Compared with Illinois
6 of 13
compared fees are above the median.
6 below, 1 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
3rd percentile; peer median 7.2%
NCUA 5300 call report · year to date through Jun 30, 2026
Fees above the Illinois median
of 13 compared; 6 below, 1 about the same
See the feesFee schedule read Oct 24, 2026
Call-report figures are for Chicago Firefighter'S 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 2,932 credit unions with under $300M 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 Illinois median | Published fees above the Illinois median for the same fee Within 1% of the median counts as about the same. Business-only fees are left out. | Chicago Firefighter'S Federal Credit Union's published fee schedule; Bank Fee Index medians | Current schedule | Oct 24, 2026 |
Fee income by quarter
Q1 2024 to Q2 2026, standalone quarters
Fee income was 0.7% of revenue, below the 7.2% median of 2,932 credit unions with under $300M in assets (3rd 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 $10K in Q2 2026, about level with the same quarter a year earlier ($10K).
Not established: Two quarters a year apart are two observations, not an established trend in fee income.
6 of 13 compared published fees sit above the Illinois median; 6 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 Illinois medians for fees published by banks and credit unions.
Debit Card Replacement
Wire Transfer (Domestic Out)
Stop Payment
Compared at $10, the middle of its prices
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.
Fee income fell 17% from Q3 2025 to Q2 2026, to $10K. Its share of revenue, 0.7%, is below the 7.2% median for credit unions with under $300M in assets.
$10K
Chicago Firefighter'S 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 2,932 credit unions with under $300M in assets, Q2 2026.
Chicago Firefighter'S Federal Credit Union · $93M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Firefighter'S Federal Credit Union(this institution) | Chicago, IL | $93M | Monthly maintenance not published | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Overdraft not published |
| Baycel Federal Credit Union | Bay City, TX | $92M | Monthly maintenance not published | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
| Christian Family Federal Credit Union | North Canton, OH | $93M | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| Coastal Community Federal Credit Union | Galveston, TX | $93M | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Domestic wire not published | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| Dakota Plains Federal Credit Union | Edgeley, ND | $93M | Monthly maintenance not published | Out-of-network ATM not published | Domestic wire not published | International wire not published | Overdraft not published |
| Daniels-Sheridan Federal Credit Union | Scobey, MT | $92M | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Domestic wire not published | Publishes International wire | Overdraft not published |
| Family Advantage Federal Credit Union | Spring Hill, TN | $93M | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| Formation Federal Credit Union | Baton Rouge, LA | $93M | Monthly maintenance not published | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Overdraft not published |
| Good Neighbors Federal Credit Union | Depew, NY | $92M | Monthly maintenance not published | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| Independent Federal Credit Union | Anderson, IN | $94M | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Domestic wire not published | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
| Irco Community Federal Credit Union | Phillipsburg, NJ | $94M | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
| Mckesson & Healthcare Providers Federal Credit Union | Martinez, CA | $93M | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| Members Choice Wv Federal Credit Union | Charleston, WV | $94M | Monthly maintenance not published | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| Members Source Federal Credit Union | Merrillville, IN | $92M | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Overdraft not published |
| Northwoods Community Federal Credit Union | Park Falls, WI | $93M | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
| Progressions Federal Credit Union | Spokane, WA | $93M | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Overdraft not published |
| Sheboygan Area Federal Credit Union | Sheboygan, WI | $93M | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
| Shelby County Federal Credit Union | Memphis, TN | $92M | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
| Sunset Science Park Federal Credit Union | Portland, OR | $92M | Monthly maintenance not published | Out-of-network ATM not published | Domestic wire not published | International wire not published | Overdraft not published |
| Torrington Municipal And Teachers Federal Credit Union | Torrington, CT | $94M | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
| Transit Employees Federal Credit Union | Greenbelt, MD | $93M | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Publishes Overdraft |
| Traverse Catholic Federal Credit Union | Traverse City, MI | $92M | Monthly maintenance not published | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Overdraft not published |
| Upward Federal Credit Union | Burlingame, CA | $93M | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Publishes Overdraft |
| Vision One Federal Credit Union | Sacramento, CA | $92M | Publishes Monthly maintenance | Publishes Out-of-network ATM | Publishes Domestic wire | International wire not published | Overdraft not published |
| Welcome Federal Credit Union | Morrisville, NC | $92M | Monthly maintenance not published | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Overdraft not published |
| Wellspring Federal Credit Union | Bridge City, TX | $92M | Monthly maintenance not published | Out-of-network ATM not published | Publishes Domestic wire | Publishes International wire | Overdraft not published |
✓ publishes the fee. – not published.
