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Bank of America overdraft fee revenue falls 90% on 35 mln consumer checking accounts

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By Steve Gelsi

Bank of America Corp. /zigman2/quotes/200894270/composite BAC -0.35% said late Wednesday it's expecting its consumer overdraft fees to drop 97% from 2009 levels. In June and July, Bank of America said fees related to overdraft services fell 90% over the year-ago period. The decrease comes after the bank earlier this year said it would eliminate non-sufficient funds fees and the reduce overdraft fees to $10 from $35. About 45% of its new checking accounts are under its SafeBalance program, which helps customers avoid overdraft fees entirely. Shares of Bank of America are down 18.2% in 2022, compared with a drop of 10.3% by the S&P 500 /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX -0.94% .

/zigman2/quotes/200894270/composite
US : U.S.: NYSE
$ 28.55
-0.10 -0.35%
Volume: 26.64M
Sept. 20, 2023 4:00p
P/E Ratio
8.22
Dividend Yield
3.36%
Market Cap
$227.66 billion
Rev. per Employee
$698,502
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/zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime
US : S&P US
4,402.20
-41.75 -0.94%
Volume: 0.00
Sept. 20, 2023 5:27p
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