Archive for overdraft

In Brief: Trust Paradox | 2012 Resolutions | Facebook National Bank

January 19th, 2012

Consumers trust their own bank, but not banks in general… Experts offer advice for 2012... Will Facebook launch its own bank? Plus 33 more headlines.

Study Shows Free Checking Marching Towards Extinction at Big Banks

October 05th, 2011

The number of free checking accounts continues to shrink. Everything else -- account requirements, monthly fees, minimum balances, ATM surcharges and overdraft fees -- are

In Brief: Loan Growth? | $60 Debit Fee | Overdrafts, Credit Debts Rise

September 30th, 2011

Is loan growth even possible in this environment… BofA to slap debit card users with $60 in annual fees… Overdraft fees and credit card debt

Best of The Web: Banking Revolution | Checking Secrets | Fees Please | Bump!

May 06th, 2011

There is no "banking revolution"... The secrets to checking account marketing… Pay someone by "bumping" phones… Plus many more headlines.

Overdrafts Pile Up As Opt-In Pays Off, But Were Consumers Misled?

May 04th, 2011

Somewhere between 33%–75% of consumers opted in to OD plans, and overdraft fees will hit a record in 2011. But was deceptive marketing involved?

In Brief: Honest Ally? | Plain Vanilla Banking | $5 ATM Fees

March 24th, 2011

Is Ally's "straight talk" crooked? Will plain vanilla banking kill community banks? Are $5 ATM fees on the way? Plus 17 more articles.

In Brief: Facebook Branch | ¿Basketball? | CU ‘Loophole’

September 24th, 2010

Here are the articles, blog posts and other links from around the web that caught The Financial Brand’s attention this week. Click on hotlinks to

In Brief: Nickels & Dimes…Reg E Lemons…iPads…

September 12th, 2010

Every week, The Financial Brand shares articles, blog posts and other links from around the web relevant to financial marketers. Click on hotlinks to read

Datahead: Channels, Checks, Trust & Trends

September 06th, 2010

Delivery channels by generation… Levels of consumer trust… Breakdown of NSF and overdraft fee income… Search for home equity slows to a trickle… Much more.

In Brief: 1¢ Overdraft, Gen-Y, Gobbledygook, more…

August 23rd, 2010

Every week, The Financial Brand shares articles, websites and other links relevant to financial marketers. This week, there were 14 stories from around the web

In Brief: Citi’s innovation Lab, Indinero, Bling, more…

July 06th, 2010

Every week, The Financial Brand shares articles, websites and other links relevant to financial marketers. This week, there were 14 stories from around the web

5 Ideas to Fix the Ugly in Overdraft Fees

September 23rd, 2009

Overdraft fees are a prickly subject. Consumers complain about them constantly, and now more than ever, it seems they’re doing so with unregulated vehemence. On