7 banks and credit unions have branches in Bristol. The Bank Fee Index holds published fees for 5 of them.
The count includes institutions based elsewhere that have a branch here.
Compared with Rhode Island
Where a fee has enough institutions for a local median, the Bristol median is within 10% of the Rhode Island median on all 2 fees.
Bristol counts institutions with a branch here, wherever headquartered. Rhode Island counts institutions headquartered in the state.
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Published amounts here run from $34 to $35.
Median published overdraft fee
Bristol
5 institutions with a branch here
$35
Rhode Island
7 institutions headquartered in Rhode Island
$32
U.S.
2,605 institutions in the index
$30
Bristol covers every institution with a branch here, wherever it is headquartered. Rhode Island covers institutions headquartered in the state. U.S. covers every institution in the Bank Fee Index.
7 institutions, 5 with a published overdraft fee.
Bank · based in Providence, RI · 2 branches here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Fee | $35 Per item paid if your account is overdrawn”
Credit union, membership rules apply · based in Providence, RI · 2 branches here
Bank · based in Middletown, RI · 1 branch here
Bank · based in Columbus, OH · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“+$34 OVERDRAFT FEE)”
Bank · based in Swansea, MA · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“You will be charged our Overdraft Fee of up to $35 for each overdrawn item created by a traditional paper-based check, a teller withdrawal, an automatic payment (ACH) transaction,”
Credit union, membership rules apply · based in Pawtucket, RI · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Privilege Standard or Extended Coverage | $35 Insufficient/Uncollected Funds (Overdraft) Paid fee per item presented*”
Credit union, membership rules apply · based in Middletown, RI · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Privilege | $35 Insufficient Funds Charge”
Largest banks by local bank deposits
Share of the $375 million in bank deposits at branches here, FDIC Summary of Deposits 2026. Credit unions report no deposits by branch.
County context: Bristol County
Deposits and branches cover the City of Bristol. Population and income cover Bristol County, the county with most of Bristol'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 Bristol County.
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