Compared with New Jersey
3 of 14
compared fees are above the median.
8 below, 3 about the same.
About the same: within 1% of the median.
Total assets
Q2 2026, quarter end
NCUA 5300 call report · Jun 30, 2026
Revenue
Q2 2026, one quarter
NCUA 5300 call report · Jun 30, 2026
Fee income
Q2 2026, one quarter
NCUA 5300 call report · Jun 30, 2026
Fee-income share of revenue
0th percentile; peer median 6.6%
NCUA 5300 call report · year to date through Jun 30, 2026
Fees above the New Jersey median
of 14 compared; 8 below, 3 about the same
See the feesFee schedule read Oct 10, 2026
Call-report figures are for Merck Employees Federal Credit Union, from NCUA 5300 call reports. Revenue is interest income plus noninterest income.
| Metric | Measure and calculation | Source and fields | Period | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | Total assets at quarter end Point in time, at quarter end | NCUA 5300 call report Account 010 | Q2 2026 Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Revenue | Revenue (interest + noninterest income) Standalone quarter: year to date less the prior quarter (Q1 as filed) | NCUA 5300 call report Account 115 + Account 117 | Q2 2026 Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Fee income | Fee income (NCUA 5300 Account 131) Standalone quarter: year to date less the prior quarter (Q1 as filed) | NCUA 5300 call report Account 131 | Q2 2026 Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Fee-income share of revenue | Fee income (NCUA 5300 Account 131) divided by revenue (interest + noninterest income) Year to date through the quarter. Median and percentile from each of 452 credit unions with $1B to $10B in assets reporting a share above 0%, this one left out. | NCUA 5300 call report Account 131 / (Account 115 + Account 117) | Q2 2026 Year to date | Not recorded |
| Fees above the New Jersey median | Published fees above the New Jersey median for the same fee Within 1% of the median counts as about the same. Business-only fees are left out. | Merck Employees Federal Credit Union's published fee schedule; Bank Fee Index medians | Current schedule | Oct 10, 2026 |
Fee income by quarter
Q1 2024 to Q2 2026, standalone quarters
Fee income was 0.4% of revenue, below the 6.6% median of 452 credit unions with $1B to $10B in assets (0th percentile).
Not established: The share alone does not show whether prices, account volumes or the size of the revenue base set it.
Fee income was $50K in Q2 2026, 2.0% above the same quarter a year earlier ($49K).
Not established: Two quarters a year apart are two observations, not an established trend in fee income.
3 of 14 compared published fees sit above the New Jersey median; 8 below.
Not established: Published prices do not show how often a fee is charged or waived, so they do not size its share of income.
Comparison with New Jersey medians for fees published by banks and credit unions.
NSF / Returned Item
Wire Transfer (Domestic Out)
Stop Payment
Each amount links to the fee schedule it was read from. Medians for New Jersey, the New York district and the U.S.: Bank Fee Index published fees, shown where at least 5 institutions publish the fee.
Fee income was about level from Q3 2025 to Q2 2026, at $50K. Its share of revenue, 0.4%, is below the 6.6% median for credit unions with $1B to $10B in assets.
$50K
Merck Employees Federal Credit UnionMedian
NCUA 5300 call reports, credit union level, standalone quarters. Four quarters are too few to call a trend.
Share of revenue: median of 452 credit unions with $1B to $10B in assets, Q2 2026.
Merck Employees Federal Credit Union · $1.7B in assets
The 25 credit unions closest in assets
Credit unions of similar size, for comparing published prices. Not local competitors: they're spread over 18 states.
| Institution | City, state | Assets | Maintenance | ATM | Domestic wire | Intl. wire | Overdraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Employees Federal Credit Union(this institution) | Rahway, NJ | $1.7B | Monthly maintenance not published | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Overdraft not published |
| Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union | Honolulu, HI | $1.5B | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Domestic wire not published | International wire not published | Overdraft not published |
| Credit Union 1 | Anchorage, AK | $1.7B | Monthly maintenance not published | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Overdraft not published |
| Dade County Federal Credit Union | Sweetwater, FL | $1.5B | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Out-of-network ATM not published | Domestic wire not published | International wire not published | Overdraft not published |
| Datcu Federal Credit Union | Denton, TX | $1.8B | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Out-of-network ATM not published | Domestic wire not published | International wire not published | Overdraft not published |
| Fibre Federal Credit Union | Longview, WA | $1.8B | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| Financial Plus Federal Credit Union | Flint, MI | $1.7B | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| Firstlight Federal Credit Union | El Paso, TX | $1.6B | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Domestic wire not published | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
| Frontwave Federal Credit Union | Oceanside, CA | $1.7B | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
| Greater Nevada Federal Credit Union | Carson City, NV | $1.7B | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| Greylock Federal Credit Union | Pittsfield, MA | $1.8B | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Out-of-network ATM not published | Domestic wire not published | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
| Kemba Federal Credit Union | West Chester, OH | $1.7B | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union | Kingston, NY | $1.7B | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Overdraft not published |
| Northrop Grumman Federal Credit Union | Gardena, CA | $1.6B | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
| Publix Employees Federal Credit Union | Lakeland, FL | $1.8B | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| San Francisco Federal Credit Union | San Francisco, CA | $1.6B | Monthly maintenance not published | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| San Francisco Fire Federal Credit Union | San Francisco, CA | $1.6B | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| Skyla Federal Credit Union | Charlotte, NC | $1.7B | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| St. Mary'S Bank Federal Credit Union | Manchester, NH | $1.8B | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
| Truwest Federal Credit Union | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.7B | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Overdraft not published |
| United Heritage Federal Credit Union | Austin, TX | $1.7B | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
| Unitus Community Federal Credit Union | Tigard, OR | $1.8B | Monthly maintenance not published | Out-of-network ATM not published | Domestic wire not published | International wire not published | Overdraft not published |
| University Of Kentucky Federal Credit Union | Lexington, KY | $1.8B | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| University of Va Community Credit Union | Charlottesville, VA | $1.6B | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| Verve, A Credit Union | Oshkosh, WI | $1.6B | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Overdraft not published |
| Webster First Federal Credit Union | Worcester, MA | $1.5B | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
✓ publishes the fee. – not published.
