Pew's Safe Checking in the Electronic Age Project educates the public and policy makers by analyzing current overdraft, deposit and disclosure practices, as well as uncovering the hidden costs associated with many checking accounts.
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Regulatory Comment: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — Streamlining Inherited Regulations
The Pew Safe Checking in the Electronic Age Project responds to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s call for comments on Docket ID CFPB-2011-0039. more
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Pew's Call for Simple Bank Fee Disclosure Gains Traction with Financial Institutions
Pew's research shows that the median length of bank disclosures for key checking account policies and fee information is 111 pages. Based on this finding, Pew developed a disclosure form, similar to what is currently used in credit card offers. Pew commends a few financial institutions for voluntarily adopting our disclosure box.
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Making Checking Accounts Safer and More Transparent
These fact sheets summarize Pew’s policy recommendations to make checking accounts safer and more transparent.
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November 22, 2011
Regulatory Comment: Financial Habits and Patterns of Low- and Moderate-Income Households
This regulatory comment provides recommendations on Treasury’s prioritization of financial access activities.
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Transaction Infraction
An interactive graphic demonstrating how banks can reorder a checking account customer’s transactions in a manner that maximizes overdraft fees. more
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- Data Visualizations
- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Fees and the Unbanked
An interactive map highlighting the checking account practices of the 10 largest U.S. banks and the percentage of people without bank accounts in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. more
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- Issue Brief
- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Testimony: Susan Weinstock to the Senate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protections
On October 4, 2011, Susan Weinstock, director of the Safe Checking in the Electronic Age Project, of the Pew Health Group delivered testimony in front of the Senate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protections. The following is her written comments. more
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Letter: Regulatory Authority and Priorities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Pew Charitable Trusts, joined by banking, consumer and civil rights organizations, submitted a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) asking them to act quickly to ensure that consumers are protected from unfair banking practices and are provided important information about their accounts.
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July 11, 2011
Regulatory Comment: Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products
Recommendations related to this request for comment. more
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Regulatory Comment: Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks
The Safe Checking in the Electronic Age Project responds to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System’s call for comments on RIN No. 7100-AD68, Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks.
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