Overdraft fees have become major revenue source for banks

 
DON MECOY
Published: August 23, 2009

Most banks and credit unions cover customers’ checks that exceed the amount of money in their accounts and charge a "courtesy” overdraft fee. What they don’t tell customers is that those fees have become a major revenue source for many financial institutions.

Since 2005, the national average for overdraft fees has jumped from $27.04 for each instance to $28.95, according to Bankrate.com . U.S. ...


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