22 banks and credit unions have branches in the Columbus metro area. The Bank Fee Index holds published fees for 17 of them.
The count includes institutions based elsewhere that have a branch here.
Largest gap from Georgia
Columbus metro counts institutions with a branch here, wherever headquartered. Georgia counts institutions headquartered in the state.
Columbus metro
9 institutions with a branch here
$2.50
Georgia
26 institutions headquartered in Georgia
$1
U.S.
1,649 institutions in the index
$1.50
Chosen as the fee whose Columbus metro median sits furthest from Georgia's in percentage terms, among fees at least 5 local institutions publish.
Pick a fee to compare Columbus metro with Georgia 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 $36.
Median published overdraft fee
Columbus metro
11 institutions with a branch here
$35
Georgia
50 institutions headquartered in Georgia
$32
U.S.
2,605 institutions in the index
$30
Columbus metro covers every institution with a branch here, wherever it is headquartered. Georgia covers institutions headquartered in the state. U.S. covers every institution in the Bank Fee Index.
22 institutions, 11 with a published overdraft fee.
Bank · based in Nashville, TN · 13 branches here
Account not yet known
“Paid Item Fee | $30.00 per item”
Bank · based in Sioux Falls, SD · 8 branches 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”
Credit union, membership rules apply · based in Columbus, GA · 6 branches here
Bank · based in Charlotte, NC · 5 branches here
Account not yet known
“• Truist will charge you an Overdraft Fee, if applicable, of $36 each time we pay an overdraft on your behalf.”
Bank · based in Phenix City, AL · 3 branches here
Bank · based in Birmingham, AL · 3 branches here
Account not yet known
“Paid Overdraft Item/Returned Item Fee3 … $36.00”
Bank · based in Pine Mountain, GA · 3 branches here
Bank · based in Nashville, TN · 2 branches here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Item Fee* - $35”
Bank · based in Charlotte, NC · 2 branches here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Items | Overdraft Item Fee | $10.00 each item”
Bank · based in Talbotton, GA · 2 branches here
Largest banks by local bank deposits
Share of the $9.5 billion in bank deposits at branches here, FDIC Summary of Deposits 2026. Credit unions report no deposits by branch.
Metro context: the Columbus metro's counties
Deposits and branches cover the Columbus metro. Population and income cover the metro's counties. 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
Deposits and branches: FDIC Summary of Deposits, 2026 and earlier years. Population and income: Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the metro's counties.
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