The Northern Trust Company

Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois
Charter: Bank
Assets: $178.6B
Fed district: Chicago

11 published fees; none has a market median to compare yet.

Source: its fee schedule, read Oct 14, 2026.

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Fees against the market

Comparison with U.S. medians for fees published by banks and credit unions.

Monthly Maintenance
Interest Checking
Can be waived with a balance of $10,000 or more.
The Northern Trust Company: $25
The Northern Trust Company: $25
U.S. median: no median
Overdraft (OD)
The Northern Trust Company: $25
The Northern Trust Company: $25
U.S. median: no median
Wire Transfer (Domestic Out)
Compared at $25, the middle of its prices
The Northern Trust Company: $15 to $25
The Northern Trust Company: $15 to $25
U.S. median: no median

A blank median means fewer than 5 publish the fee.

Published schedulesBanks and credit unionsRead Oct 14, 2026View sources

Each amount links to the fee schedule it was read from. Medians for Illinois, the Chicago district and the U.S.: Bank Fee Index published fees, shown where at least 5 institutions publish the fee.

Compared at: The value this page compares: its one price, or the middle of its prices when it lists several (the highest, its standard fee, for overdraft).
Same rules: Its fees and every median use the same rules. Business-only fees are left out. So are CD, IRA, card inactivity, box drilling and key fees filed under a fee they don’t match, and fees charged by a different period than the median (a quarterly fee beside monthly ones).
Illinois: Banks and credit unions headquartered in Illinois that publish the fee.
Chicago district: Banks and credit unions headquartered in the Chicago Fed district that publish the fee.
U.S.: Banks and credit unions across the Bank Fee Index that publish the fee.
About the same: Within 1% of the median.
Account: Fees not tied to a named account apply across its personal accounts.

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Published fee schedule

Amounts from The Northern Trust Company’s own schedules, with a source for each figure.

Account Maintenance

Maintenance Fee per Month - Interest Checking (audience not stated, treated as personal)$25
per month

Overdraft & NSF

Overdrafts Paid and Items Paid against Nonsufficient Funds$25
per transaction

Wire Transfers

Domestic Outgoing (client only) wire$25
per item
Domestic Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire$15
per item
Wire Transfers - Domestic Outgoing (client only) (audience not stated, treated as personal)$25
per transaction
Wire Transfers - Domestic Incoming (audience not stated, treated as personal)$15
per transaction
International Outgoing (client only) wire$45
per item
International Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire$20
per item
Wire Transfers - International Outgoing (client only) (audience not stated, treated as personal)$45
per transaction
Wire Transfers - International Incoming (audience not stated, treated as personal)$15
per transaction

Check Services

Cashier’s Checks (audience not stated, treated as personal)$8
Wallet style checks ordered through the bank (audience not stated, treated as personal)No charge
Deposit: Stop Payment Order (audience not stated, treated as personal)$30
per item
Canadian Items Not Sent for Collection (audience not stated, treated as personal)$5
per item
Collection Items - Domestic (audience not stated, treated as personal)$35
per item
Collection Items - International (audience not stated, treated as personal)$45
per item
Collection Items: Coupon Collection (audience not stated, treated as personal)$10
Coupon Collection$10
per item
Returned Unpaid (Collection Items) (audience not stated, treated as personal)$7.50
per item

Account Services

Legal Document Processing$115
per item

Fee	Amount	Basis	Note
Account Maintenance
Maintenance Fee per Month - Interest Checking (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$25	per month	None
Overdraft & NSF
Overdrafts Paid and Items Paid against Nonsufficient Funds	$25	per transaction	None
Wire Transfers
Domestic Outgoing (client only) wire	$25	per item	None
Domestic Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire	$15	per item	None
Wire Transfers - Domestic Outgoing (client only) (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$25	per transaction	None
Wire Transfers - Domestic Incoming (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$15	per transaction	None
International Outgoing (client only) wire	$45	per item	None
International Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire	$20	per item	None
Wire Transfers - International Outgoing (client only) (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$45	per transaction	None
Wire Transfers - International Incoming (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$15	per transaction	None
Check Services
Cashier’s Checks (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$8	Not stated	None
Wallet style checks ordered through the bank (audience not stated, treated as personal)	No charge	Not stated	None
Deposit: Stop Payment Order (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$30	per item	None
Canadian Items Not Sent for Collection (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$5	per item	None
Collection Items - Domestic (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$35	per item	None
Collection Items - International (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$45	per item	None
Collection Items: Coupon Collection (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$10	Not stated	None
Coupon Collection	$10	per item	None
Returned Unpaid (Collection Items) (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$7.50	per item	None
Account Services
Legal Document Processing	$115	per item	None

