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Home/Fee Index/Minimum Balance
Account Maintenancecore

Minimum Balance Fee

Based on 26 verified fees from 17 institutions.

Median

$5

25th Percentile

$3.50

75th Percentile

$7.71

Range

$2 – $20

Fee Distribution

By Federal Reserve District

DistrictMedianRangeCount
New York (District 2)$20$20 – $201
Cleveland (District 4)$5$5 – $51
Richmond (District 5)$3$2 – $53
Atlanta (District 6)$10$7.95 – $153
Chicago (District 7)$5$3 – $103
Kansas City (District 10)

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Methodology

Based on 26 verified fees from 17 US banks and credit unions, read from their published fee schedules. Fees the software is not sure about are held for a person to check and are not counted here. Institutions are identified via FDIC and NCUA regulatory databases.

$6
$6 – $6
1
Dallas (District 11)$4$3 – $52
San Francisco (District 12)$5$2 – $1012

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · 3,741 observations

Detailed Minimum Balance breakdown by charter, tier, and state

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Based on 3,728 verified fees from 1,183 institutions
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