Attorney Richard Gaudreau

Tag: ATM

More Changes to Bank Processing Fees

[caption id="attachment_178" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Watch your mail for a letter from your bank regarding changing overdraft fees"][/caption] The third and final phase of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act will be going into effect on August 22, 2010 but many banks are trying to beat the legislation to the punch.  Included in...

Overspending Made Easy

[caption id="attachment_58" align="alignleft" width="291" caption="Those ATM machines could be costing you a pretty penny."][/caption] Since the banking ‘meltdown,’ one area of increased concern for consumer advocates is whether the fees charged by the banking industry for overdrafts on bank accounts are unfair and deceptive.  Often times consumers believe that they are acting in their best...