Banks made $3 billion from overdraft fees in just 6 months: Here's how to avoid paying them
- U.S. banks collected more than $3 billion in overdraft and nonsufficient funds fees during the first six months of 2025, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- The average overdraft fee was about $35; smaller banks charged about $34, while larger banks charged $30.
- Revenue from overdraft and nonsufficient funds fees nearly halved between 2018 and 2024, then rose slightly for two consecutive years.
- Consumers can help avoid overdraft fees by monitoring low balances and setting alerts before overspending.
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Banks made $3 billion from overdraft fees in just 6 months: Here's how to avoid paying them - Seward Independent
The average overdraft fee is about $35, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and U.S. banks collected $2.96 billion in combined overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees in just the first six months of 2026, according to a Motley Fool Money analysis of Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Call Report data. That covers 512 banks with more than $1 billion in total assets. Smaller banks are not req…
Banks made $3 billion from overdraft fees in just 6 months: Here's how to avoid paying them - Stateline Publications
The average overdraft fee is about $35, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and U.S. banks collected $2.96 billion in combined overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees in just the first six months of 2026, according to a Motley Fool Money analysis of Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Call Report data. That covers 512 banks with more than $1 billion in total assets. Smaller banks are not req…
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