ISSUE 048 · SATURDAY, OCT 16, 2021
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3,661 dispatches on file

Pim LuytenOn the record
Filed Sep 25, 2021
5 / 5

Worth switching for

Had my identity stolen month-end and the fraud team called me, not the other way around. Got approved for the auto loan in like 12 minutes at the loans desk, the agent was shook.

Tom HermansOn the record
Filed Sep 25, 2021
4 / 5

No fees, no fuss

Credit limit increase came through automatically after 6 months of on-time payments, no application.

Merel Maas
Filed Sep 25, 2021
5 / 5

Legit saved me

My overdraft got waived twice this year because I asked nicely, try that at a big bank haha. Credit limit increase came through automatically after 6 months of on-time payments, no application.

Isa van Dijk
Filed Sep 24, 2021
5 / 5

Finally a card that works

Zelle to my brother in Dallas was instant and free, meanwhile my old bank charged $3 for the privilege. No minimum balance, no monthly fee, I pay zero to use my own money which is wild.

Hidde Vanden BergheOn the record
Filed Sep 24, 2021
5 / 5

Call center was great

They waived the wire transfer fee because I'm a long-time customer, didn't even have to ask twice. App is clean, no popups trying to sell me a credit card every time I check my balance. Rates on the HYSA bumped to 4.3% this month and nobody tried to hide it in fine print.

Milan DewulfOn the record
Filed Sep 24, 2021
5 / 5

Big win on the APR

APR came in at 6.1 which my credit union couldn't touch and the paperwork was done by Thursday. Had my identity stolen month-end and the fraud team called me, not the other way around.

Bruno RiveraOn the record
Filed Sep 23, 2021
4 / 5

Decent app, better humans

Closing on the house happened 9 days early because the loan officer actually answered emails. The chat agent definately knew what she was doing, fixed my joint account access in under 10 min. Got pre-approved for the mortgage in a day and the rate lock held even when markets moved.

Noelia MoralesOn the record
Filed Sep 23, 2021
3 / 5

Alright I guess

Their insurance covers alot of stuff on paper but when I actually claimed for a cracked windshield it took 6 weeks to get $280 back.

Sigrid SjöbergOn the record
Filed Sep 22, 2021
4 / 5

Refund hit at 7am

Was expecting the usual runaround but the woman I spoke to, Marisol, actually knew her stuff.

Britt LauridsenOn the record
Filed Sep 22, 2021
5 / 5

Painless, actually

The chat agent definately knew what she was doing, fixed my joint account access in under 10 min. Was expecting the usual runaround but the woman I spoke to, Marisol, actually knew her stuff.

Maja SchwarzOn the record
Filed Sep 22, 2021
5 / 5

Mortgage closed early

No minimum balance, no monthly fee, I pay zero to use my own money which is wild.

Sophie KuhnOn the record
Filed Sep 21, 2021
5 / 5

10/10 would bank again

Got approved for the auto loan in like 12 minutes at the loans desk, the agent was shook. The woman at the counter, I think her name was Lara, stayed past close to help me with a stop payment.

Patrick HofmannOn the record
Filed Sep 21, 2021
5 / 5

Keeper.

signed up on a Wednesday and the welcome bonus hit by Friday, no jumping through hoops. Great.

Christoph HornOn the record
Filed Sep 20, 2021
5 / 5

Fraud caught in minutes

Dispute on a $120 subscription I never signed up for was resolved in 48 hours, money back. Got pre-approved for the mortgage in a day and the rate lock held even when markets moved.

Léo DumasOn the record
Filed Sep 20, 2021
5 / 5

Aisha at the branch is a gem

Switched from my old bank in July and I'm honestly mad I waited this long lol.

Nathalie Marchand
Filed Sep 20, 2021
5 / 5

Best rate I found

Lost my debit card on vacation and had a replacement at the hotel the next morning.

Benjamin MathieuOn the record
Filed Sep 19, 2021
5 / 5

Shocked at how fast

Got pre-approved for the mortgage in a day and the rate lock held even when markets moved.

