Overdrafts

The current overdraft rules could use some tweaks, but it should largely remain the same to protect consumers.

Readers react to the Fed warming up to CRA reforms, criticize the Democratic presidential candidates, defend Pittsburgh as a megabank attraction and more.

Readers react to Congress vetting Facebook's Libra, heavily debate whether to delay CECL, opine on attempts to roll back overdraft laws and more.

New York Attorney General Letitia James said there is “no basis to believe” that the overdraft rule has harmed small banks and credits unions.

Moebs Services attributed the falling revenue to higher overdraft fees being charged to consumers.

Companies that offer early access to earned wages want a regulatory framework for their fast-growing industry. But the bill under consideration in Sacramento is exposing big divisions in the sector.

Former Barclays CEO John Varley was accused of trying to obtain funds to avoid a government bailout; borrowing to pay for weddings surged last year.

The move figures to generate more low-cost funding for the firm’s consumer lending businesses without sacrificing substantial revenue.

Credit unions collect more in fee income than their banking counterparts. That could become problematic as the political winds and consumer preferences shift.

As CFPB mulls privatizing database, consumer complaints are on the rise; an argument for continued human oversight of artificial intelligence; how some banks are luring talent from big tech; and more from this week's most-read stories.