A $1 overdraft can trigger fees, negative balances, and account flags that cost far more than a dollar.

Congress is considering a bill that would reduce banks' ability to charge overdraft fees. (iStock) The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services voted to send a bill to the full House of ...

Kansas Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall, right, authored the high court's unanimous opinion rejecting arguments by Capitol Federal Savings Bank, headquartered in Topeka, that plaintiffs shouldn't ...

DEAR ERIC: Recently, I was making a payment on my account to a medical facility by phone. The receptionist accidentally hit the wrong number and charged me hundreds of dollars more than my actual bill ...

Dear Eric: Recently, I was making a payment on my account to a medical facility by phone. The receptionist accidentally hit the wrong number and charged me hundreds of dollars more than my actual bill ...

Bank fees may seem small, but can cumulatively amount to hundreds of dollars annually. Proactive steps to avoid or waive them ...

Ever scroll through your bank statement and get sucker-punched by a random $35 overdraft fee? You're not alone. U.S. banks raked in over $12.1 billion in overdraft fees and non-sufficient funds 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 ...

Overdraft protection helps you avoid having transactions declined, even if your balance is low. Different banks offer various types of fee-based overdraft protection. Using overdraft protection ...

Overdraft protection has become Washington’s latest punching bag. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are again criticizing banks, credit unions ...