Audience not stated on the bank’s schedule; treated as personal. Fees may differ for business or commercial accounts. How audience is decided

Account Maintenance

Maintenance Fee per Month - Non-Personal Interest Checking$20
per month · Average collected balance of $5,000.00 1

Overdraft & NSF

Overdrafts Paid and Items Paid against Nonsufficient Funds$25
per transaction

Wire Transfers

Domestic Outgoing (client only) wire$25
per item
Domestic Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire$15
per item
International Outgoing (client only) wire$45
per item
International Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire$20
per item

Check Services

Coupon Collection$10
per item

Account Services

Legal Document Processing$115
per item

Fee	Amount	Basis	Note
Account Maintenance
Maintenance Fee per Month - Non-Personal Interest Checking	$20	per month	Average collected balance of $5,000.00 1
Overdraft & NSF
Overdrafts Paid and Items Paid against Nonsufficient Funds	$25	per transaction	None
Wire Transfers
Domestic Outgoing (client only) wire	$25	per item	None
Domestic Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire	$15	per item	None
International Outgoing (client only) wire	$45	per item	None
International Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire	$20	per item	None
Check Services
Coupon Collection	$10	per item	None
Account Services
Legal Document Processing	$115	per item	None

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Oct 14, 2026 data snapshot. Each amount links to its fee schedule. The U.S. comparison is the middle 50% of Bank Fee Index published fees, shown where at least 5 institutions publish the fee.

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Fees against the market

Comparison with U.S. medians for fees published by banks and credit unions.

Monthly Maintenance
Interest Checking
Can be waived with a balance of $10,000 or more.
The Northern Trust Company: $25
The Northern Trust Company: $25
U.S. median: no median
Overdraft (OD)
The Northern Trust Company: $25
The Northern Trust Company: $25
U.S. median: no median
Wire Transfer (Domestic Out)
Compared at $25, the middle of its prices
The Northern Trust Company: $15 to $25
The Northern Trust Company: $15 to $25
U.S. median: no median

A blank median means fewer than 5 publish the fee.

Published schedulesBanks and credit unionsRead Oct 14, 2026View sources

Each amount links to the fee schedule it was read from. Medians for Illinois, the Chicago district and the U.S.: Bank Fee Index published fees, shown where at least 5 institutions publish the fee.

Compared at: The value this page compares: its one price, or the middle of its prices when it lists several (the highest, its standard fee, for overdraft).
Same rules: Its fees and every median use the same rules. Business-only fees are left out. So are CD, IRA, card inactivity, box drilling and key fees filed under a fee they don’t match, and fees charged by a different period than the median (a quarterly fee beside monthly ones).
Illinois: Banks and credit unions headquartered in Illinois that publish the fee.
Chicago district: Banks and credit unions headquartered in the Chicago Fed district that publish the fee.
U.S.: Banks and credit unions across the Bank Fee Index that publish the fee.
About the same: Within 1% of the median.
Account: Fees not tied to a named account apply across its personal accounts.

Published fee schedule

Amounts from The Northern Trust Company’s own schedules, with a source for each figure.

