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Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 1:29 PM

Was Great When I First Started....

Charles Schwab Bank (2 stars)
This bank was hands down the best bank I have ever dealt with. For the past 4 years I have had an account with this bank and have had no problems whatsoever. I even got my girlfriend to switch her account and be done with Bank of America

Up until recently that is...
First transactions were not posting to my online ledger as fast as I remember them usually doing so. On top of that bill payments through the online system were also not showing up. Calls to customer service to inquire did nothing.

Then came the hammer.... 
I had an unauthorized transaction from a company I deal with for roughly $400.00. Without going into too many details, this bank did practically nothing! What the company did was charged my debit card I had used to pay a bill once without my ok. While fighting with this company I called Schwab because I was getting nowhere. 

After explaining this to Schwab, they attempted to issue a stop payment but were unable to do so because they explained it was a pending payment. They then proceeded to try and contact the company and were blown off. They then came back and told me they would do whatever they can to solve the situation which is where there help stopped. 

I had a car payment go through and a personal check which thankfully were covered (my account went into the red because of this). Direct deposits went in a few days later, and none of my current bills were being paid. After finding out from my insurance company and 2 credit cards (which hit me with late & returned fees) I called Schwab. She told me they froze my bank account. The rep then tried to tell me I was told this was happening which is not true. According to her any dispute on any transaction and they freeze all activity except deposits for 10 days!?!

She then was basically telling me I was irresponsible and my account was overdrawn (of course it was because of an unauthorized charge!!!) 

This bank was great 4 years ago, but when you run into trouble, forget it!
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cidenzocidenzo1 posts since
Oct 27, 2011
Rep Points: 5
1. Friday, October 28, 2011 - 8:23 AM
Yesterday at about 6pm, I used my Schwab ATM card for the first time.  By the time I got home around 9:30p and updated Quicken the withdrawl was already posted.  Not only that, I had had not one but two phone calls from the fraud department checking to make sure that I had been the person using the card.  So, I would say that the response from Schwab was incredibly prompt on all counts.  All of the attention may have been because it was a first time use, over $400 and also an international ATM and not in the U.S.  So far, I am really impressed with the service.  I have never had an ATM withdrawal show up within hours of use at my other bank.    

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JHJH1 posts since
Oct 28, 2011
Rep Points: 2
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