Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. Overdraft fee is a penalty banks impose when a transaction ...

Fourteen of the largest US retail banks posted jumps in the income they generated from overdraft and bounced-check fees during the first nine months of the year, while two big banks reported sharp ...

As cost-of-living pressures continue to stretch household budgets, banking transparency has come under renewed focus. The confusion over a seemingly small overdraft fee has highlighted how even minor ...

After several years of steady declines, overdraft charges at the country's largest banks are climbing again, pulling billions of dollars from the accounts of customers who can least afford it. The ...