Navy Federal must pay $95 million for illegal OOPS charges

Escambia County’s largest employer, Navy Federal Credit Union, has been ordered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to refund more than $80 million to consumers, stop charging illegal overdraft fees, and pay a $15 million civil penalty to the CFPB’s victims relief fund. Through its “Optional Overdraft Protection Service,” known as “OOPS,” Navy Federal charged consumers $20 for most overdraft transactions. The credit union collected nearly $1 billion in overdraft fees from 2017 to 2021.

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