ISSUE 048 · SATURDAY, OCT 16, 2021
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Brokerage and retirement

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1,064 dispatches on file

Seren Bell
Filed Jun 22, 2021
5 / 5

Finally a card that works

They refunded a double charge from the taxi without me even having to upload a receipt. No minimum balance, no monthly fee, I pay zero to use my own money which is wild.

Isla Fisher
Filed Jun 21, 2021
1 / 5

Dispute closed, no answer

Overdraft of $2.14 cost me a $38 fee that posted before the deposit they already had pending, make it make sense.

Theo Daly
Filed Jun 20, 2021
5 / 5

Approved same day

Transferred $4,200 to my mom on a Sunday night and it landed before she woke up, no sketchy hold.

Bella HillOn the record
Filed Jun 18, 2021
5 / 5

Decent app, better humans

No minimum balance, no monthly fee, I pay zero to use my own money which is wild. App is clean, no popups trying to sell me a credit card every time I check my balance.

Lewis HopkinsOn the record
Filed Jun 17, 2021
5 / 5

Fraud caught in minutes

Travel insurance paid out $1,840 for a cancelled flight within a week, I almost fell over.

Ailsa O'Sullivan
Filed Jun 16, 2021
1 / 5

Chatbot black hole

Interest on the card jumped from 18% to 27% with a notice buried in a 14 page PDF nobody reads.

Gareth Roberts
Filed Jun 14, 2021
4 / 5

Painless, actually

deposit cleared same day instead of the 3-5 business days nonsense I'm used to.

Thomas CameronOn the record
Filed Jun 13, 2021
5 / 5

Shocked at how fast

Switched from my old bank in July and I'm honestly mad I waited this long lol. Zelle to my brother in Dallas was instant and free, meanwhile my old bank charged $3 for the privilege.

Alice JamesOn the record
Filed Jun 12, 2021
4 / 5

Big win on the APR

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

Jude ChapmanOn the record
Filed Jun 10, 2021
5 / 5

Keeper.

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

Eimear MooreOn the record
Filed Jun 9, 2021
4 / 5

No fees, no fuss

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

Hamish Jackson
Filed Jun 7, 2021
1 / 5

Took my money, lost my patience

The 15 digit case number they gave me doesnt even exist in their own system, I checked twice.

Charlie PritchardOn the record
Filed Jun 6, 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.

Hannah CoxOn the record
Filed Jun 5, 2021
5 / 5

Call center was great

the app flagged a charge I didn't make at a gas station in Ohio and had a new card at my door Tuesday.

Dylan Davies
Filed Jun 3, 2021
1 / 5

Promised rate was a lie

Mid at best.

Sinead Stewart
Filed Jun 2, 2021
1 / 5

Lost an $8k wire

The app logs me out every 90 seconds and the fingerprint login just stopped working last month with no update notes.

Diarmuid YoungOn the record
Filed Jun 1, 2021
5 / 5

Insurance paid out quick

The chat agent definately knew what she was doing, fixed my joint account access in under 10 min. My overdraft got waived twice this year because I asked nicely, try that at a big bank haha.

Oliver Mason
Filed May 30, 2021
1 / 5

Fees on fees on fees

Avoid.

Evie KennedyOn the record
Filed May 29, 2021
4 / 5

Finally a card that works

Got approved for the auto loan in like 12 minutes at the loans desk, the agent was shook.

Mason WoodOn the record
Filed May 27, 2021
1 / 5

Branch locked me out early

Fraud team called me from a number that looks exactly like a scammer and got mad when I hung up on them. They lost my wire for $8,200 and spent two weeks telling me it was my receiving bank's fault, it wasn't.

Órfhlaith Craig
Filed May 26, 2021
2 / 5

Hold music hell

Scam alert. The app logs me out every 90 seconds and the fingerprint login just stopped working last month with no update notes.

Niall GriffithsOn the record
Filed May 25, 2021
5 / 5

Decent app, better humans

Had my identity stolen month-end and the fraud team called me, not the other way around. I called about a weird $8.50 fee and the rep just reversed it, no fight, no manager escalation nothing.

Clara JonesOn the record
Filed May 23, 2021
3 / 5

Alright I guess

Phone support picked up in 3 minutes which shocked me, then transferred me twice and nobody could actually fix the pending charge.

Emily SheridanOn the record
Filed May 22, 2021
3 / 5

Love-hate thing

Mid. 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.

Samuel BakerOn the record
Filed May 21, 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. The woman at the counter, I think her name was Lara, stayed past close to help me with a stop payment. Transferred $4,200 to my mom on a Sunday night and it landed before she woke up, no sketchy hold.

Saoirse JenkinsOn the record
Filed May 19, 2021
5 / 5

Shocked at how fast

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

Ronan DoyleOn the record
Filed May 18, 2021
3 / 5

Mostly okay

Their investing side is clean, fractional shares and all, but the 0.25% advisory fee adds up fast and the robo-portfolio is nothing special. Could be worse honestly.

