When you use more funds than you have in your checking, savings, or money market bank account, you can end up with a negative balance. That can lead to your bank declining future transactions. If you ...

An overdraft occurs when you write a check or initiate a debit card purchase, and your account doesn’t have enough money to cover the transaction. The bank will cover the difference to process the ...

Gabriela Walsh is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance® and a personal finance editor at Red Ventures. Her previous work experience includes various editorial positions at FinanceBuzz. She ...