Showing posts with label Bank fees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bank fees. Show all posts

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Amplifying the Drumbeat on the “Overdraft Protection” Racket

fat catBy Ryan Chittum         Colombia Journalism Review

It’s The New York Times turn to do a nice story on “overdraft protection” practices.

The Journal had one yesterday and the Washington Post did this weekend. Today, Felix Salmon of Reuters picks up the ball and advances it, too......

....the Times has some very interesting stuff here. The argument for allowing banks like Citigroup and Bank of America to get so inordinately huge is that they become more “efficient,” lowering costs for consumers. Tell that to their customers getting slapped with overdrafts (emphasis mine):