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Ecology Building Society: Savings reviews

Name: Savings
Rating: 4.92 (566 reviews)

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4.91

Based on 566 reviews, last reviewed 4th Mar 2025

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Latest highest rating:

5

A small building society with big ambitions I joined in 2022 and have been impressed with both their value for money and their approach to making the world a better place ever since. Even the AG... Read more Reviewed on: 4th March 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

Awful online presence Outdated online offering, way to longwinded application process, living in the pst Reviewed on: 4th April 2022

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Ecology Building Society Savings reviews (566)

Review of the Ecology Building Society, Savings:

Ethical in every way

We have saved with Ecology for years, knowing that our money will be used for good. Reviewed on: 2nd February 2023

A very easy way to try and make a difference

Ecology provide a fairly unique service to UK banking customers and I am very happy with how they have treated me over the last 15+ years. I wish more banks would follow in their ethical footprints. They are very friendly and very inclusive AGM's. Ecology always provide simple ways to help make a difference in the challenge against climate change Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

Quick with decent interest and great newsletter

Quick with decent interest and great newsletter I have been a saver with the Ecology for over ten years, holding a savings account and more recently, taking out a cash is a. The society is small but well managed by a dedicated hands on team whom we pay normal salaries and benefits to without the city of London :bs. There is constantly more demand for savings inflow and thr board have been very careful to slow the rate of mortgage growth to reflect demand and continue paying pre crisis interest rates. Easy to deal with paper forms in post, by phone or online. I attended one AGM, a good few years ago when it was in my locale (I'm London based) and greatly enjoyed it. Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

thanks for a brilliant service

We like to know that our savings achieve good outcomes when we trust making a deposit Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

Reliable and sustainable

My savings are in safe hands at Ecology, and I love that the bank is small enough to see that it works to uphold its mission statement. Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

It is a bank that supports those who have an ecological vision to realise it

Always very easy to talk on the phone to someone at the bank who is helpful Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

Solid and Principled

I have saved with the Ecology for over 40 years which I think is testimony in it self. They have always been ahead of the curve in their ethical based principles, ways of working and the promotion of sustainable living. No purple prose in their financial product, just clear solid helpful information. I have absolute trust in the Ecology BS. Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

Easy to deal with but not the most competitive

Easy building society to deal with on a day to day basis but very quick to drop the interest rates - statements through in the post is a bonus though and online system is decent. Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

Genuine decent straight-talking customer service

I have been saving with Ecology for years and always found them consistently helpful, straightforward and skilled - unlike other banks which have been consumed by the profit motive. If only their ethos was fully shared by other more mainstream banks. Many thanks and keep up the great work Ecology! Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

As a new customer, the process was refreshingly straightforward.

Even before becoming a customer, the contact details were clearly marked and a simple phone call to Ecology answered my questions. The other winning factor, was that I could set up a savings account for my grandson, something that another ethical bank couldn't do. Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

An outstanding ethical product with a strongly people centred approach

Ecology Building Society uses our savings to create positive impact for people and the environment - and they live their values from their sustainable office building, to staff growing food in their garden, right down to impeccable customer service so that I know we are seen as part of their team! Their newsletter is informative and keeps me up to date, and our savings are secure and valued. I think this is a winning business and I recommend them regularly to friends and family. This is the way to go! Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

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