Bloomberg: Banks’ Billions in Overdraft Fees Seen Dodging Tough U.S. Rules

Here.  (HT: Matt Bruckner). Excerpt:

After studying overdraft fees for more than three years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is leaning against subjecting banks to tough new rules that would cap the size of charges or limit how frequently they can be imposed on consumers, said two people briefed on the agency’s work.

More likely, when the CFPB proposes regulations later this year or in early 2016, it will probably bar lenders from reordering transactions in a way that triggers overdrafts and also require better disclosure of policies that allow consumers to avoid the fees, said the people who asked not to be named because the agency hasn’t finalized its rules.

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