9 banks and credit unions have branches in Petal. The Bank Fee Index holds published fees for 6 of them.
The count includes institutions based elsewhere that have a branch here.
Largest gap from Mississippi
Petal counts institutions with a branch here, wherever headquartered. Mississippi counts institutions headquartered in the state.
Petal
5 institutions with a branch here
$36
Mississippi
38 institutions headquartered in Mississippi
$30.25
U.S.
3,350 institutions in the index
$27.50
Chosen as the fee whose Petal median sits furthest from Mississippi's in percentage terms, among fees at least 5 local institutions publish.
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Published amounts here run from $15 to $36.
Median published overdraft fee
Petal
5 institutions with a branch here
$36
Mississippi
35 institutions headquartered in Mississippi
$35
U.S.
2,605 institutions in the index
$30
Petal covers every institution with a branch here, wherever it is headquartered. Mississippi covers institutions headquartered in the state. U.S. covers every institution in the Bank Fee Index.
9 institutions, 5 with a published overdraft fee.
Bank · based in Columbus, OH · 2 branches here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Fee | $15.00 Per overdraft item. No overdraft fees unless final account”
Bank · based in Columbus, MS · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Fee.......................................................................................................................................................................”
Bank · based in Birmingham, AL · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“Paid Overdraft Item/Returned Item Fee3 … $36.00”
Bank · based in Jackson, MS · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“• Personal | $36.00”
Bank · based in Gulfport, MS · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“We may charge you a fee of $36.00 each time we pay an overdraft.”
Bank · based in Columbia, MS · 1 branch here
Bank · based in Tupelo, MS · 1 branch here
Credit union, membership rules apply · based in Hattiesburg, MS · 1 branch here
Credit union, membership rules apply · based in Biloxi, MS · 1 branch here
Largest banks by local bank deposits
Share of the $426 million in bank deposits at branches here, FDIC Summary of Deposits 2026. Credit unions report no deposits by branch.
County context: Forrest County
Deposits and branches cover the City of Petal. Population and income cover Forrest County, the county with most of Petal'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 Forrest County.
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