Returned Loan Debit: Two Fees?
Trace the payment and fees.
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A returned U.S. consumer loan ACH debit from a bank account can leave fees and an unpaid installment.
Trace one fictional payment
Fictional: a $200 loan debit is returned unpaid, then the lender resubmits it and it is returned again. The bank posts two $25 insufficient-funds fees. Fees total $50; the $200 installment remains unpaid.
Equal amounts don’t prove resubmission. Ask the bank for each presentation’s reference, status and fee; ask the lender what it received and what is due. Check before sending another payment.
Review the fee explanation
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) describes repeated-presentment fees as a potential compliance risk for banks it supervises; facts and disclosures matter. That doesn’t determine your fee’s legality or refund.
Keep the bank’s disclosures and transaction records with the loan history. Contact both promptly; ask for a written fee explanation.
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