45 banks and credit unions have branches in the Fargo metro area. The Bank Fee Index holds published fees for 24 of them.
The count includes institutions based elsewhere that have a branch here.
Largest gap from Minnesota
Fargo metro counts institutions with a branch here, wherever headquartered. Minnesota counts institutions headquartered in the state.
Fargo metro
6 institutions with a branch here
$2.25
Minnesota
33 institutions headquartered in Minnesota
$1.75
U.S.
1,651 institutions in the index
$1.50
Chosen as the fee whose Fargo metro median sits furthest from Minnesota's in percentage terms, among fees at least 5 local institutions publish.
Pick a fee to compare Fargo metro with Minnesota 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 $15 to $36.
Median published overdraft fee
Fargo metro
19 institutions with a branch here
$30
Minnesota
68 institutions headquartered in Minnesota
$30
U.S.
2,605 institutions in the index
$30
Fargo metro covers every institution with a branch here, wherever it is headquartered. Minnesota covers institutions headquartered in the state. U.S. covers every institution in the Bank Fee Index.
45 institutions, 19 with a published overdraft fee.
Bank · based in Fargo, ND · 17 branches here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Fees $32 per item”
Bank · based in Fargo, ND · 12 branches here
Bank · based in Cincinnati, OH · 6 branches 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”
Credit union, membership rules apply · based in Jamestown, ND · 6 branches here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft/Check Defender … $30.00”
Bank · based in Sioux Falls, SD · 5 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”
Bank · based in Watford City, ND · 4 branches here
Account not yet known
“Paid Overdraft Fee* | $30”
Bank · based in Arthur, ND · 4 branches here
Credit union, membership rules apply · based in Minot, ND · 4 branches here
Credit union, membership rules apply · based in Fargo, ND · 4 branches here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Courtesy Pay … $28 each Share”
Bank · based in Fargo, ND · 3 branches here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Fee (Per Item) | $34”
Largest banks by local bank deposits
Share of the $12.9 billion in bank deposits at branches here, FDIC Summary of Deposits 2026. Credit unions report no deposits by branch.
Metro context: the Fargo metro's counties
Deposits and branches cover the Fargo 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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