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...
Dec 15, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Capital One Becomes Latest Bank to Eliminate Overdraft Fees Capital One Financial has announced it will be the latest bank getting rid of overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees for all customers, joining a growing list of other financial institutions to do so....
Dec 8, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, Federal Regulation, News
Chopra Announces Enhanced Supervisory and Enforcement Scrutiny of Banks Heavily Dependent on Overdraft Fees In an effort to eradicate what he sees as illegal overdraft fee practices, Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), recently...
