Seen bizarre activity on your statement from your own bank? That might be the sneaky, new bank junk fees that are really angering customers.

An overdraft occurs when you write a check or initiate a debit card purchase, and your account doesn’t have enough money to cover the transaction. The bank will cover the difference to process the ...

Checking your bank statement shouldn't feel like a jump scare, but between maintenance costs and ATM charges, those small fees can go unnoticed and add up to hundreds of dollars a year.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. Overdraft fee is a penalty banks impose when a transaction ...

Many Americans keep just a few hundred dollars in their checking account, making overdraft fees from mistimed payments a common concern. So, how much cash should you keep in your debit account?

I don't know about you, but I hate the fact that banks are still charging overdraft fees in 2025. According to Motley Fool Money research, 11% of Americans paid an overdraft fee last year. That's ...

Three weeks from now you could be overdraft free. But while your bank account might be back in the black again, sadly this process doesn’t involve a magic debt-clearing wand. You’ll still have to pay ...

Were you part of the 11% of Americans who paid an overdraft fee in 2024? Even if your answer is "no," it's worth switching to a bank without them. Big banks make billions of dollars on pesky fees, ...

A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule to cap overdraft fees was overturned by Congress. Overdraft fees can range from $25 to $35 and disproportionately affect struggling consumers. Some ...