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The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest effort by the Biden administration to combat fees it says pose an unnecessary burden on American consumers, particularly those living paycheck to paycheck.

The change could potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks, which were gearing up for a battle even before Wednesday’s announcement. Exactly how much revenue depends on which version of the new regulation is adopted.

Banks charge a customer an overdraft fee if their bank account balance falls below zero. Overdraft started as a courtesy offered to some customers when paper checks used to take days to clear, but proliferated thanks to the growing popularity of debit cards.

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[-] CoolSouthpaw@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Biden might be a senile old fuck, but this is a good thing.

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[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

That's still 3 dollars more than what it should be, but I like that we're moving in the right direction.

[-] Landmammals@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

The President can just do that?

What the hell are these other guys been doing for the last few decades?

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[-] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Is it still legal for them to hold drafts and post the biggest one first to cause people to incur more fees? If there are multiple pending transactions they should be required to post the one the user transacted first. So if I made 6 $5 purchases then later overdrew on a $100 purchase, but I had the money to cover the first 6 purchases, I should only get 1 fee. Whereas I believe it's still legal for them to post the larger transaction first, overdraw you, then charge a fee on every other transaction even if you made them first. That's some real bullshit.

[-] curiousaur@reddthat.com 3 points 8 months ago

I had a paycheck bounce once. It bounced 3 days after the money was added to my account. Woke up to a -500is ballance. When the paycheck bounced, bank of America charged a retroactive 35 overdraft fee to each transaction I had made.

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