Feb 9, 2022 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Banks Closed Nearly 3,000 Branches in 2021, Jumping 38% from 2020 The trend of banks closing branches at a rapid pace continued last year with a recent S&P Global Market Intelligence report finding that banks across the U.S. closed 2,927 branches in 2021, up 38...
Jan 31, 2022 | Banks & Credit Unions, Financial Literacy, News
18% of Consumers Reported Overdrafting Account in December, Rising from 14% in August Recent polling data from Morning Consult found that nearly one in five consumers with a credit union or bank account—18 percent—reported overdrafting the account in December, up from...
Jan 28, 2022 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Wells Fargo, Small Banks Launch Short-Term Loan Products Wells Fargo recently announced plans to offer a short-term credit product that it expects to be in the marketplace by the end of this year. The loans will provide amounts up to $500 at a flat rate that has not...
Jan 19, 2022 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Bank of America Cutting Overdraft Fees to $10, Eliminating NSF Fees As banks across the country examine their overdraft policies under criticism from consumer advocates, with several eliminating overdraft fees altogether, Bank of America recently announced that it is...
Jan 12, 2022 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Study Finds Younger Generations Paying More in Monthly Banking Fees than Older Generations A recent Bankrate survey found that Gen Z and millennial account holders pay on average more than three times as much in monthly bank fees than older generations. Checking...
Dec 22, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Credit Card Applications Reach New Pandemic High According to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as of October 2021 nearly 27 percent of U.S. consumers applied for a credit card in the past 12 months, the highest level since 2019 and much higher than the...