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Regulators target fees for consumers who are denied a purchase for insufficient funds

A credit card is placed into a machine for processing payments on Sept. 11 in La Puente, Calif. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)

The Biden administration wants to stop financial institutions from charging fees to customers who try to make purchases without enough money in their accounts and are immediately denied.

It's the latest salvo in the government's campaign against so-called "junk fees," which President Biden said last year harm "working folks" and drive up costs for consumers.

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