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Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 1:14 PM
(1 stars)
Terrible, Just Terrible.....
First Niagara Bank
(1 stars)It's all been said already in the low scoring reviews that have already been written, but I'll add to them since First Niagara is JUST TERRIBLE! I was with my small, local bank (East Penn Bank) for around 13 years and never had a single issue. They were bought out by Harleysville National a few years ago. They instituted very few changes, so my banking experience remained the same, positive.
Then First Niagara took over..... oh man :( Nothing but problems from the start.
- All of my local wonderful longtime employees, gone.
- Transactions were messed up immediately after takeover.
- My checking account type, was changed without authorization.
- They raised all existing fees.
- They added MORE fees for things that never had fees before.
- When I moved, I had to give them my new address 3 times before it was actually in correctly.
- Today I got a letter stating that they're raising their fees AGAIN, & now charging for my account type.
- Their online banking, when compared to other large banks, is definitely not up to par.
- They're a major financial institution, yet no smartphone banking apps.
I could go on & on. First Niagara as a whole is just terrible, a large financial bank with absolutely NONE of the perks of being with a large Bank.
STAY FAR FAR AWAY of First Niagara!
Then First Niagara took over..... oh man :( Nothing but problems from the start.
- All of my local wonderful longtime employees, gone.
- Transactions were messed up immediately after takeover.
- My checking account type, was changed without authorization.
- They raised all existing fees.
- They added MORE fees for things that never had fees before.
- When I moved, I had to give them my new address 3 times before it was actually in correctly.
- Today I got a letter stating that they're raising their fees AGAIN, & now charging for my account type.
- Their online banking, when compared to other large banks, is definitely not up to par.
- They're a major financial institution, yet no smartphone banking apps.
I could go on & on. First Niagara as a whole is just terrible, a large financial bank with absolutely NONE of the perks of being with a large Bank.
STAY FAR FAR AWAY of First Niagara!
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