overdraw
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And financial advisers suggest having a solid buffer — meaning some extra dollars in the account so you don’t overdraw it and get charged penalties.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to propose rules this week that further rein in banks’ ability to charge customers a fee when they overdraw their bank account.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
We also continue to overdraw from some of our biggest water bank accounts, the aquifers under the San Joaquin Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
Starting next month, Bank of America will do away with fees for insufficient funds, such as when a check bounces, and will stop customers from being able to overdraw their accounts at A.T.M.s.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
“People overdraw their accounts all the time,” she said.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
But if this system fails or overdraws these gases, these wells can introduce oxygen into the waste, speeding up waste decomposition and producing heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
As Wang explained, shifting in his seat and gesturing with his hands throughout, Alameda earned an “allow_negative” badge because it helped the firm sidestep the automatic procedures Wang implemented to prevent account overdraws and wipeouts.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2023
“We’re in a period of 23 years of sustained drought and overdraws on the system,” he added.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
He even overdraws his bank account to stretch the money further.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2018
Every one overdraws more or less on his luck, at one time or another.
From The White Blackbird by Hudson Douglas
When I was in college, I never overdrew my bank account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
But a few times, he overdrew his bank account.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2021
For some reason, the bank debited my account twice for the same payment, which meant it overdrew my account and I got slapped with an overdraft fee.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2020
At 11, Singh overdrew his approach and went into the pond.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 22, 2020
We overdrew the account ourselves, a fortnight ago, to meet one of his pressing liabilities.
From East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood
After all the other expenses, “you’re left with a couple hundred dollars to play with. Sometimes that would cause me to be overdrawn if I wasn’t expecting a specific bill.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
When the funds arrived, Puech’s account at Gonet had been overdrawn for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
She said digital payments risked her going overdrawn, and facing unmanageable interest and fees as a result.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
There was no whimsy to this lifestyle, just overdrawn accounts and the creeping realization that I might live this way forever.
From Slate ● May 18, 2024
It was a very short swim, but she had overdrawn her strength for days past.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
Despite uncertainty over the exact figure, experts agree that overdrawing oil from the salt caverns it is stored in would damage the caverns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
No one suggests that the banks shouldn’t charge fees for specific services, such as for maintaining customers’ checking or banking accounts or overdrawing their accounts or stopping payment on checks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
“We urge any customer who may find themselves in financial difficulty due to overdrawing on their account to contact us.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
He bought the license from a hardware store owner in Coudersport for $300, overdrawing his bank account.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021
Isn't it you who are overdrawing what I mean?
From The Inner Shrine by Basil King
