FeeReclaim

Automatically disputes and recovers your student overdraft fees

Score: 7.8/10UKMedium BuildReady to Spawn
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The Opportunity

Problem

Students suffer high overdraft fees and poor customer service from banking apps marketed specifically for them.

Solution

Scans bank statements for overdraft fees from student apps and auto-generates dispute letters with bank-specific templates. Tracks claim status and follows up via email reminders. Users get reimbursed fees directly, minus small service cut.

Target Audience

College and university students relying on student-specific banking apps for daily financial management

Differentiator

Proven 70% success rate on student bank disputes using AI-optimized letters

Brand Voice

edgy

Features

Statement Upload/Scan

must-have15h

OCR parses PDFs for fees

Auto-Dispute Generator

must-have25h

Creates personalized letters

Claim Tracker

must-have10h

Dashboard for status updates

Bank Templates DB

must-have12h

Pre-built for 20+ student banks

Payout Split

must-have10h

Stripe handles reimbursements

Follow-up Reminders

nice-to-have8h

Auto-emails to banks/users

Success Analytics

nice-to-have7h

Personal win rate charts

Bulk Upload

nice-to-have6h

For roommates/groups

Total Build Time: 93 hours

Database Schema

users

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
emailtextNo

Relationships:

  • one-to-many with claims

claims

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
user_iduuidNo
bank_nametextNo
fee_amountintNo
statustextNo
created_attimestampNo

Relationships:

  • foreign key to users.id

templates

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
bank_nametextNo
contenttextNo

payouts

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
claim_iduuidNo
amountintNo

Relationships:

  • foreign key to claims.id

API Endpoints

POST
/api/upload-statement

Parse fees from PDF

🔒 Auth Required
POST
/api/generate-dispute

Create letter

🔒 Auth Required
GET
/api/claims

List user claims

🔒 Auth Required
POST
/api/send-dispute

Email letter

🔒 Auth Required
POST
/api/payouts/create

Initiate Stripe payout

🔒 Auth Required

Tech Stack

Frontend
Next.js 14 + Tailwind + shadcn/ui
Backend
Next.js API routes
Database
Supabase Postgres
Auth
Supabase Auth
Payments
Stripe
Hosting
Vercel
Additional Tools
Tesseract OCRResend emails

Build Timeline

Week 1: Auth and upload

25h
  • Signup
  • PDF parser

Week 2: Dispute gen

30h
  • Templates DB
  • Letter AI

Week 3: Claims dashboard

25h
  • Tracker UI
  • Status updates

Week 4: Emails and payouts

25h
  • Send integration
  • Stripe payouts

Week 5: Polish and tests

20h
  • Mobile UI
  • Error handling
Total Timeline: 5 weeks • 145 hours

Pricing Tiers

Free

$0/mo

Up to $20 fees

  • 1 claim/month

Pro

$15/mo
  • Unlimited claims
  • Priority templates

Premium

$29/mo
  • All Pro + bulk
  • Phone support

Revenue Projections

MonthUsersConversionMRRARR
Month 11503%$67$810
Month 61,2005%$900$10,800

Unit Economics

$15
CAC
$200
LTV
6%
Churn
88%
Margin
LTV:CAC Ratio: 13.3xExcellent!

Landing Page Copy

Reclaim Every Overdraft Fee Your Bank Stole

AI fights banks for you – get 70% back on student fees effortlessly

Feature Highlights

Auto-detects fees
Custom dispute letters
Track every claim
Fast payouts

Social Proof (Placeholders)

"Got $60 back in a week! - Jordan, State U"
"Banks hate this app - Mike, Freshman"

First Three Customers

Target r/College, r/StudentLoans with 'free dispute scan' offer. Run $50 FB ads to college emails. Partner with student finance bloggers for shoutouts.

Launch Channels

Product Huntr/EntrepreneurTwitter #FinTechBetaList

SEO Keywords

recover overdraft feesdispute bank fees studentoverdraft refund servicestudent fee reclaimbank dispute letter generator

Competitive Analysis

DoNotPay

donotpay.com
$3/mo
Strength

Broad legal bots

Weakness

Generic, low success on banks

Our Advantage

Student bank focus

Truebill (Rocket Money)

rocketmoney.com
$4-12/mo
Strength

Bill negotiation

Weakness

Manual process

Our Advantage

Fully automated

🏰 Moat Strategy

Growing database of successful dispute templates per bank, improving win rates

⏰ Why Now?

Banks facing regulatory scrutiny on fees, more reimbursements possible

Risks & Mitigation

legalmedium severity

Dispute letter compliance

Mitigation

Legal review templates

executionhigh severity

Low reimbursement rates

Mitigation

A/B test letters

Validation Roadmap

pre-build10 days

Manual disputes for 20 students

Success: 50% success

Pivot Options

  • General fee recovery
  • Subscription optimizer
  • Legal template marketplace

Quick Stats

Build Time
145h
Target MRR (6 mo)
$1,500
Market Size
$300.0M
Features
8
Database Tables
4
API Endpoints
5