I think you are referring to the Pay with Refund service charge? It has always been been there.
It means you want to have the fees deducted from your federal refund. Then it has to go though a 3rd party bank to take the fees out. There is an EXTRA 40 Refund Transfer service charge (45 in California) for that. Or you can pay the fees upfront with a credit card to avoid the extra charge.
What is Refund Processing?
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/choosing-a-product/help/what-is-refund-processing-service/00/25889
How to remove the Pay with Refund fee
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/downgrading/help/how-do-i-remove-pay-with-my-refund-fees-in-turbot...
