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Federal Reserve District 7

Chicago District Fee Analysis

Fee benchmarks for 1,543 financial institutions across 5 states. This district has 5 fee categories below the national median and 16 above.

Institutions

1,543

With Fee Data

181

Banks

883

Credit Unions

660

States in This District

IowaIllinoisIndianaMichiganWisconsin

Fee Benchmarks — District 7 vs. National

34 fee categories with sufficient data.

Fee CategoryDistrict MedianNational MedianDeltaBanksCUs
NSF / Returned Item$25.00$25.00-135
Debit Card Replacement$27.50$7.50+266.7%511
Stop Payment$30.00$25.00+20.0%

Methodology

Data sourced from published fee schedules of FDIC-insured banks and NCUA-insured credit unions in Federal Reserve District 7 (Chicago). Medians computed from extracted fee amounts excluding rejected reviews. Economic context from the Federal Reserve Beige Book. Delta shows percentage difference from the national median.

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OD Protection Transfer$5.00$5.00-63
Paper Statement$3.00$3.00-53
Monthly Maintenance$15.00$6.00+150.0%35
Wire Transfer (Domestic Out)$25.00$20.00+25.0%34
Overdraft (OD)$27.00$29.00-6.9%33
Deposited Item Return$15.00$15.00-42
Wire Transfer (Domestic In)$15.00$10.00+50.0%51
Foreign Transaction$10.50$1.10+854.5%41
Non-Network ATM$2.00$2.00-31
Cashier's Check$6.00$5.00+20.0%31
Extended Categories
OD Daily Fee Cap$125.00$150.00-16.7%2810
Counter/Temporary Check$2.00$2.00-228
Account Research$17.50$10.00+75.0%206
Rush Card Delivery$35.00$35.00-521
Gift Card Purchase$4.47--611
NSF Daily Fee Cap$135.00$120.00+12.5%106
Bill Pay$8.45$8.00+5.6%63
Garnishment/Levy$35.00$50.00-30.0%54
Coin Counting$5.00$2.50+100.0%90
Check Image/Copy$4.00$2.50+60.0%52
ACH Origination$8.00$5.00+60.0%61
Safe Deposit Box$41.00$45.00-8.9%61
Early Account Closure$25.00$20.00+25.0%51
Dormant Account$5.00$5.00-42
Account Verification$20.00$10.00+100.0%51
Check Cashing$10.00$10.00-32
Money Order$2.00$2.00-23
Notary Service$3.50$5.00-30.0%31
Courier Delivery$20.00--21
Legal Process/Subpoena$50.00$45.00+11.1%21
Late Payment$25.00$25.00-21

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

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