Defend Your Dollars http://www.defendyourdollars.org/ Defend Your Dollars is the website of the Consumers Union Financial Services Campaign, where we support reforms to the financial marketplace to curb bad practices by banks and lenders. en Copyright 2012 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:15:12 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss CU comments to the OCC on Overdraft and Bank Payday http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/08/cu_comment_to_the_occ_on_overd.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/08/cu_comment_to_the_occ_on_overd.html Comment Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:15:12 -0800 Get the Facts About Overdrafts and Fees http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/01/get_the_facts_about_overdrafts_1.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/01/get_the_facts_about_overdrafts_1.html Factsheet Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:10:35 -0800 Consumer groups urge NCUA to adopt stricter guidance to curb overdraft abuses http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/11/consumer_groups_urge_ncua_to_a.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/11/consumer_groups_urge_ncua_to_a.html Legislation Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:11:00 -0800 Consumers Are Saying No To Expensive Fee Programs (When given a choice) Consumer Reports Poll: Only 22 Percent of Bank Customers Have Opted-In For Debit Card Overdraft “Protection”

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/11/consumers_are_saying_no_to_exp.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/11/consumers_are_saying_no_to_exp.html Blog Post Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:14:19 -0800 CR Poll: Only 22 Percent of Bank Customers Have Opted-In For Debit Card Overdraft “Protection” Large majority of consumers want right to choose whether to be covered by fee-based overdraft programs for checks

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/11/cr_poll_only_22_percent_of_ban.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/11/cr_poll_only_22_percent_of_ban.html Press Release Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:11:10 -0800 Tells Wells Fargo To Give Back $203 Million In Overdraft Fees Consumers need to let Wells Fargo CEO John Strumpf know that ripping off his customers is wrong.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/11/send_a_clear_message_to_wells.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/11/send_a_clear_message_to_wells.html Blog Post Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:53:32 -0800 Consumer Groups Urge Feds To Force Banks To Provide Fair Overdraft Policies http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/10/consumer_groups_urge_feds_to_f.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/10/consumer_groups_urge_feds_to_f.html Legislation Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:36:05 -0800 Bank In Texas To Give Back $32M In Overdraft fees Woodforest bank has settled with the OCC and will be returning $32 Million in ill gotten overdraft fees. We think Wells Fargo should do the same.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/10/bank_in_texas_to_give_back_32m.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/10/bank_in_texas_to_give_back_32m.html Blog Post Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:38:35 -0800 Groups urge OCC to adopt stricter guidance for banks to use fair overdraft practices and fully inform consumers. http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/10/groups_urge_occ_to_adopt_stric.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/10/groups_urge_occ_to_adopt_stric.html Legislation Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:25:15 -0800 Coalition letter to FDIC re: Overdrafts http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/09/coalition_letter_to_fdic_re_ov.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/09/coalition_letter_to_fdic_re_ov.html Legislation Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:03:07 -0800 FDIC will hopefully go farther than the Fed on overdrafts. Groups submit comment to FDIC proposal regarding overdraft policies.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/09/fdic_will_hopefully_go_farther.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/09/fdic_will_hopefully_go_farther.html Blog Post Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:00:26 -0800 Group comments on FDIC proposed overdraft guidance http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/09/group_comments_on_fdic_propose.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/09/group_comments_on_fdic_propose.html Legislation Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:05:00 -0800 Wells Fargo response to overdraft fees http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/09/wells_fargo_response_to_overdr.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/09/wells_fargo_response_to_overdr.html Letter Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:27:08 -0800 Wells Fargo CEO Ignores Consumer Concerns Recently DYD called on Wells' CEO John Strumpf to end all automatic ovedraft programs. A woman named April responded- sort of.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/09/post_19.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/09/post_19.html Blog Post Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:48:26 -0800 NBC's Overdraft Report- Watch It NBC outlines what to watch out for in overdrafts

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