FAWCETT v. CITIZENS BANK, N.A.

No. 18-1443.

919 F.3d 133 (2019)

Barbara FAWCETT, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CITIZENS BANK, N.A., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward F. Haber , with whom Patrick J. Vallely and Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellant.

David J. Zimmer , with whom Brenda R. Sharton and Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Lynch and Lipez, Circuit Judges.


This putative class action alleges that Citizens Bank's "Sustained Overdraft Fees" for overdrawn checking accounts are usurious interest charges in violation of Section 85 of the National Bank Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. The district court concluded that Citizens Bank's fees were not "interest" under...

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