Mélanie NicolasOn the record
Filed Sep 19, 2021
5 / 5

Approved same day

I called about a weird $8.50 fee and the rep just reversed it, no fight, no manager escalation nothing. Mobile check deposit worked on the first try with my cracked phone camera, miracle. App is clean, no popups trying to sell me a credit card every time I check my balance.

Lisa KöhlerOn the record
Filed Sep 18, 2021
5 / 5

Worth switching for

Rates on the HYSA bumped to 4.3% this month and nobody tried to hide it in fine print.

Klaus PetersenOn the record
Filed Sep 18, 2021
5 / 5

No fees, no fuss

App is clean, no popups trying to sell me a credit card every time I check my balance. Switched from my old bank in July and I'm honestly mad I waited this long lol.

Enzo PerrinOn the record
Filed Sep 18, 2021
5 / 5

Legit saved me

the app flagged a charge I didn't make at a gas station in Ohio and had a new card at my door Tuesday. Transferred $4,200 to my mom on a Sunday night and it landed before she woke up, no sketchy hold.

Maëlys FrançoisOn the record
Filed Sep 17, 2021
4 / 5

Finally a card that works

They refunded a double charge from the taxi without me even having to upload a receipt. They waived the wire transfer fee because I'm a long-time customer, didn't even have to ask twice.

Emma BoyerOn the record
Filed Sep 17, 2021
4 / 5

Call center was great

The branch on 5th was actually open at 6pm and the manager stayed late to notarize my docs. Dispute on a $120 subscription I never signed up for was resolved in 48 hours, money back.

Léa MercierOn the record
Filed Sep 16, 2021
5 / 5

Big win on the APR

Transferred $4,200 to my mom on a Sunday night and it landed before she woke up, no sketchy hold. The branch on 5th was actually open at 6pm and the manager stayed late to notarize my docs.

Nina LegrandOn the record
Filed Sep 16, 2021
5 / 5

Decent app, better humans

Mobile check deposit worked on the first try with my cracked phone camera, miracle. Zelle to my brother in Dallas was instant and free, meanwhile my old bank charged $3 for the privilege.

Théo MullerOn the record
Filed Sep 16, 2021
5 / 5

Insurance paid out quick

Travel insurance paid out $1,840 for a cancelled flight within a week, I almost fell over. signed up on a Wednesday and the welcome bonus hit by Friday, no jumping through hoops. Got approved for the auto loan in like 12 minutes at the loans desk, the agent was shook.

Anna Vogel
Filed Sep 15, 2021
3 / 5

Hit or miss honestly

App crashes every third login on my pixel but when it works the transfers are quick enough. Credit limit increase went through same day which was nice, then they randomly dropped it two weeks later with zero explanation. Travel insurance thru them paid out for my delayed flight in Dublin which was unexpected, then they denied the baggage portion for no clear reason.

Mathieu BonnetOn the record
Filed Sep 15, 2021
4 / 5

Painless, actually

deposit cleared same day instead of the 3-5 business days nonsense I'm used to. My overdraft got waived twice this year because I asked nicely, try that at a big bank haha.

Johannes FrankOn the record
Filed Sep 14, 2021
5 / 5

Mortgage closed early

Had my identity stolen month-end and the fraud team called me, not the other way around.

Oskar SteinbachOn the record
Filed Sep 14, 2021
4 / 5

10/10 would bank again

Credit limit increase came through automatically after 6 months of on-time payments, no application. the app flagged a charge I didn't make at a gas station in Ohio and had a new card at my door Tuesday.

Hamish MunroOn the record
Filed Sep 14, 2021
5 / 5

Keeper.

My overdraft got waived twice this year because I asked nicely, try that at a big bank haha. Credit limit increase came through automatically after 6 months of on-time payments, no application.

Ava HarrisOn the record
Filed Sep 13, 2021
5 / 5

Fraud caught in minutes

Zelle to my brother in Dallas was instant and free, meanwhile my old bank charged $3 for the privilege.

Jessica Connolly
Filed Sep 13, 2021
4 / 5

Aisha at the branch is a gem

They waived the wire transfer fee because I'm a long-time customer, didn't even have to ask twice.

