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Name: Savings
Rating: 4.51 (1235 reviews)

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4.55

Based on 1,235 reviews, last reviewed 14th Feb 2026

39% decrease in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

100% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

77%

11%

Latest highest rating:

5

Happy Customer First class service excellent website and experience. Can't fault any point. Reviewed on: 10th February 2026

Latest lowest rating:

1

FBS have made it extremely difficult to set up a jis... FBS have made it extremely difficult to set up a jisa for my son - I now only know it has been set up because I phoned to enquire. Money has been paid... Read more Reviewed on: 14th February 2026

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Family Building Society Savings reviews (1235)

Review of the Family Building Society, Savings:

Matured Bond

Encouraged to use online service. Used the service to give bond maturity instructions. Received an email confirming receipt. Maturity date came and went and nothing happened. Eventually spoke to a human who said that they hadn’t received instructions!! Assured me that it would be dealt with immediately. Nothing happened!! Sent two emails today and got an automated reply to say they were very busy!! Still awaiting return of my investment. I was initially going to re-invest but have lost all confidence in this institution - very unimpressed! Reviewed on: 6th June 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for your feedback and we’re very sorry for the inconvenience you’ve experienced following the recent maturity of your bond. We understand how frustrating this must have been and have shared your comments with the appropriate team. While we’re pleased to hear that you have now received your funds, this situation does not reflect the standard of service we aim to provide. We truly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Kind regards, Family Building Society. Response date: 11th June 2025

Query with bank details to transfer

Query with bank details to transfer Reviewed on: 13th October 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thanks for your positive feedback regarding our service! Response date: 23rd October 2025

Too busy !

Too busy to answer phone, too busy to answer emails, too busy to deal with enquiry, will try and get back to you in about 4 days ! Could not get details or application enquiry off the website. This was an active investment enquiry ! Reviewed on: 10th October 2025

Reply from Family Building Society We completely understand how frustrating it must have been to wait several days for a response, especially when you were making an active investment inquiry. we are currently experiencing an exceptionally high volume of calls, which has meant longer response times than usual, we have had some very competitive deposit products on the market, and this has resulted in many additional calls. As our phone lines have been particularly busy, we do offer a callback feature that allows you to keep your place in the queue without staying on the line. We’re currently reviewing our response processes to ensure that inquiries are handled promptly and efficiently. We’re sorry you had difficulty accessing the application details through our website. We’re investigating this to make sure information is clear and easier to find. Response date: 17th October 2025

Efficient, stayed on phone throughout application p...

Efficient, stayed on phone throughout application process, very helpful. Reviewed on: 9th October 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thanks for your positive feedback regarding our service! Response date: 23rd October 2025

Lisa Adams

Nice Work, Great Job, Great job. Reviewed on: 9th October 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thanks for your positive feedback regarding our service! Response date: 23rd October 2025

Excellent sevice today.

Excellent sevice today. By your agent Kaycey. She answered all my questions and would very polite. Reviewed on: 7th October 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this your review. It's great to hear of your positive experience with Kacey! Response date: 17th October 2025

Having trouble getting into our account.

We were having trouble getting into our account. Ellissa came on the phone and she was excellent and very patient as we were struggling. Cannot praise Ellissa enough. Thank you Ellissa. Reviewed on: 6th October 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this your review. It's great to hear of your positive experience with Elissa! Response date: 17th October 2025

Huge thanks to Lisa for giving help and information...

Huge thanks to Lisa for giving help and information in a friendly and professional way. Reviewed on: 6th October 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this your review. It's great to hear of your positive experience with Lisa! Response date: 17th October 2025

Needed to contact the building society for information.

Needed to contact the building society for information. Got through very quickly and was given the support I needed in good time and with clarity. Reviewed on: 6th October 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thanks for your review. We're glad to hear you were happy with our service! Response date: 17th October 2025

One-Time Passcode

My only complaint is that occasionally the One-Time Passcode text does not come through to my Mobile phone in time and on those occasions I would like to be able to request an automated call to my Home phone. It would be useful to have that choice at the time of logging in. Reviewed on: 5th October 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us your review. Your feedback has been passed on to the relevant team to support ongoing improvements to our services. If there's anything else you need further assistance with, please don't hesitate to let us know. Kind regards Family Building Society Response date: 17th October 2025

Helpful Customer Service

I had to contact FBS by phone as the information I needed wasn't on the website. The call was answered quickly and Lisa answered my query immediately. She also took the time to guide me to the relevant page on the website to download the relevant form Reviewed on: 3rd October 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, it's great to hear of your positive feedback, specifically with Lisa! Response date: 23rd October 2025

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Family Building Society: Savings reviews

39% decrease in 5 star reviews

100% increase in 1 star reviews

Latest highest rating:

5

Latest lowest rating:

1

About this product

Family Building Society Savings reviews (1235)

Matured Bond

Query with bank details to transfer

Too busy !

Efficient, stayed on phone throughout application p...

Lisa Adams

Excellent sevice today.

Having trouble getting into our account.

Huge thanks to Lisa for giving help and information...

Needed to contact the building society for information.

One-Time Passcode

Helpful Customer Service

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