Saturday, November 27, 2010 - 8:49 AM

Great Bank!

(4 stars)

The interest earned on this account is one of the best you can find anywhere. I don't understand the reviewers who give this a low rating and say that it's difficult to get the rewards rate. Nothing could be further from the truth. I've been with Bank of the Sierra since early this year, and so far it has been fantastic!

My only disappointments are that the interest rate has dropped since I opened the account (from 4.09% to a still excellent 3.09%), and the website is really not too great, in my opinion. Thus, 4, not 5, stars. But all in all I am very happy! And it is nice to support a local bank and not one of the big boys like Chase.

raoulcoutard2 posts since
Jul 7, 2010
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1. Saturday, November 27, 2010 - 11:53 AM

Thanks, it is a breath of fresh air; with so many (reasonable or irrational) complaints about banks lately.

I like their customer service, too, always available without hold time. Their website is ok for my applications. People complained about their online application process, but we had no problems opening multiple accounts when their reward checking interest rate was 4.51%.

51hh623 posts since
Jan 16, 2010
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