28 banks and credit unions have branches in the Brownsville-Harlingen 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 Texas
Brownsville-Harlingen metro counts institutions with a branch here, wherever headquartered. Texas counts institutions headquartered in the state.
Brownsville-Harlingen metro
10 institutions with a branch here
$27.50
Texas
211 institutions headquartered in Texas
$20
U.S.
2,628 institutions in the index
$25
Chosen as the fee whose Brownsville-Harlingen metro median sits furthest from Texas's in percentage terms, among fees at least 5 local institutions publish.
Pick a fee to compare Brownsville-Harlingen metro with Texas 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
Brownsville-Harlingen metro
15 institutions with a branch here
$32.50
Texas
219 institutions headquartered in Texas
$30
U.S.
2,605 institutions in the index
$30
Brownsville-Harlingen metro covers every institution with a branch here, wherever it is headquartered. Texas covers institutions headquartered in the state. U.S. covers every institution in the Bank Fee Index.
28 institutions, 15 with a published overdraft fee.
Bank · based in Brownsville, TX · 12 branches here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft fee (checks and other debits paid) … $35.00 ea.”
Bank · based in Wilmington, DE · 9 branches here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Item Fee … $36.00 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”
Bank · based in San Benito, TX · 7 branches here
Bank · based in Pharr, TX · 6 branches here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft | Overdraft Item Fee - Paid* $35.99”
Bank · based in Harlingen, TX · 5 branches here
Bank · based in University Park, TX · 5 branches here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Item Fee (per item) | $30”
Credit union, membership rules apply · based in Mcallen, TX · 4 branches here
Account not yet known
“Courtesy Pay Overdraft … $32.00 each”
Bank · based in Columbus, OH · 3 branches here
Account not yet known
“+$34 OVERDRAFT FEE)”
Bank · based in The Woodlands, TX · 3 branches here
Account not yet known
“One (1) $32 overdraft (OD) item fee is charged for each item that is paid.”
Largest banks by local bank deposits
Share of the $6.6 billion in bank deposits at branches here, FDIC Summary of Deposits 2026. Credit unions report no deposits by branch.
Metro context: the Brownsville-Harlingen metro's counties
Deposits and branches cover the Brownsville-Harlingen 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
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 the metro's counties.
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