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I wrote a check that was returned because of insufficient funds in my account. But the bank never notified me, so other checks bounced and I got hit with several overdraft fees. Shouldn’t the bank have sent me a notice? »

How can my account be overdrawn when I just made a deposit?

Many transactions are processed overnight. These transactions may not be reflected in an available balance. On checking accounts, banks generally post deposits before withdrawals. However, there are no laws requiring national banks to do this. In addition, banks may establish a cutoff time for deposits made at a branch or through an ATM. Deposits made after that time may be treated as having been made on the following business day. For example, a deposit made after the Friday afternoon cutoff time would be treated as if it were made on the following Monday. So any items with next-day availability would then be available the next day (Tuesday).

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