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Ecology Building Society: Savings reviews

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Awful online presence Outdated online offering, way to longwinded application process, living in the pst Reviewed on: 4th April 2022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

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

Great Service

I know where I stand with Ecology. Their accounts are easy to operate and transactions are simple. I also like the idea that the money I am saving is being used to fund development with good environmental considerations at its heart. Reviewed on: 11th March 2021

Just the best

The whole operation seems so friendly and efficient. The staff are always there to help either by phone or email and this excellent customer service combined with first class ethical credentials make the Ecology Building Society the perfect place to put my money Reviewed on: 11th March 2021

Fantastic rates and excellent customer service

Ecology Building Society savings account were much better than others at the time I was searching (Feb 2021). They have an excellent customer service department that were very helpful and quick when I spoke to them on the phone and email while setting up my account. They do fantastic things for the environment Reviewed on: 11th March 2021

Great Bank for a changing world.

I have been with a bank since the 80s but whilst it professed to be 'ethical' it wasn't changing with the times. Customers are more aware of the roles the banks & building societies have in the modern world, as people become more ethically & green minded financial institutions need to change & adapt. The Ecology Building Society offers its customers great services & an opportunity to save money knowing their money is not helping to destroy the natural world or rape natural resources. Easy to access, great service, the Ecology offers everything a customer could need without destroying their moral code. This is what banking should be, this is an institution that others should look to and try to emulate. Reviewed on: 11th March 2021

They are one of the best ethical Building Societies that exist

I am a long term saver and supporter Reviewed on: 11th March 2021

Transparent, accessible, participative

I've attended several of their AGMs, lively and convivial with food for thought, they certainly try to involve members. Many stories of home renovation/restoration are shared - often life changing and encouraging sustainable approaches. Ecology Building Society wears their ethics on their sleeves. I personally have savings with them, as well as a charity where i'm treasurer. I have always found them most helpful Reviewed on: 11th March 2021

Perfect squeaky clean credentials

Charming, efficient, courteous, helpful customer service when applying for first account. Feels wonderful and right to be going small and local and ecologically so sound, after being bombarded with pressure to invest by big eco bank. I feel respected and valued again, despite modest savings and only living on a state pension. Reviewed on: 11th March 2021

An intelligent human voice

When ever I have needed to contact Ecology Building Society there has been a prompt human response. I have attended 3 of their AGMs and was impressed by the presentations and atmosphere. They talked about money as a means of helping people and gave examples. I have attended similar events with other banks and was simply drowned in figures and statistics. Ecology comes over as a knowledgeable bank that carers about people. Reviewed on: 11th March 2021

Ticks all the boxes

Great customer service, competitive interest rates, AND I know my savings are being put to work on worthwhile, eco-friendly projects. What more could you ask? Reviewed on: 11th March 2021

Responsible, reliable, ethical, long-term financial planning is at the heart of EBS policy

Since EBS began in the 1980s, I've enjoy reading the Newsletter showing imaginative,eco-friendly new build and renovation housing projects that we, as members, enable. After the financial crash of 2009, the Society put in place extra safety mechanisms to ensure that members would never face the collapse of EBS. As a saver, it is the best mutual provider I can find in these difficult times of low interest rates. Lastly, I value the perfect customer care that is quietly and professionally given. It is a joy to ring up and find a solution to my dilemmas. Reviewed on: 11th March 2021

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