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Rating: 4.91 (570 reviews)

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4.90

Based on 570 reviews, last reviewed 2nd Jun 2025

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Latest highest rating:

5

20 years a customer I've been with the Ecology for over 20 years, and always glad to be a customer. One of the very few financial institutions that has a genuinely ethica... Read more Reviewed on: 2nd June 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Awful online presence Outdated online offering, way to longwinded application process, living in the pst Reviewed on: 4th April 2022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 can help you to find out more about life at Ecology Building Society. How easy is it to contact Ecology Building Society? And how friendly are they? Our Ecology Building Society savings reviews can help you to find out information like this. Smart Money People is an independent source of honest reviews.

Ecology Building Society Savings reviews (570)

Review of the Ecology Building Society, Savings:

Ethical, and so Supportive !

I love saving with a building society that does specific, practical things for the environment, and for housing (both so badly needed). Ethical - no investments in bombs or fossil fuels! The people who work for it are lovely! When I ring up to ask questions, I always get patient, friendly help and clear answers. Sure, the interest rate offered is modest - but this is outweighed by the peace of mind Ecology Building Society offers its customers. Reviewed on: 10th November 2024

Helpful friendly banking

I have been a customer of the Ecology Building Society for many years. They are a truly ethical business, supporting local communities and promoting sustainability in all they do. They have always provided speedy and helpful customer service, including the move to online banking. Reviewed on: 12th March 2021

Excellent organisation

I admire the ecological aims of the society and appreciate their keeping me informed; their way of doing business is highly professional while also maintaining excellent 'customer service'. As an older saver (in my late 70s) I had some initial difficulty with the on-line checks and safeguards but was treated with great patience and understanding by the society's staff. An excellent organisation and to be highly recommended. Reviewed on: 12th March 2021

The obvious choice

The week that the Ecology Building Society opened, I visited Companies House in London to verify their credentials and have had an account with them ever since. They provide a unique service, in that their are so few ethical financial establishments in which to invest which don't invest in arms or contribute inadvertently to the manufacture of nuclear weapons, by investing in the nuclear industry. The EBS are the only choice for many who wish to buy or improve properties which would simply not be considered by other building societies. Reviewed on: 12th March 2021

Individual Service

Very personal, very human. Good interactions with really helpful people Reviewed on: 12th March 2021

Top rated ethical savings

Excellent customer service and my savings are being used ethically. Reviewed on: 12th March 2021

Real building society run by real people

A rarity - an ethical financial institution that doesn't invest my money in ways I disapprove of. I've saved with them for more than ten years and have always received prompt, friendly and accurate service. They have a fair, transparent pay structure and a commitment to democratic member involvement in decision making. Part of the solution, not part of the problem. Reviewed on: 12th March 2021

GOOD PEOPLE

I have had a savings account with the ecology for some 30 years. I have always found them efficient and helpful, and love reading their newsletters about how they have helped eco-friendly builds. Reviewed on: 12th March 2021

Friendly, easy and great communications

I've never been to the HQ, never even met the staff but I feel like they know me and what I want before I've even asked. Maybe it's because they are a small team and, I'm guessing, we share similar values and hopes. Maybe they are just very good at their jobs. Whatever, it's joy to save with them. Reviewed on: 12th March 2021

A great Building Society

Lost track of the number of years I've been with Ecology. It's more like family. Even when other providers have offered higher interest rates I still valued their ethos. You can't eat money. Reviewed on: 12th March 2021

A big fan

I took out my first savings account with the Ecology Building Society in October 1990 and have remained with them ever since. I love the ethos, which extends beyond excellent customer service, to their staff and to the planet. Their headquarters in Silsden is an ecologically designed building with a productive garden around it. The policy of staff remuneration so that the highest paid person receives no more than six times that of the lowest I totally applaud. I have attended many of their AGMs, which are held in various locations which connect with the work of the Society in different ways. Perhaps my favourite was the one held in the restored Victoria Baths in Manchester, where we congregated in the waterless ladies swimming pool. But there have been many other inspiring locations, and all with interesting speakers. Over the years the Society has moved with the times, and I can now pay in and withdraw money online. However, even in the years before the the postal service for transactions was always prompt and efficient. I would not consider using another building society for my long term savings. Reviewed on: 12th March 2021

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