Nia HughesOn the record
Filed May 16, 2021
5 / 5

Keeper.

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

Ava Davidson
Filed May 15, 2021
5 / 5

No fees, no fuss

They refunded a double charge from the taxi without me even having to upload a receipt. No minimum balance, no monthly fee, I pay zero to use my own money which is wild.

Max CarterOn the record
Filed May 14, 2021
5 / 5

Refund hit at 7am

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

Floor van Veen
Filed May 12, 2021
3 / 5

Half decent

Opened a checking account on a Tuesday and it took 22 minutes just to verify my ID, which is wild for a bank that advertises instant signup. Cashback is fine but the 1.5% they advertise is actually tiered and I didn't realize untill my statement showed $18 instead of the $80 I expected. chip reader on the card died after 4 months and getting a replacement took 9 business days which is insane in 2026.

Maarten PeetersOn the record
Filed May 11, 2021
5 / 5

Call center was great

No minimum balance, no monthly fee, I pay zero to use my own money which is wild. App is clean, no popups trying to sell me a credit card every time I check my balance.

Rik van den Berg
Filed May 10, 2021
1 / 5

Lost an $8k wire

Never again. Promised 1.9% APY in the mailer, actual rate was 0.42%, read the fine print kids.

Levi MichielsOn the record
Filed May 8, 2021
5 / 5

Worth switching for

signed up on a Wednesday and the welcome bonus hit by Friday, no jumping through hoops. Travel insurance paid out $1,840 for a cancelled flight within a week, I almost fell over.

Bas BosmanOn the record
Filed May 7, 2021
2 / 5

Fees on fees on fees

Interest on the card jumped from 18% to 27% with a notice buried in a 14 page PDF nobody reads. Called support, waited 38 minutes, got hung up on, called back, waited another 22, ugh.

Jack BoersmaOn the record
Filed May 5, 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. Zelle to my brother in Dallas was instant and free, meanwhile my old bank charged $3 for the privilege.

Tygo MulderOn the record
Filed May 4, 2021
5 / 5

Finally a card that works

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

Hidde Pauwels
Filed May 3, 2021
5 / 5

Mortgage closed early

Got pre-approved for the mortgage in a day and the rate lock held even when markets moved. The chat agent definately knew what she was doing, fixed my joint account access in under 10 min.

Håkan BergOn the record
Filed May 1, 2021
4 / 5

Approved same day

Zelle to my brother in Dallas was instant and free, meanwhile my old bank charged $3 for the privilege. signed up on a Wednesday and the welcome bonus hit by Friday, no jumping through hoops.

Sigurd Andersson
Filed Apr 30, 2021
4 / 5

Decent app, better humans

Rates on the HYSA bumped to 4.3% this month and nobody tried to hide it in fine print. Lost my debit card on vacation and had a replacement at the hotel the next morning.

Ramón GarridoOn the record
Filed Apr 29, 2021
4 / 5

Fraud caught in minutes

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

Inés SuárezOn the record
Filed Apr 27, 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. They refunded a double charge from the taxi without me even having to upload a receipt.

Agustín MedinaOn the record
Filed Apr 26, 2021
5 / 5

Painless, actually

Great. Mobile check deposit worked on the first try with my cracked phone camera, miracle.

Blanca MoralesOn the record
Filed Apr 24, 2021
4 / 5

Shocked at how fast

The branch on 5th was actually open at 6pm and the manager stayed late to notarize my docs.

Veerle de GraafOn the record
Filed Apr 23, 2021
3 / 5

Mostly okay

ATM network is fine in cities, pretty rough in rural areas, had to pay $4.50 three times last trip in Vermont. Mortgage team was great, super responsive, but the servicing side after closing is a different company and they lost my autopay setup twice.

Esther LuytenOn the record
Filed Apr 22, 2021
3 / 5

Mixed bag.

Was happy till I saw the $35 overdraft fee for being $4 short on a monday morning.

María CuestaOn the record
Filed Apr 20, 2021
5 / 5

No fees, no fuss

Got approved for the auto loan in like 12 minutes at the loans desk, the agent was shook. Was expecting the usual runaround but the woman I spoke to, Marisol, actually knew her stuff.

Henk Maas
Filed Apr 19, 2021
4 / 5

Refund hit at 7am

The woman at the counter, I think her name was Lara, stayed past close to help me with a stop payment.

Daan van DijkOn the record
Filed Apr 18, 2021
5 / 5

Best rate I found

Dispute on a $120 subscription I never signed up for was resolved in 48 hours, money back.

Tim Vanden Berghe
Filed Apr 16, 2021
1 / 5

Lost an $8k wire

Scam alert. The app logs me out every 90 seconds and the fingerprint login just stopped working last month with no update notes.