Federal appeals court rules overdraft fee definitions must be unambiguous

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held Tuesday that under the Federal Reserve’s Regulation E, which implemented the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, a financial institution must clearly define the procedures used for overdraft fees. The case, Tims v. LGE Community Credit Union (LGE), centered on two $30 overdraft fees that LGE charged.

As carried in JURIST

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