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Ecology Building Society: Savings reviews

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Rating: 4.91 (556 reviews)

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4.90

Based on 556 reviews, last reviewed 1st Dec 2024

1400% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

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in the past 90 days

93%

2 star

Latest highest rating:

5

Really please to use Ecology for my monthly savings... Really please to use Ecology for my monthly savings - great to know it is being used for purposes that strongly align with my values. Reviewed on: 1st December 2024

Latest lowest rating:

1

Disappointment and frustration at every stage. Unfortunately this was the out and out worst experience I have ever had in opening any account of any form. Contradictory emails, links that don't wor... Read more Reviewed on: 6th December 2022

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Ecology Building Society Savings reviews (556)

Review of the Ecology Building Society, Savings:

Really please to use Ecology for my monthly savings...

Really please to use Ecology for my monthly savings - great to know it is being used for purposes that strongly align with my values. Reviewed on: 1st December 2024

The most ethical savings account on the market, with a good interest rate too!

I've been banking with Ecology for about eight years now. I was drawn to them by a Move Your Money campaign that looked at how ethical the UK's banks and building societies are, and rated Ecology at the top of the pile. Ecology invests savings into mortgages for people building new eco-friendly homes, or making green modifications to existing ones. This helps to reduce the carbon footprint of the UK's notoriously draughty housing stock; reduce energy bills for homeowners and builders; and give people the chance to build their dream home. What's not to like! Their online web portal is easy to use, their team are friendly and easy to contact, and their savings rates are very competitive, much to my surprise as I'd previously thought that "green" = "premium price/lower interest rates," but clearly that is not the case. I'd recommend Ecology to everyone, for savings and for mortgages. Reviewed on: 4th March 2023

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

Good ethics and good service

Great to be able to save with an organisation which respects the planet and also offers a decent return on your money Reviewed on: 18th January 2023

Disappointment and frustration at every stage.

Unfortunately this was the out and out worst experience I have ever had in opening any account of any form. Contradictory emails, links that don't work, password reset function that does not function, no ability to speak to anyone on the helpline, a callback feature that doesn't work, correspondence that arrives out of date. Sad because I liked the credentials, but ultimately was a complete was of my time and effort. Reviewed on: 6th December 2022

Excellent Building Society Highly Recommended a Very Satisfied Customer

Very good kept interest rates stable when all the other building societies/ banks dropped the interest which meant I could put my money with them. Also do good sustainable and ecological support with their money and are ethical to invest in and very clear, truthful and trustworthy. Reviewed on: 26th August 2022

Best Consistent Impeccable Building Society

Ecology Building Society maintained my interest rates over the last few years when all the others dropped in my other building societies and banks. I cannot recommend or praise them enough their ethics are aligned to mine and they publish a very good magazine outlining where the money goes to specific ecological refurbishment projects like the Isle of Iona, Scotland, Bristol. Keighley. etc. they are so good and should be used more often. Reviewed on: 26th August 2022

Simply the best

We have been with the society from about 1984 most of the time not having very much in our accounts but we were and are always treated with the utmost respect. All of the staff we have dealt with over the years have been so friendly and helpful far far better than other banks, society's we have been with. We wish we could do all of our banking with them. 100% recommended them. Reviewed on: 22nd April 2022

Postal Account where you can sleep at night

Have saved a small sum of money every month with Ecology for over ten years. Brilliant application of sound organisational operation with some ecological principles in mind. Always been well above the bank base rate on savings Reviewed on: 7th April 2022

Awful online presence

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

Saving Money Can Help Ecological Projects

It is so good to know that money saved with the Ecology Building Society is lent out to building projects that bring derelict or out of use buildings back into use Reviewed on: 23rd March 2022

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