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The coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress, the CARES Act, was intended to give financial relief to Americans affected by the health crisis. There were special protections put in place to make sure stimulus money couldn't be seized to pay off debts, but Steve Mnuchin is allowing big banks to collect overdraft and insufficient fund fees from the very consumers the bill was meant to protect.

As millions of Americans find themselves out of work, the last thing they should have to worry about is paying overdraft fees. That's why Cory joined forces with Senator Sherrod Brown to urge 14 of the banks who collect the most revenue in consumer charges to ban overdraft fees during the health crisis.

If you agree that banks should not charge overdraft fees during the global pandemic, add your name to their letter today. Click here to sign.

Overdraft fees already disproportionately affect those least able to afford them -- 80% of overdraft fees are only incurred by just 9% of accounts -- and it's these consumers who are most likely to receive stimulus checks due to recent hardship.

Government stimulus funds in the CARES Act were intended to help consumers navigate this crisis, not line the pockets of big banks by way of punitive fees.

Add your name if you agree: To ease the burden on consumers, banks should ban overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees and charges during this pandemic >>

Thanks for joining Cory on this really important issue.

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