Debit overdraft fees often exceed cost of purchase

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The fees that banks charge debit-card users who overdraw their accounts usually cost more than the items being bought.

That’s the result of a study that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released Thursday.

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