overdraw
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Workers cannot take out their full balance for a hardship withdrawal and they cannot overdraw, so there are some guardrails.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026
Roughly a third of all payday loans are now issued online, and almost half of borrowers who have taken out online loans have had lenders overdraw their bank accounts.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
We also continue to overdraw from some of our biggest water bank accounts, the aquifers under the San Joaquin Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
The bank based in Charlotte, North Carolina, also plans to create a second bank-account product aimed primarily at unbanked or low-income individuals that will not allow customers to overdraw their accounts.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2022
“People overdraw their accounts all the time,” she said.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
But if this system fails or overdraws these gases, these wells can introduce oxygen into the waste, speeding up waste decomposition and producing heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
As Wang explained, shifting in his seat and gesturing with his hands throughout, Alameda earned an “allow_negative” badge because it helped the firm sidestep the automatic procedures Wang implemented to prevent account overdraws and wipeouts.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2023
“We’re in a period of 23 years of sustained drought and overdraws on the system,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
He even overdraws his bank account to stretch the money further.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2018
Every one overdraws more or less on his luck, at one time or another.
From The White Blackbird by Hudson Douglas
When I was in college, I never overdrew my bank account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
But a few times, he overdrew his bank account.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2021
For some reason, the bank debited my account twice for the same payment, which meant it overdrew my account and I got slapped with an overdraft fee.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2020
At 11, Singh overdrew his approach and went into the pond.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 22, 2020
They stated, however, that Miss Van Allen was a most desirable patron and never overdrew her account or made trouble of any sort.
From Vicky Van by Carolyn Wells
After all the other expenses, “you’re left with a couple hundred dollars to play with. Sometimes that would cause me to be overdrawn if I wasn’t expecting a specific bill.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Critics say the links between Karachi’s gangsters and Islamist terrorists are overdrawn, that the real Karachi is far less glamorous than its Bollywood incarnation, and that one character’s Punjabi accent isn’t quite right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
She said digital payments risked her going overdrawn, and facing unmanageable interest and fees as a result.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
Another law, Assembly Bill 2017, bars state-chartered banks and credit unions from charging non-sufficient funds fees on debit-card transactions that are declined because the account is overdrawn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
The quantum laws are more liberal and allow you to be overdrawn on one or two accounts provided the total balance is positive.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Despite uncertainty over the exact figure, experts agree that overdrawing oil from the salt caverns it is stored in would damage the caverns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
No one suggests that the banks shouldn’t charge fees for specific services, such as for maintaining customers’ checking or banking accounts or overdrawing their accounts or stopping payment on checks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
Many banks offer online and mobile tools that track your balance to avoid overdrawing accounts.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
He bought the license from a hardware store owner in Coudersport for $300, overdrawing his bank account.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021
Anyone could give you a rope of pearls; it's simply a question of overdrawing enough from the bank.
From Once a Week by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne
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