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The Berkshire Bank

Popular Accounts at this Bank

APYACCOUNT TYPEHOW THEY COMPARE
2.25%18-month CD
1.60% - National Average
0.75%Checking
1.01% - nbkc bank Personal Account
2.25%18-month IRA
1.55% - National Average
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Overview / Commentary
www.berkbank.com
212-802-1000
4 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016

The Berkshire Bank is headquartered in New York and is the 61st largest bank in the state of New York. It is also the 1,055th largest bank in the nation. It was established in 1989 and as of December of 2018, it had grown to 95 employees at 12 locations. The Berkshire Bank's money market rates are 5X the national average, and it boasts an A+ health rating.

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Reviews (9)

Great Place To Bank

Posted by: nycguy | Dec 26, 2012

Great place to bank.
Great people and customer service.

7

Outstanding Customer Service

Posted by: Wil | Feb 20, 2011

On Feb. 1st I opened a CD and Power NOW Checking accounts at the Teaneck, NJ branch of The Berkshire Bank. The branch manager and staff treated me as if I were "visiting royalty," and convinced me that the bank truly wanted my accounts and that they were committed to the bank's motto of "putting your interests first." I got the 18-month CD special being offered at the time at a rate of 1.9% APY. The Power NOW Checking is the bank's reward checking with a qualifying rate of 2.5% APY, which is guaranteed until March 31, 2011. Note: the Power NOW Checking requires a minimum balance of $1500 to avoid monthly fee ($10); 6 debit card uses per month (either point-of-sale or PIN) totaling $100 per month to get qualifying rate; 50 debit card uses per month are free (additional uses will be charged $0.25 per debit); direct deposit is not required; balance cap is $25K; only one Power NOW Checking account per household; interest compounds daily. If all account terms are not met for 2 consecutive statement cycles, account will convert to NOW Checking account. Account earns the qualifying rate for the first 30 days without having to use the debit card in order to allow time for you to get the debit card in the mail. In fact, I received the debit card and the first 50 checks (which was offered to me "on the house") 10 days after opening the account. What has truly impressed me is the responsiveness of the branch since opening the account. The branch manager has called, without fail, every time he said he would. He even called to tell me the trial verification amounts when they posted to my account from Capital One and Charles Schwab. Furthermore, when I called the bank's main telephone number, I got a live person immediately! The only thing about the Berkshire Bank that is a bit behind the times is the enrollment process for online banking. You need to fill out a form at a branch (or print it and bring it to a branch), which will then take about 2 weeks to be processed, before you get a user ID and password to enroll for online banking. Many banks make it easier than this to enroll in online banking. Furthermore, although The Berkshire Bank can initiate ACH transfers (certainly a plus), that requires filling out another form to be processed, and providing a voided check for every external account to be linked (up to a maximum of three external accounts). This means, evidently, that only checking and money market checking accounts can be linked. Now that I have everything set up, I think I'll be very happy with The Berkshire Bank. I only hope that they keep the qualifying rate on the Power NOW Checking competitive after the expiration of the rate guarantee.

4

Berkshire Bank Stinks

Posted by: Robert Dunn | Jun 20, 2017

They are horrible the app is trash the website is trash the people aren't bad but the stupid logo is trash I can't stand them don't waste your time on this bank and if you do read the fine print they kept putting fees on my account until it racked up to 800 dollars I'll say it again this bank is garbage oh and on they charge 4 dollars a month just to have a savings account

4

Worst Customer Service

Posted by: Alyssa Schnopp | Jun 6, 2017

I'm very frustrated with the customer service from my local branch and even the customer service phone line. I am a new customer with Berkshire and everything I have experienced so far has been nothing but inconvient and unreasonable. The rules that are held for new accounts are absolutely ridiculous. If I knew what I was getting myself into I wouldn't have opened accounts with this bank.

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Health
A+

Data as of Q4 2018

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Overall
FDIC Certificate #27503
Year Established1989
Employees95
Primary RegulatorFDIC
Profit Margin
Return on Assets - YTD0.7%
Return on Equity - YTD4.21%
Annual Interest Income$26.8MM
Assets and Liabilities
AssetsQ4 2018vs Q4 2017$720.0MM$665.1MM
LoansQ4 2018vs Q4 2017$371.1MM$372.2MM
DepositsQ4 2018vs Q4 2017$598.3MM$549.3MM
Equity CapitalQ4 2018vs Q4 2017$115.9MM$111.4MM
Loan Loss AllowanceQ4 2018vs Q4 2017$7.3MM$8.4MM
Unbacked Noncurrent LoansQ4 2018vs Q4 2017$71.00K$11.00K
Real Estate OwnedQ4 2018vs Q4 2017$0$0
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The Berkshire Bank Savings Account Rates

