14 banks and credit unions have branches in Los Altos. The Bank Fee Index holds published fees for 11 of them.
The count includes institutions based elsewhere that have a branch here.
Largest gap from California
Los Altos counts institutions with a branch here, wherever headquartered. California counts institutions headquartered in the state.
Los Altos
8 institutions with a branch here
$34.50
California
125 institutions headquartered in California
$25
U.S.
2,605 institutions in the index
$30
Chosen as the fee whose Los Altos median sits furthest from California's in percentage terms, among fees at least 5 local institutions publish.
Pick a fee to compare Los Altos with California and the U.S. Each amount below links to the fee schedule it was read from, and an empty cell says why.
Published amounts here run from $10 to $37.
Median published overdraft fee
Los Altos
8 institutions with a branch here
$34.50
California
125 institutions headquartered in California
$25
U.S.
2,605 institutions in the index
$30
Los Altos covers every institution with a branch here, wherever it is headquartered. California covers institutions headquartered in the state. U.S. covers every institution in the Bank Fee Index.
14 institutions, 8 with a published overdraft fee.
Bank · based in Sioux Falls, SD · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“Our overdraft fee for Consumer checking accounts is $35 per item (whether the overdraft is by check, ATM withdrawal, debit card transaction, or other electronic means), and we char”
Bank · based in Columbus, OH · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“+$34 OVERDRAFT FEE)”
Bank · based in Charlotte, NC · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Items | Overdraft Item Fee | $10.00 each item”
Bank · based in New York, NY · 1 branch here
Bank · based in Ontario, CA · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“NSF/UCF Item Paid Charge | $35.00 per item*”
Bank · based in Seattle, WA · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“Insufficient Funds Charge (Paid) | $30 Per Presentment§”
Bank · based in Sioux Falls, SD · 1 branch here
Bank · based in Cincinnati, OH · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“If Overdraft Coverage is used, the per item fee for each overdraft is $37 per item.”
Bank · based in Cincinnati, OH · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“• U.S. Bank will charge an Overdraft Paid Fee of $36.00 for each overdraft item we pay on your behalf. Whether we”
Bank · based in Chicago, IL · 1 branch here
Largest banks by local bank deposits
Share of the $3.0 billion in bank deposits at branches here, FDIC Summary of Deposits 2026. Credit unions report no deposits by branch.
County context: Santa Clara County
Deposits and branches cover the City of Los Altos. Population and income cover Santa Clara County, the county with most of Los Altos's bank branches, not the city alone. This is background. None of it sets or explains a fee.
Bank deposits
Change at branches here, 2021 to 2026
Bank branches
Change in branch count, 2016 to 2026
Population
Change between the 2022 and 2024 Census estimates
Median household income
Census estimate, 2024
Deposits and branches: FDIC Summary of Deposits, 2026 and earlier years. Population and income: Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for Santa Clara County.
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