas. Things have been tight for the Arizona-based nursing assistant since she got laid off two years ago and suffered some medical problems that have kept ...

Overdraft elephants are hiding in plain sight in bank and credit union boardrooms. No one admits seeing them. No one talks about them. The less said the better. As one bank CEO put it when asked about ...

Overdraft fees occur when your account has a negative balance due to a withdrawal, transfer or debit. Overdraft fees can be costly, but some banks have eliminated them or cut them. It's important to ...