25 peers selected · 14 publish this fee(monthly maintenance)
11 don't publish it: shown as not published, never as zero.
Peer pricing snapshot
The peer median is $6 among 14 publishing peers.
This describes published pricing only. Account mix, waivers and actual fee revenue are not represented.
Source: Bank Fee Index, published fee schedules, as of Oct 27, 2026.
Monthly maintenance fee in dollars, one mark per institution
Merck Employees Federal Credit Union does not publish a monthly maintenance fee, so it is not on this chart.
Hamilton is the Fee Insight workspace for pricing teams.
Source: Bank Fee Index, published fee schedules, as of Oct 27, 2026. Total assets from FDIC and NCUA records.
Call reports for Merck Employees Federal Credit Union (credit union). Income lines are standalone quarters.
Fee income
Q3 2024 to Q2 2026, standalone quarters · 66 quarters on file
| Quarter | Amount | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $50K | +$2K | +4.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $48K | −$6K | −11.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $54K | +$4K | +8.0% |
| Q3 2025 | $50K | +$1K | +2.0% |
| Q2 2025 | $49K | +$2K | +4.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $47K | −$5K | −9.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $52K | +$1K | +2.0% |
| Q3 2024 | $51K | $0 | 0.0% |
Financial cohort: 454 credit unions with $1B to $10B in assets filing for Q2 2026; 452 reported a share above 0% and are counted, Merck Employees Federal Credit Union left out. Chosen by asset size alone, so it is a financial benchmark, not a list of local competitors.
The 15 closest to Merck Employees Federal Credit Union by share.
Amounts from Merck Employees Federal Credit Union’s own schedules, with a source for each figure.
vs. the U.S. middle 50%:BelowInsideAbove
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| Fee | Amount | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
Account Maintenance | |||
| Inactivity Fee (After 1 Year of No Activity) | $3Below the U.S. middle 50% ($5 to $10 nationally) | per month | None |
| Account Reconciliation | $20Not compared: Charged per hour; comparison unavailable | per hour | None |
| Account Research | $20Not compared: Charged per hour; comparison unavailable | per hour | None |
Overdraft & NSF | |||
| NSF | $15Below the U.S. middle 50% ($25 to $32 nationally) | per item | None |
| Return item (Member Fee) | $15Below the U.S. middle 50% ($25 to $32 nationally) | per item | None |
| Automatic Transfer from Savings to Cover an Overdraft | No chargeBelow the U.S. middle 50% ($2 to $5 nationally) | Not stated | None |
ATM & Card | |||
| Lost/Replacement Cards (1 Free Per Year) | $10Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($5 to $10 nationally) | Not stated | None |
Wire Transfers | |||
| Wire Transfer Domestic | $17Below the U.S. middle 50% ($20 to $25 nationally) | per item | None |
| Wire Transfer (incoming) | $10Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($5 to $15 nationally) | per item | None |
Check Services | |||
| Mailed Teller Checks Fee (including telephone teller) | $5Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($3 to $6 nationally) | Not stated | None |
| Money Order | $3Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($2 to $3 nationally) | per item | None |
| Stop Payment | $10Below the U.S. middle 50% ($20 to $30 nationally) | per item | None |
| Check (Share Draft) Copies | $3Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($2 to $5 nationally) | per item | None |
Digital & Electronic | |||
| ACH Return Fee | $25Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($19.75 to $30 nationally) | Not stated | None |
Cash & Deposit | |||
| Deposited Item Return | $15Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($9 to $25 nationally) | per item | None |
Lending Fees | |||
| Late Fee - Credit Card | $25Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($15 to $25 nationally) | Not stated | None |
| Late Fee - Fixed Rate Home Equity Loan | $30Above the U.S. middle 50% ($15 to $25 nationally) | Not stated | None |
| Late Fee - Home Equity Line of Credit | $30Above the U.S. middle 50% ($15 to $25 nationally) | Not stated | None |
| Late Fee - Share Secured Loan | $25Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($15 to $25 nationally) | Not stated | None |
| Late Fee - Unsecured Loan | $25Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($15 to $25 nationally) | Not stated | None |
| Late Fee - Vehicle Loan | $25Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($15 to $25 nationally) | Not stated | None |
Other Fees | |||
| Statement Copy | $5Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($2 to $5 nationally) | per item | None |
Oct 10, 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.
Where Merck Employees Federal Credit Union operates, and what regulators and customers have on file.
Branch footprint
3 offices in 2 states (June 30, 2026)
Each dot is one office.
Cities with the most offices
| Rahway, NJ | 2 |
| Elkton, VA | 1 |
Largest competitors nearby
Local market: Union county, NJ, around its headquarters.
| 47 in its local market | Deposit share |
|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 22.6% |
| Bank of America, National Association | 14.1% |
| TD Bank, National Association | 10.6% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 7.5% |
| Union County Savings Bank | 5.4% |
Source: NCUA credit union branch file, quarter ending June 30, 2026. NCUA does not report deposits by office.
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