Harper Hogan
Filed Sep 12, 2021
4 / 5

Best rate I found

APR came in at 6.1 which my credit union couldn't touch and the paperwork was done by Thursday.

Caoimhe Cox
Filed Sep 12, 2021
5 / 5

Shocked at how fast

Closing on the house happened 9 days early because the loan officer actually answered emails.

Aisling HowellOn the record
Filed Sep 12, 2021
5 / 5

Approved same day

Great.

Angharad Harrison
Filed Sep 11, 2021
4 / 5

Worth switching for

Was expecting the usual runaround but the woman I spoke to, Marisol, actually knew her stuff.

Elowen RossOn the record
Filed Sep 11, 2021
5 / 5

No fees, no fuss

The chat agent definately knew what she was doing, fixed my joint account access in under 10 min. Was expecting the usual runaround but the woman I spoke to, Marisol, actually knew her stuff.

Thomas ThompsonOn the record
Filed Sep 10, 2021
4 / 5

Legit saved me

No minimum balance, no monthly fee, I pay zero to use my own money which is wild. I called about a weird $8.50 fee and the rep just reversed it, no fight, no manager escalation nothing.

Samuel KennedyOn the record
Filed Sep 10, 2021
2 / 5

The app is broken

They sent my new debit card to an address I moved out of in 2023 even though I updated it twice online. They froze my card at a gas pump in the middle of nowhere because buying $31 of fuel is apparently suspicious behavior now. Called support, waited 38 minutes, got hung up on, called back, waited another 22, ugh.

Reuben Lawson
Filed Sep 10, 2021
1 / 5

Hold music hell

Never again.

Cillian Shaw
Filed Sep 9, 2021
2 / 5

Took my money, lost my patience

The woman on chat named Priya was polite but told me five different things in ten minutes which is somehow worse than being rude.

Fergus OwenOn the record
Filed Sep 9, 2021
4 / 5

Decent app, better humans

Switched from my old bank in July and I'm honestly mad I waited this long lol. Travel insurance paid out $1,840 for a cancelled flight within a week, I almost fell over.

Rhys ScottOn the record
Filed Sep 8, 2021
4 / 5

Insurance paid out quick

Lost my debit card on vacation and had a replacement at the hotel the next morning.

Sophie SheridanOn the record
Filed Sep 8, 2021
5 / 5

Refund hit at 7am

Got pre-approved for the mortgage in a day and the rate lock held even when markets moved. Lost my debit card on vacation and had a replacement at the hotel the next morning.

Ruby WilsonOn the record
Filed Sep 8, 2021
5 / 5

Painless, actually

I called about a weird $8.50 fee and the rep just reversed it, no fight, no manager escalation nothing.

Bella RyanOn the record
Filed Sep 7, 2021
4 / 5

Mortgage closed early

Rates on the HYSA bumped to 4.3% this month and nobody tried to hide it in fine print. APR came in at 6.1 which my credit union couldn't touch and the paperwork was done by Thursday.

Órfhlaith ReesOn the record
Filed Sep 7, 2021
4 / 5

10/10 would bank again

App is clean, no popups trying to sell me a credit card every time I check my balance. Switched from my old bank in July and I'm honestly mad I waited this long lol. I called about a weird $8.50 fee and the rep just reversed it, no fight, no manager escalation nothing.

Catriona AndersonOn the record
Filed Sep 6, 2021
5 / 5

Keeper.

the app flagged a charge I didn't make at a gas station in Ohio and had a new card at my door Tuesday. Transferred $4,200 to my mom on a Sunday night and it landed before she woke up, no sketchy hold. My overdraft got waived twice this year because I asked nicely, try that at a big bank haha.

Ffion DavidsonOn the record
Filed Sep 6, 2021
5 / 5

Fraud caught in minutes

They refunded a double charge from the taxi without me even having to upload a receipt. They waived the wire transfer fee because I'm a long-time customer, didn't even have to ask twice. Lost my debit card on vacation and had a replacement at the hotel the next morning.