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Review of the Family Building Society, Savings:

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Antiquated login system

Tried to login today but there is a different system now that prevented me from doing so. I phoned FBS who said I had to wait 5 days for a verification code. I queried why I had not been informed about this to be told we emailed you ( not true as I keep all your emails) and also it came in a newsletter, again I keep all the correspondence and I haven’t received this letter. Very disappointed with this new system which is preventing me access to my account, what an antiquated system. Reviewed on: 15th January 2026

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for your feedback, I understand your concerns regarding your online access. The decision not to proactively notify customers of the online service upgrade launch date was a business decision, taken to reduce the risk of too a high volume of customer calls and simultaneous re-registrations. Information about the re-registration process has been available on our website within the Savings Online Service FAQs since 12 May 2025, enabling customers to complete the process as and when access to their funds was required. Customers were provided with just over six months to migrate to the new system. Due to system capabilities, any customer attempting to access their account after this date are required to re-register as an existing customer. For security purposes, verification codes for existing customers are issued by post. In line with our standard procedure, if a verification code is not received within five days of completing re-registration, customers are asked to contact us by telephone, so the code can be provided directly. In the meantime, we are happy to action any requests or transactions on your account via phone or secure message where we want to ensure all customer have uninterrupted access to their funds. Response date: 21st January 2026

Review of the Close Brothers Savings, Savings:

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10/10

Close Brothers are the type of bank I like to deal. Ease of opening and operating accounts and they have really helpful staff if you need to contact them Reviewed on: 29th March 2022

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