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EECB Results In $525 Bank Of America Overdraft Fee Refund
Corey admits that he messed up. He was the one who didn't keep as close track of his transactions as he should have, and overdrafted his account. It was Bank of America's policies, however, that resulted in his being hit with fifteen overdraft fees at $35 each, for a total of $525 over the course of a weekend. Corey knew that he was in the wrong, but thought that these fees were unfair, and also more than he could afford. So what did he do? He used what he's learned from reading Consumerist to make his case to the people in charge. More » -
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Man Pays $38 For Cup Of Coffee
Clifford Phillips paid $38 for a cup of coffee. Was it farmed on the moon? Nope, it was overdraft fees. [MSNBC] (Photo: Groovnick) -
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Stop Hungry Hungry Hippo Banks From Gobbling Your Bucks
Oh noes! The Hungry Hungry Hippo Banks are trying to gobble up your happy money fish! You only have 5 days left to get them to stop by writing the Fed and saying NO to banks default stuffing you into an overdraft fee programs. Send an email to regs.comments@federalreserve.gov with "Docket No. R-1343" in the subject line. Or you can use this online form. PREVIOUSLY: Tell The Feds You Want A Choice On Overdraft Fees -
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FDIC Criticizes Banks' Overdraft Fees
It took 18 months for the FDIC to figure out that banks' practice of clearing checks largest to smallest makes banks a lot of money. More » -
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Watch Out For These 5 Overdraft Traps
Banks need your money. They're not doing too well on their own, and you're not screwing up enough to generate the fees they need to make their shareholders happy. That's why they've set up sneaky ways to maximize your every mistake—or in some cases, ways to change the rules so that you make new mistakes where you didn't before—in order to penalize you. Here are five things SmartMoney says to watch out for. More »
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