Non-sufficient funds

Advance America: When to Use a Check vs. a Money Order

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Thursday, February 18, 2021
Financial services, Economy, Articles, Payment systems, Banking, Business law, Order, Cheque, Money order, Non-sufficient funds, Betting in poker, Check kiting

To solve this issue, people can use a check vs money order to send and receive money.

Key Points: 
  • To solve this issue, people can use a check vs money order to send and receive money.
  • If they try writing a check for an amount larger than their checking balance, their check will "bounce".
  • A money order differs from a check in that the buyer pays for it up front with cash.
  • Money order sellers also give the money order buyer a receipt for tracking purposes.

McCune Wright Arevalo, LLP, Calls on Financial Institutions to Suspend Overdraft and NSF Fees Amongst COVID-19

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Friday, March 27, 2020
Economy, Financial services, Money, Banking, Debt, Financial law, Overdraft, Non-sufficient funds, Bank, Fee, Cheque, Bank charge

Every year, banks and credit unions collect billions of dollars in overdraft and NSF fees from customers.

Key Points: 
  • Every year, banks and credit unions collect billions of dollars in overdraft and NSF fees from customers.
  • Overdraft fees are charged when a financial institution claims a customer's account is overdrawn, covers payment of the item and then charges a fee usually wholly unrelated to the actual overdraft.
  • An NSF fee is charged when the financial institution returns a check or electronic transaction (ACH) due to a customer's insufficient funds.
  • Visit mccunewright.com for more information or to report a bank or credit union's abusive overdraft practices during this national emergency.

Wells Fargo to Introduce No Overdraft Fee Bank Account and a Limited Overdraft Fee Account

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Banking, Professional services, Finance, Economy, Money, Finance, Debt, Financial law, Overdraft, Wells Fargo, Banking, Non-sufficient funds, Bank, Fee, Bank charge

Wells Fargo today announced plans to introduce two new bank accounts, which will offer convenient, secure banking services and customer support while eliminating or limiting overdraft fees.

Key Points: 
  • Wells Fargo today announced plans to introduce two new bank accounts, which will offer convenient, secure banking services and customer support while eliminating or limiting overdraft fees.
  • In addition, Wells Fargo will introduce an account that includes checks and will cap overdraft or insufficient funds fees at one per month.
  • This account is designed for those who want controls to limit certain fees, as well as the protection an occasional overdraft provides.
  • News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories .

Disruptive Fintech, OneBlinc, Offers Affordable and Fair Financing Options to Financially Stressed Individuals

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Banking, Technology, MEN, Professional services, Family, Consumer, Software, Other Professional Services, Internet, Other Consumer, Women, Finance, Economy, Money, Finance, Debt, Banking, Loans, Financial law, Overdraft, Predatory lending, Bank, Non-sufficient funds, Credit

BlincLoans, now OneBlinc, a disruptive fintech, brings affordable and fair financing options to the underserved, money-strapped, poor-credit individuals, as an alternative to predatory lenders.

Key Points: 
  • BlincLoans, now OneBlinc, a disruptive fintech, brings affordable and fair financing options to the underserved, money-strapped, poor-credit individuals, as an alternative to predatory lenders.
  • Some of our customers spend more than 10% of their total net income on bank overdraft, insufficient funds and late fees alone.
  • OneBlinc disburses personal loan funds in a few hours, with an APR capped at 35.9% and without a traditional credit check.
  • Additionally, OneBlinc alerts customers when their account is about to be overdrawn, and offers paycheck advances at no additional cost.

Bremer Bank Insufficient Funds & Overdraft Fee Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Johnson // Becker, PLLC

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Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Economy, Legal entities, Money, Finance, Debt, Financial law, Overdraft, Non-sufficient funds, Limited liability company, Fee, Bank

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Plaintiff's law firms Johnson // Becker, PLLC, Kaliel PLLC, and Cohen & Malad LLP currently represent Kristine Crosby in a proposed class action lawsuit against Bremer Financial Corporation .

Key Points: 
  • ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Plaintiff's law firms Johnson // Becker, PLLC, Kaliel PLLC, and Cohen & Malad LLP currently represent Kristine Crosby in a proposed class action lawsuit against Bremer Financial Corporation .
  • Despite this agreement, Crosby alleges that she, and all other Bremer checking customers, were charged multiple insufficient funds and overdraft fees for a single transaction.
  • This suit is filed by Timothy J. Becker of Johnson // Becker, PLLC, Jeffrey Kaliel of Kaliel PLLC, and Lynn Toops of Cohen & Malad LLP.
  • Were you charged an insufficient funds fee or overdraft charge by Bremer Bank that you feel was unjustified?

Advanced Fraud Solutions Saves Bank Close to $5M in Potential Check Fraud Losses Over Two-Year Period

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Fraud, Crimes, Property crimes, Non-sufficient funds, Articles, Property law, Mascoma, Cheque fraud

The case study examines check fraud attempts at Mascoma Bank, which serves New Hampshire and Vermont with 25 branches and an asset size of around $1.8B.

Key Points: 
  • The case study examines check fraud attempts at Mascoma Bank, which serves New Hampshire and Vermont with 25 branches and an asset size of around $1.8B.
  • According to the study, check fraud attempts at the bank rose sharply in 2017 and 2018, with an average 851 fraudulent items caught each month.
  • By deploying TrueChecks, Mascoma Bank's frontline staff were able to validate checks in real-time, making check decisioning fast and easy, and drastically lowering check fraud-related losses.
  • At Advanced Fraud Solutions, we know the best way to fight fraud is to prevent it.Learn more at www.advancedfraudsolutions.com .