Written by Katie Ziraldo | Edited by Ali Cybulski | Published on 07/14/2025
Ally Bank, an online-only financial institution, offers a wide range of deposit accounts in addition to credit cards, investment services and retirement accounts. It sets no minimum deposit requirements and charges no monthly maintenance or overdraft fees on any deposit account. You can manage your accounts online, through the bank’s mobile app or at more than 75,000 fee-free Allpoint and MoneyPass ATMs.
Ally Bank’s deposit accounts are backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) for up to the standard coverage amount. Note that you can’t deposit cash into checking, savings or money market accounts. However, the bank allows mobile check deposits, direct deposits, deposits by mail, online transfers and wire transfers.
Here are more details on Ally Bank’s banking products.
Customer service: As an online-only bank, Ally Bank doesn't have physical branches for in-person support. However, it offers 24/7 support by phone, chat and email. For live help, call 877-247-2559 or log in to your Ally Bank account to chat or to send a secure email.
As a digital financial services company, Ally Bank provides convenient online and mobile banking options and has high app ratings in the Apple and Google app stores.
That said, it’s worth noting that Ally Bank is not a Better Business Bureau-accredited business, and TrustPilot reviews cite unsatisfactory customer service and frequent website maintenance.
Pros and cons of Ally BankHave used this bank for a long time with now issues, great service and great rates. Very satisfied.
They live up to their name. Features on checking accounts like $100 overdraft protection, ATM fee reimbursement, and free checks make it worth it. The months after I filed bankruptcy I ran out of money a lot. Ally never punished me for it with fees. Recommended.
Received snail mail from Ally today dated 10 days ago. Friendly advice that “they hadn’t heard from me in a while”, cited five ways to stay in touch, including logging into ally.com, which I already do at least monthly. No mention of rendering my account dormant or otherwise locking it. I haven’t moved money into or out of the account in probably over a year. I immediately called Ally per the number listed as another of the 5 friendly ways. Call was quickly answered by a knowledgeable young lady, sounded like the call hadn’t departed the continent for a foreign call center. Ran through ID confirmation protocol, then discovered a couple of frustrating contradictions to the contents of the snail mail. Ally’s computer is set up to dormant the account if money doesn’t move in and out of the account at intervals, the length of which the agent could not discover. Logging into the website isn’t adequate contact, unlike all of my other financial institutions. And by the time their snail mail reached my mailbox, the account was dormant and locked. I can log in, see my balance and confirm my linked account is still linked, but no commands are allowed. Message center: nothing, no warning, no notification of status change. So, from my standpoint, Ally has frozen my account, without warning, for nothing. They email me promos all the time, didn’t email their actual criteria to keep account active. The agent predicts two to three business days for the back office to free the dollars. Not happy in the meantime.
Addendum: Account reactivated after one business day, controls seem to work. Received a thoughtful-toned on-website message apologizing and explaining that intended protocols didn't happen, surprise dormancy was unintended. Apology accepted.
Banking 101
Law of Banking Inertia
First, create goodwill with prompt, professional customer service and highly competitive rates on deposits.
Once you are regarded as a leader for rates and service, let the rates and service decline below that of your competitors, and focus on executive salaries instead.
For several years, most people will simply keep their accounts and will not move to the competition.
Law of Banking Momemtum
Eventually, depositers will move their funds to the competition.
When they do, this can happen very quickly, as many depositers will quickly follow outspoken depositers.
You once were a great bank and you blew it.
Overall | |
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FDIC Certificate # | 57803 |
Year Established | 2004 |
Employees | 9293 |
Primary Regulator | FED |
Profit Margin | |
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Return on Assets - YTD | 0.03% |
Return on Equity - YTD | 0.43% |
Annual Interest Income | $3.11B |
Assets and Liabilities | ||
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Assets | Q1 2025vs Q1 2024 | $182.3B$182.4B |
Loans | Q1 2025vs Q1 2024 | $132.3B$134.6B |
Deposits | Q1 2025vs Q1 2024 | $155.3B$159.1B |
Equity Capital | Q1 2025vs Q1 2024 | $14.41B$13.91B |
Loan Loss Allowance | Q1 2025vs Q1 2024 | $3.41B$3.57B |
Unbacked Noncurrent Loans | Q1 2025vs Q1 2024 | $1.5B$1.25B |
Real Estate Owned | Q1 2025vs Q1 2024 | $1,000K$0 |
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* The APY shown varies based on the deposit amount. Expand the listing to see APYs for other deposit amounts.
APY | MIN | MAX | ACCOUNT NAME | VIEW DETAILS |
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3.50% | $0 | - | Online Savings Account |
APY | MIN | MAX | ACCOUNT NAME | VIEW DETAILS |
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3.50% | $0 | - | Money Market Account |
APY | MIN | MAX | ACCOUNT NAME | VIEW DETAILS | |
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0.25%* | $15k* | - | Spending Account | ||
OTHER TIERS: 0.10% → $0 - $15k |
Ally Bank is an Internet only bank and does not have branch locations. Its headquarters is located at 200 W. Civic Center Dr. - Sandy, UT 84070