Massachusetts: Half of All Financial Institutions Can’t Recoup Bounced Check Fees
Massachusetts' regulator did a survey and found that the median cost of a returned deposit item for a sample of state-chartered financial institutions was $7.17, which is where it has set the maximum fee for dishonored checks. That means that half of all banks and credit unions will not be able to recoup their costs for processing a return item. [5/31/16]