APYMINMAXACCOUNT NAMEVIEW DETAILS
0.75%*$1m*-Blue Ribbon Savings
OTHER TIERS: 0.20% → $10k - $50k | 0.30% → $50k - $250k | 0.70% → $250k - $1m
0.75%*$5m*$10mStatement Super Savings
OTHER TIERS: 0.40% → $15k - $1m | 0.50% → $1m - $5m | 0.70% → $10m+
0.60%*$1m*$5mPlatinum Super Savings
OTHER TIERS: 0.10% → $5m+ | 0.20% → $10k - $50k | 0.45% → $50k - $250k | 0.50% → $250k - $1m
0.50%*$100k*$3mStatement Savings
OTHER TIERS: 0.20% → $300+ | 0.30% → $10k - $100k
0.50%*$2m*-Business Statement Super Savings
OTHER TIERS: 0.35% → $25k - $2m
0.25%*$3m*-Business Statement Savings
OTHER TIERS: 0.10% → $300 - $3m
0.10%$50k-Business Platinum Super Savings

The Berkshire Bank Money Market Rates

APYMINMAXACCOUNT NAMEVIEW DETAILS
2.05%*$20k*-Gold Money Market - New Money
OTHER TIERS: 0.10% → $2.5k - $20k
1.15%*$1m*-Business Money Market
OTHER TIERS: 0.20% → $5k - $50k | 0.30% → $50k - $100k | 0.50% → $100k - $1m
0.30%*$100k*$1mMoney Market Checking
OTHER TIERS: 0.10% → $2.5k+ | 0.20% → $25k - $50k | 0.25% → $50k - $100k

The Berkshire Bank Checking Account Rates

APYMINMAXACCOUNT NAMEVIEW DETAILS
0.75%$500$100kSuper Security Checking
0.50%*$1m*-NOW Checking
OTHER TIERS: 0.30% → $1.5k - $25k | 0.40% → $25k - $1m

The Berkshire Bank CD Rates

APYMINMAXACCOUNT NAMEVIEW DETAILS
2.25%*$10k*$500k18 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.50% → $1k - $10k
2.25%*$10k*$500k24 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.50% → $1k - $10k
2.25%*$10k*$500kBusiness 18 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.50% → $1k - $10k
2.25%*$10k*$500kBusiness 24 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.50% → $1k - $10k
2.15%*$10k*$500k12 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.30% → $1k - $10k
2.15%*$10k*$500kBusiness 12 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.30% → $1k - $10k
1.75%*$10k*$500k14 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.50% → $1k - $10k
1.75%*$10k*$500kBusiness 14 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.50% → $1k - $10k
1.50%*$10k*$500k6 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.40% → $1k - $10k
1.50%*$10k*$500k9 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.40% → $1k - $10k
1.50%*$10k*$500kBusiness 6 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.40% → $1k - $10k
1.50%*$10k*$500kBusiness 9 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.40% → $1k - $10k
1.05%*$10k*$500k36 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.45% → $1k - $10k
1.05%*$10k*$500kBusiness 36 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.45% → $1k - $10k
0.25%*$10k*$500k3 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.15% → $1k - $10k
0.25%*$10k*$500kBusiness 3 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.15% → $1k - $10k
0.10%*$10k*$500k1 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.05% → $1k - $10k
0.10%*$10k*$500kBusiness 1 Month CD
OTHER TIERS: 0.05% → $1k - $10k

The Berkshire Bank IRA Rates

APYMINMAXACCOUNT NAMEVIEW DETAILS
2.25%*$10k*$500k18 Month IRA
OTHER TIERS: 0.50% → $1k - $10k
2.25%*$10k*$500k24 Month IRA
OTHER TIERS: 0.50% → $1k - $10k
2.15%*$10k*$500k12 Month IRA
OTHER TIERS: 0.30% → $1k - $10k
1.75%*$10k*$500k14 Month IRA
OTHER TIERS: 0.50% → $1k - $10k
1.50%*$10k*$500k6 Month IRA
OTHER TIERS: 0.40% → $1k - $10k
1.50%*$10k*$500k9 Month IRA
OTHER TIERS: 0.40% → $1k - $10k
1.05%*$10k*$500k36 Month IRA
OTHER TIERS: 0.45% → $1k - $10k
0.25%*$10k*$500k3 Month IRA
OTHER TIERS: 0.15% → $1k - $10k
0.10%*$10k*$500k1 Month IRA
OTHER TIERS: 0.05% → $1k - $10k
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