Stop Overdraft Profiteering during COVID–19 Emergency Act of 2020

Stop Overdraft Profiteering during COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2020

This bill suspends, during a major disaster or emergency declaration and for 120 days after the end of the incident period, certain penalties applicable to consumer transaction accounts. During such a period, depository institutions are prohibited from

• charging checking-account penalties (i.e., non-sufficient fund fees and overdraft coverage fees), or 
• reporting a consumer's overdraft use to a credit reporting agency.