25 peers selected · 10 publish this fee(monthly maintenance)
15 don't publish it: shown as not published, never as zero.
Peer pricing snapshot
The peer median is $8.13 among 10 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
Chicago Firefighter'S 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 Chicago Firefighter'S 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 | $10K | +$3K | +42.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $7K | −$5K | −41.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $12K | $0 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2025 | $12K | +$2K | +20.0% |
| Q2 2025 | $10K | $0 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2025 | $10K | +$5K | +100.0% |
| Q4 2024 | $5K | −$4K | −44.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $9K | $0 | 0.0% |
Financial cohort: 3,250 credit unions with under $300M in assets filing for Q2 2026; 2,932 reported a share above 0% and are counted, Chicago Firefighter'S 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 Chicago Firefighter'S Federal Credit Union by share.
Amounts from Chicago Firefighter'S Federal Credit Union’s own schedules, with a source for each figure.
vs. the U.S. middle 50%:BelowInsideAbove
per hour · Account Balancing/Research - per hour | $25.00
| Fee | Amount | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
Account Maintenance | |||
| Closed Account (less than 12 months from time of opening) | $25Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($10 to $25 nationally) | Not stated | None |
| Inactive Account (3 years) | $30Above the U.S. middle 50% ($5 to $10 nationally) | Not stated | None |
| Account Balancing/Research - per hour | $25Not compared: Charged per hour; comparison unavailable | per hour | Account Balancing/Research - per hour | $25.00 |
| Excessive Withdrawal (4 free per year) | $5Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($3 to $10 nationally) | Not stated | None |
ATM & Card | |||
| Replacement Card | $25Above the U.S. middle 50% ($5 to $10 nationally) | Not stated | None |
Wire Transfers | |||
| Outgoing Wire Transfer | $25Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($20 to $25 nationally) | Not stated | None |
Check Services | |||
| Certified Check | $4Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($3 to $6 nationally) | Not stated | None |
| ACH Stop Payment | $10Below the U.S. middle 50% ($20 to $30 nationally) | Not stated | None |
| Stop Payment | $10Below the U.S. middle 50% ($20 to $30 nationally) | Not stated | None |
| Stop Payment (withdrawal check) | $30Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($20 to $30 nationally) | Not stated | None |
| Photo Copy of Check | $5Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($2 to $5 nationally) | Not stated | None |
Digital & Electronic | |||
| NSF ACH – Paid or Returned | $25Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($19.75 to $30 nationally) | Not stated | None |
Cash & Deposit | |||
| Deposited Check Returned Unpaid | $25Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($8.81 to $25 nationally) | Not stated | None |
Account Services | |||
| Subordination Agreement | $50Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($50 to $150 nationally) | Not stated | None |
Other Fees | |||
| Statement Copy | $3Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($2 to $5 nationally) | Not stated | None |
| Auto Lien Release Letters | $10Below the U.S. middle 50% ($20 to $37.50 nationally) | Not stated | None |
| Quick Loan Application Fee | $20Inside the U.S. middle 50% ($20 to $37.50 nationally) | Not stated | None |
Oct 24, 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 Chicago Firefighter'S Federal Credit Union operates, and what regulators and customers have on file.
Branch footprint
1 office in 1 state (June 30, 2026)
Each dot is one office.
Cities with the most offices
| Chicago, IL | 1 |
Largest competitors nearby
Local market: Cook county, IL, around its headquarters.
| 156 in its local market | Deposit share |
|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 20.8% |
| BMO Bank National Association | 20.2% |
| CIBC Bank USA | 10.5% |
| The Northern Trust Company | 8.4% |
| Bank of America, National Association | 7.7% |
Source: NCUA credit union branch file, quarter ending June 30, 2026. NCUA does not report deposits by office.
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