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minus-squarefreagle@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 hours agoI don’t think $89B is a credible number. I think the peak was $15B with the contemporary norm being $12B. That’s about $36 per capita. Except that 80% of Americans don’t have any overdraft fees ever. So for the 20% they do charge, it’s an annual average of $180/person. Honestly, overdraft fees should be banned or capped by the federal government to a specific amount over the prime rate.
I don’t think $89B is a credible number. I think the peak was $15B with the contemporary norm being $12B.
That’s about $36 per capita. Except that 80% of Americans don’t have any overdraft fees ever.
So for the 20% they do charge, it’s an annual average of $180/person.
Honestly, overdraft fees should be banned or capped by the federal government to a specific amount over the prime rate.