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Banks made $3 billion from overdraft fees in just 6 months: Here's how to avoid paying them

Banks made $3 billion from overdraft fees in just 6 months: Here's how to avoid paying them
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The average overdraft fee is about $35, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and U.S. banks collected $2.96 billion in combined overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees in just the first six months of 2026, according to a Motley Fool Money analysis of Federal Financi...

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