So each year credit card companies squeeze billions of dollars in fees out of American consumers, and chief among these are the late fees that you were just discussing, the 20 bucks or 30 bucks or 40 bucks that credit card issuers charge customers whenever they are late on a payment.
Warren highlights the financial burden of late fees on consumers.
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When consumers’ finances are already stretched thin, exorbitant overdraft fees can cause other payments to bounce — leading to even more fees in a vicious circle that can ‘turn setbacks into crises,’
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