A coalition of consumer advocates recently sent this letter to Sheila Bair about the FDIC and overdraft fees. Dear Ms. Bair: We, the undersigned civil rights, labor, consumer, housing, community, business, and sustainable and responsible investor groups, write to thank the FDIC for bringing attention
Washington, DC – As of yesterday, banks and credit unions can no longer automatically charge debit card or ATM overdraft fees averaging $34 a piece. But if their deceptive marketing efforts can convince you to check a box or “sign on the dotted line,” they
From AFR Coalition Member The Center for Responsible Lending A key federal regulator for years has let national banks engage in lending practices that the regulator itself admits harm consumers and lenders, according to two new reports from the Center for Responsible Lending. For the
The Center for Responsible Lending warned consumers this Black Friday to watch out for overdraft loans. Every day, consumers lose $65 in overdraft fees to banks. As CRL explains: At $24 billion per year in fees, unfair overdraft practices transfer funds from the accounts of
Americans for Financial Reform and our partners sent these letters (House, Senate, both links are PDFs) to Congress stating our strong support for overdraft reform. New bills introduced in the House and Senate take dramatic steps to protect consumers from sneaky overdraft loans. You can