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Overdraft fees are like a movie monster that just won't die. No amount of public outrage or regulation can slay the beast. But the banks aren't the only ones casting overdrafts in financial sequels: Truth is, consumers keep breathing life into the overdraft dragon.

Money College writer Fruzsina Eordogh chronicles her ongoing struggles with the student loan giant Sallie Mae. The three-month deferment I paid $150 for from Sallie Mae has run out and so I began the dreaded robot call center run-around that is Sallie Mae's customer service. I hung up a couple of...