Portage Community Bank

Portage Community Bank

The first bank I ever used was Portage Community Bank when I got my first job in high school. I only went to that bank because my mom also went to that bank and I was told that I couldn't have a bank account while I was under 18 without an adult (or parent) having the account with me. I'm still not sure if that's normal practice. Being totally unaware of how things worked, I didn't really care about where or how I banked, I just needed a place to cash my paychecks. Now that I've banked elsewhere and am a bit more experience, I feel like the bank was pretty underwhelming, honestly. Not only were the tellers pretty rude/cold most the time, but the bank itself wasn't helpful to new members and especially young people AT ALL. There were no programs to help you learn about banking or how to live financially responsibly. There were some benefits for people that had been there for like a million years but pretty much nothing for new members who actually needed it. So while I was still a kid I'd hear of all these cool benefits and programs that other people had with their banks and as soon as I turned 18 I withdrew all my money and when to a bank that seemed to actually give a damn about the financial well-being of its members.