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.
Above you is the kind of commenter I always end up seeing these kinds of threads where someone validly points out how “somebody farting on our plate is bad” and instead of agreeing with you, they have to gleefully scold you screeching “well do you want the guy who shits on your plate instead!?”
Are you seriously saying that you’d rather have shit on your plate than three day old diarrhea covered with mold spots?
Everyone knows the Shit-on-a-Plate party really seriously wants universal healthcare, if only their wasn’t that one outlier member who ruined it for everyone.
The only thing I can’t figure out is how come there’s always an outlier or two that prevent the good policies from being enacted?
It’s really weird, one gets voted out, but another one always takes their place…it’s a real mystery.