The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest move by the Biden administration to combat fees it says pose an unnecessary burden on American consumers, particularly those living paycheck to paycheck.

The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest effort by the Biden administration to combat fees it says pose an unnecessary burden on American consumers, particularly those living paycheck to paycheck.

The change could potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks, which were gearing up for a battle even before Wednesday’s announcement. Exactly how much revenue depends on which version of the new regulation is adopted.

Banks charge a customer an overdraft fee if their bank account balance falls below zero. Overdraft started as a courtesy offered to some customers when paper checks used to take days to clear, but proliferated thanks to the growing popularity of debit cards.

    • GiddyGap@lemm.ee
      172·
      10 months ago

      The list of good things he’s done is getting very, very long. Too bad most Americans have the political memory of a knat.

    • Dark Arc@social.packetloss.ggEnglish
      155·
      10 months ago

      He’s not senile… He does have a life long stuttering problem though which makes him an easy target for such accusations at his age.

      • Waluigis_Talking_Buttplug@lemmy.world
        62·
        10 months ago

        “Hows your mental focus?”

        “Oh its focused. I says it’s, uh, I thinks it’s, uh, I - I haven’t - look. I have trouble even mentioning, even saying to myself, even to my own head the number of years. I no more think of myself as as being as old as I am than fly. I mean it’s just not, err, uh. I haven’t observed anything in terms of - there’s not things I don’t now that I did before”

        • Dark Arc@social.packetloss.ggEnglish
          35·
          10 months ago

          Let’s just link to the video … https://youtu.be/m1z_LdeHCdQ?t=63

          It’s not a well worded response but it’s a valid response.

          “Oh I’m focused … You know look, I have trouble even believing how old I am. I don’t give thought to my age any more than I give thought to flying. There aren’t things that I avoid doing now that I did before … physically, mentally, etc.”

          Another way of phrasing it, I’m focused … This whole thing is silly, I don’t even think about it. I do all the stuff I did when I was younger now. I’m only old on the outside."