7 banks and credit unions have branches in Portage. The Bank Fee Index holds published fees for 7 of them.
The count includes institutions based elsewhere that have a branch here.
Largest gap from Wisconsin
Portage counts institutions with a branch here, wherever headquartered. Wisconsin counts institutions headquartered in the state.
Portage
6 institutions with a branch here
$32.50
Wisconsin
102 institutions headquartered in Wisconsin
$27.50
U.S.
3,350 institutions in the index
$27.50
Chosen as the fee whose Portage median sits furthest from Wisconsin's in percentage terms, among fees at least 5 local institutions publish.
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Published amounts here run from $25 to $36.
Median published overdraft fee
Portage
5 institutions with a branch here
$30
Wisconsin
76 institutions headquartered in Wisconsin
$30
U.S.
2,605 institutions in the index
$30
Portage covers every institution with a branch here, wherever it is headquartered. Wisconsin 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 Green Bay, WI · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft—check or debit paid … $32 per item”
Bank · based in Wisconsin Dells, WI · 1 branch here
Bank · based in Cincinnati, OH · 1 branch 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”
Bank · based in Baraboo, WI · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Fee (When item is paid against account): | $30.00 ($120.00 per day maximum)”
Bank · based in Chicago, IL · 1 branch here
Credit union, membership rules apply · based in Madison, WI · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“OD (Overdraft) Coverage Fee | $28 each”
Credit union, membership rules apply · based in Westby, WI · 1 branch here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft fees: $25 per presentment or $5 with overdraft protection. Maximum overdraft charge per day is $125.”
Largest banks by local bank deposits
Share of the $494 million in bank deposits at branches here, FDIC Summary of Deposits 2026. Credit unions report no deposits by branch.
County context: Columbia County
Deposits and branches cover the City of Portage. Population and income cover Columbia County, the county with most of Portage'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 Columbia County.
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