| Many of us have noticed the trend of bank
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| | used to be. If you don't keep record,
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| overdraft fees steadily increasing over
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| | then you have to expect at some point,
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| the past few years. A bounced check used
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| | you'll be paying a fee.
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| to cost around $10 but now is more
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| | Besides the increase in the amount, if
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| commonly around $35 per transaction.
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| | you feel that you are paying more fees
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| There are overdraft protection plans
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| | now than you were in years past, you may
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| which only help us build up more and more
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| | be right. Most banks now engage in the
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| debt. So what can be done? Many think
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| | practice of "courtesy overdraft". Even if
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| that the banks should notify consumers of
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| | you didn't sign up for any overdraft
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| a transaction that is about to cause an
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| | protection, banks may still approve
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| overdraft before the transaction can be
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| | transactions over the amount that you
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| completed. Banks say that it is just too
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| | have in your account and then charge you
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| technically difficult.
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| | an exorbitant fee for the convenience.
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| Banks are viewed as institutions provided
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| | Banks say that it actually costs you the
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| to us solely to protect our money. In
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| | same as an old bounced check plus the
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| fact, they are a business and aim to turn
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| | merchant's fee, minus the hassle for you
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| a profit at some point. Banks are now
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| | and the business. What may not sit right
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| being accused of processing large
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| | is that courtesy overdraft is also
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| transactions first so that all those
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| | available on debit or credit purchases as
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| little ones trickling in can each incur
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| | well as ATM transactions, where the bank
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| its own overdraft fee. It has become
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| | knows that you don't have enough money to
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| easier than ever for consumers to rack up
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| | cover it. Again, the bank needs to make
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| hefty fees now that we are using not only
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| | money to continue to provide all of its
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| checks, but we're also taking ATM
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| | services and be profitable.
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| withdrawals, using debit cards, making
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| | To eliminate future charges, we're just
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| credit purchases and other electronic
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| | going to have to learn to keep track of
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| payments such as bills and automatic
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| | our many transactions. Ask your bank
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| withdrawals.
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| | about other options that may be cheaper
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| Banks still hold firm that only the
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| | than paying overdraft charges. Most will
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| consumer can actually know what checks
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| | waive fees for first-time offenders and
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| they have outstanding and what
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| | offer decent overdraft protection plans
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| transactions they've made that haven't
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| | or a transfer from savings in the event
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| cleared yet. Maybe they're right. We have
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| | of a miscalculation on your part. If you
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| to take some responsibility for knowing
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| | know you're going to need to overdraw
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| what funds we have available in our own
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| | your account and don't want the fee,
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| accounts. Modern conveniences such as
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| | sometimes a payday loan is a faster
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| check cards and ATM machines need to be
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| | cheaper way to go.
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| taken as seriously as writing a check
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