Account Maintenance

Maintenance Fee per Month - Interest Checking (audience not stated, treated as personal)$25
per month

Overdraft & NSF

Overdrafts Paid and Items Paid against Nonsufficient Funds$25
per transaction

Wire Transfers

Domestic Outgoing (client only) wire$25
per item
Domestic Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire$15
per item
Wire Transfers - Domestic Outgoing (client only) (audience not stated, treated as personal)$25
per transaction
Wire Transfers - Domestic Incoming (audience not stated, treated as personal)$15
per transaction
International Outgoing (client only) wire$45
per item
International Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire$20
per item
Wire Transfers - International Outgoing (client only) (audience not stated, treated as personal)$45
per transaction
Wire Transfers - International Incoming (audience not stated, treated as personal)$15
per transaction

Check Services

Cashier’s Checks (audience not stated, treated as personal)$8
Wallet style checks ordered through the bank (audience not stated, treated as personal)No charge
Deposit: Stop Payment Order (audience not stated, treated as personal)$30
per item
Canadian Items Not Sent for Collection (audience not stated, treated as personal)$5
per item
Collection Items - Domestic (audience not stated, treated as personal)$35
per item
Collection Items - International (audience not stated, treated as personal)$45
per item
Collection Items: Coupon Collection (audience not stated, treated as personal)$10
Coupon Collection$10
per item
Returned Unpaid (Collection Items) (audience not stated, treated as personal)$7.50
per item

Account Services

Legal Document Processing$115
per item

Fee	Amount	Basis	Note
Account Maintenance
Maintenance Fee per Month - Interest Checking (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$25	per month	None
Overdraft & NSF
Overdrafts Paid and Items Paid against Nonsufficient Funds	$25	per transaction	None
Wire Transfers
Domestic Outgoing (client only) wire	$25	per item	None
Domestic Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire	$15	per item	None
Wire Transfers - Domestic Outgoing (client only) (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$25	per transaction	None
Wire Transfers - Domestic Incoming (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$15	per transaction	None
International Outgoing (client only) wire	$45	per item	None
International Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire	$20	per item	None
Wire Transfers - International Outgoing (client only) (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$45	per transaction	None
Wire Transfers - International Incoming (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$15	per transaction	None
Check Services
Cashier’s Checks (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$8	Not stated	None
Wallet style checks ordered through the bank (audience not stated, treated as personal)	No charge	Not stated	None
Deposit: Stop Payment Order (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$30	per item	None
Canadian Items Not Sent for Collection (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$5	per item	None
Collection Items - Domestic (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$35	per item	None
Collection Items - International (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$45	per item	None
Collection Items: Coupon Collection (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$10	Not stated	None
Coupon Collection	$10	per item	None
Returned Unpaid (Collection Items) (audience not stated, treated as personal)	$7.50	per item	None
Account Services
Legal Document Processing	$115	per item	None

Audience not stated on the bank’s schedule; treated as personal. Fees may differ for business or commercial accounts. How audience is decided

Account Maintenance

Maintenance Fee per Month - Non-Personal Interest Checking$20
per month · Average collected balance of $5,000.00 1

Overdraft & NSF

Overdrafts Paid and Items Paid against Nonsufficient Funds$25
per transaction

Wire Transfers

Domestic Outgoing (client only) wire$25
per item
Domestic Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire$15
per item
International Outgoing (client only) wire$45
per item
International Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire$20
per item

Check Services

Coupon Collection$10
per item

Account Services

Legal Document Processing$115
per item

Fee	Amount	Basis	Note
Account Maintenance
Maintenance Fee per Month - Non-Personal Interest Checking	$20	per month	Average collected balance of $5,000.00 1
Overdraft & NSF
Overdrafts Paid and Items Paid against Nonsufficient Funds	$25	per transaction	None
Wire Transfers
Domestic Outgoing (client only) wire	$25	per item	None
Domestic Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire	$15	per item	None
International Outgoing (client only) wire	$45	per item	None
International Outgoing via Treasury Passport wire	$20	per item	None
Check Services
Coupon Collection	$10	per item	None
Account Services
Legal Document Processing	$115	per item	None

Correct a fee source

Oct 14, 2026 data snapshot. Each amount links to its fee schedule. The U.S. comparison is the middle 50% of Bank Fee Index published fees, shown where at least 5 institutions publish the fee.