Banks auto-enroll customers in overdraft protection without clear consent
Business banking customers are enrolled in overdraft protection by default without being informed, causing repeated overdraft fees. When customers discover and cancel the feature, banks refuse to reverse the accrued fees. This structural consent gap in banking product enrollment affects a broad base of small business and retail customers.
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surfaced semanticallyBanks charge overdraft fees despite no actual overdraft
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