Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA)

Federal regulation that limits the consumers’ liability if there has been an unauthorized use of an automatic teller machine (ATM) card, debit card, or other electronic banking device. Consumers are only covered by a $50 liability limit if they notify their financial institution within 2 business days of discovering a problem of unauthorized use of their debit card. If notification is delayed, the liability can jump to $500.

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