How to Use overdraft in a Sentence

overdraft

noun

• Bank overdraft fees in the U.S. have hit an all-time high.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2022
• Meanwhile, the banks will still be pulling in overdraft fees.
  — The Economist, 10 Aug. 2019
• The average overdraft fee is more than $25 and can be as high as $36.
  — Cora Lewis, Fortune, 3 May 2024
• Why are banks allowed to charge overdraft fees when many of us don’t have jobs right now?
  — Maura Zurick, cleveland, 28 Mar. 2020
• As a result, the bank stopped charging overdraft fees this year.
  — David Benoit, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022
• Under the law, if Borrego Springs doesn’t fix its overdraft problem, the state will come in and do it for them.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2019
• Each time, the bank charged Mr. Einaudi a $35 overdraft fee.
  — Emily Flitter, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2019
• All told, overdraft fees are worth billions of dollars to banks each year.
  — New York Times, 22 June 2021
• This is not a flyer like Kizer or an overdraft like Manziel.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 14 May 2018
• Process the payment, while charging the customer an overdraft fee.
  — Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2021
• Nearly half of those with bank accounts had at least one overdraft.
  — Jonathan Morduch, The Atlantic, 24 May 2017
• The latter part of the rule sought to prevent lenders from forcing debtors into overdraft fees from their banks.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
• In fact, overdraft fees aren’t an issue for most consumers.
  — James Cooper, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021
• Banks had fought hard for years against any further crackdown on overdraft rules.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2018
• On builds on Dodd Frank’s Reg E which requires banks to get a user’s approval for overdraft fees.
  — Tom Groenfeldt, Forbes, 5 May 2022
• That's less than many overdraft fees at a bank or late payment fees from a credit card issuer.
  — Star Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
• The fund also incurred $4,555 in overdraft fees due to Cronin’s thefts, according to the warrant.
  — David Owens, courant.com, 12 Aug. 2019
• Some of the unauthorized charges caused users' bank accounts to be overdrawn, spurring overdraft fees.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2017
• If your bank encourages you to allow overdraft fees, don’t do it.
  — Alex Thomas Sadler, ajc, 29 June 2017
• In these situations, you may be charged a hefty overdraft fee.
  — Jennifer Yellin, CNN Underscored, 10 Sep. 2020
• In some cases, this may cost more than late fees, overdraft fees, or credit card advances.
  — Edward Segal, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
• But that service results in the bank or credit union charging the customer an overdraft fee.
  — Paul Gores, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2018
• The bureau found that the bank didn’t get customers’ consent before signing them up for the overdraft service.
  — Ann Carrns, Star Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
• And while overdraft fees and NSF fees may have fallen in the last year, Americans are still getting dinged elsewhere.
  — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022
• That's about how much large banks make on overdraft and related fees every year, according to the FDIC.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 13 Oct. 2020
• A few hundred bucks saved may help bypass credit card debt, payday lenders, rent-to-own stores and bank overdraft fees.
  — charlotteobserver, 17 Jan. 2018
• Chase bank agreed to refund some overdraft fees but would not refund the money, as the woman had willingly turned the gift cards over to the scammer.
  — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2020
• That means if your partner keeps rinsing the overdraft and refuses to clear it, you are expected to do so.
  — Laura Whateley, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2020
• Mobile tools can also promote good financial practices through reminders and alerts about account balances and bill due dates, which can help customers avoid overdraft and late fees.
  — Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
• In the final months of the Biden administration, efforts from a half-dozen government agencies were meant to slash fees on credit card late payments, debit transactions and overdrafts, among other proposals.
  — Hugh Son, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024