Bank overdraft authorization

If you are in bank overdraft, the bank can continue to operate your account. It agrees to carry out debit transactions (e.g. direct debit) when the provision is not sufficient.

The bank may authorize an overdraft on an exceptional basis and without prior consent. In this case, it is usually a small overdraft for a limited period.

You can also provide with the bank an overdraft authorization in the account agreement.

You can also ask your bank for an overdraft authorization exceptional.

This exceptional authorization can be requested at an agency or by sending a letter to your bank. To do this, you can use a template:

Request an occasional overdraft for a few days

The duration of the overdraft is provided for in the account agreement or in the exceptional authorization.

However, the overdraft may not exceed 3 months consecutive.

If it is more than 3 months, the bank must make you a supply of consumer credit. This offer is valid for 15 days. You have 14 calendar days after the offer has been signed to retract you.

The amount of the overdraft authorization is provided for in the account agreement or in the exceptional authorization.

Your bank must indicate on each monthly statement the limit of the overdraft authorization you receive.

The bank overdraft is not free. The bank charges you a fee, called agios.

Amounts of shares

There are 2 types of agios: agios lump sums and agios proportional.

Most banks charge a minimum flat rate for any overdraft situation irrespective of its amount and duration.

If the amount of the overdraft used is €400 or more, proportional actions you are also charged. These actions are sums calculated on the basis of the duration and average amount of overdraft usage at an interest rate: annual percentage rate of charge (APR).

The APR must be less than wear rate.

The formula for calculating proportional shares is as follows:  overdraft amount X number of days X APRC / 365

Sampling of aircraft

The accounting and payment of the aircraft are generally quarterly.

The bank must indicate on each monthly statement of account the APR used.

The total amount of the charges levied must be shown in the annual fee summary published by the bank in january.

Exceeding the authorized overdraft entails additional costs.

You will have to pay the agios at the rate provided for the authorized overdraft and the agios at a increased rate for overdraft limits.

The premium rate is communicated to you prior to any authorized overdraft transactions being recorded.

Like any annual percentage rate of charge (APR), it must be lower than wear rate.

Of forcing cost and other intervention commissions may also be applied to you. They are different if you have or have not purchased an offer for essential banking services for clients in financial fragility.

If the authorized overdraft is exceeded, you may also be charged a fee of payment incidents. The bank may also decide to close your account and sign up for the Personal Credit Reimbursement Incident Files (FICP).

You can ask at any time your bank to revise the overdraft authorization downwards or upwards. You can also ask the bank to stop it. In either case, you must do the same to him mail request.

The bank may also lower the ceiling or duration of the overdraft on its own initiative. However, it must comply with the conditions laid down in account agreement or the exceptional overdraft authorization.

If you believe that the termination is abusive, you can enter the banking ombudsman. You can also go to court.