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Family Building Society: Savings reviews

Name: Savings
Rating: 4.43 (646 reviews)

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4.51

Based on 646 reviews, last reviewed 8th Jan 2025

24% decrease in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

50% decrease in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

72%

14%

Latest highest rating:

5

Sumaya was so patient and kind helping me to log on... Sumaya was so patient and kind helping me to log on when I was blocked as memorable information would not be accepted. Not brilliant tech-wise and she... Read more Reviewed on: 8th January 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

Read my review and don't take out a 5 year bond.. I had a 5 year bond with the society which expired mid october 24. As I was out of the country at the time, the society decided to reinvest my money ... Read more Reviewed on: 30th December 2024

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The Family Building Society savings reviews can help you to find out more about life at the Family Building Society. How easy is it to contact the Family Building Society? And how friendly are they? Our Family Building Society savings reviews can help you to find out information like this. Smart Money People is an independent source of honest reviews.

Family Building Society Savings reviews (646)

Review of the Family Building Society, Savings:

savings account

Interest rate is not too bad and customer service ok Reviewed on: 13th August 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. Response date: 14th August 2023

Great people, excellent rate, dreadful on-line processes.

Love the Family BS but it's IT systems are so far behind other financial services. Withdraws on my smartphone (Pixel4a) are a nightmare. Withdrawals are not Fast Pay and take ages if there is weekend or a public holiday involved. Reviewed on: 29th December 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Dear Carole, Thank you for your kind comments about our staff. Our website is designed for a desktop device rather than a phone. We are always looking at ways in which we can improve our service to customers and we are currently looking at solutions in this regard. As we’re not a direct member of the clearing system, we access payment services through our bank, and the withdrawal timescales are clearly set out in the information we provide. However, your feedback is appreciated and thank you for saving with us. Kind regards Family Building Society Response date: 3rd January 2024

Great find and quick response

Great place to find information and to open competitive savings account but is needing a revamp of website or app to make it more useable without finding a PC. Also for some reason the about me page only mentions that they serve England and Wales … I can assure you as a Scottish customer this is not the case. Reviewed on: 28th December 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we take all feedback on board! Response date: 29th December 2023

Famility Building Soceity just makes it so easy!

When our fixed 1 year savings period was up in November 2023, we looked at alternatives for our investments. Famility Building Soceity were offering very competitive rates specifically for existing customers like ourselves. We found the flexibility of several fixed saving periods with various rates really helpful in terms of our decision making. We chose 18 months, which was most convenient in terms of our medium term financial planning. One simple phone call to Nicole on the 6th of November answered a few questions, just to ensure we had correctly understood the terms and conditions. Nicole was most attentive, listened to us carefully and was empathetic to our needs. Nicole offered us the option of completing the transaction on the phone or in writing - we chose the latter since we prefer that where financial matters are involved. Overall we have found Family Building Society an excellent organisation to invest with, and we appreciate their loyalty to us as a customer - something we don't take for granted. Reviewed on: 17th December 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us this review, we're so pleased to hear of your positive experiences with us! Response date: 19th December 2023

A safe place for spare money

Happy with my account as a place to keep money for any emergency Reviewed on: 1st December 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're pleased to hear you are happy with us! Response date: 5th December 2023

Absolutely awful

I have been trying to change nominated bank account. I get conflicting information via email and phone. I have emailed information i have posted information Reviewed on: 30th November 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Dear Mr Hutchison Thank you for you feedback and I’m sorry that you have had difficulties. We need to verify nominated bank details and if we can’t verify them electronically, we ask for a bank statement which also shows your full name and address, or a cancelled cheque. Your comments have been passed to the relevant department so that we can consider any ways in which we can improve our service in this regard. Thank you for saving with us. Response date: 5th December 2023

good customer service

Mia in the customer service team was very helpful and sorted my request in a friendly and efficient manner Reviewed on: 29th November 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're pleased to hear you found our customer service was very helpful! Response date: 5th December 2023

Mia was very helpful

Mia patiently helped me set up some details and explained how I could carry out a transaction Reviewed on: 28th November 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're pleased to hear you found Mia very helpful! Response date: 5th December 2023

New savings product

Excellent customer service experience! Firstly, tel call answered promptly, none of the usual “ experiencing large volume of calls excuses” clear concise information delivered in a manner which made me feel my custom mattered. Thankyou Mia! Reviewed on: 28th November 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're pleased to hear you found our customer service excellent! Response date: 5th December 2023

Good rates, good service

I have a variable rate savings account - the website is easy to use, and when the BofE interest rates went up, they responded very quickly with improved interest on my savings. It was also quite easy to speak to a real person when I rang customer service. Reviewed on: 26th November 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're pleased to hear you're happy with our rates and our service! Response date: 5th December 2023

Changes to Cash ISA

I had a change of mind on what I was going to invest. The staff were excellent and guided me seamlessly through the process. Excellent service Reviewed on: 26th November 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're pleased to hear you found our staff were excellent! Response date: 5th December 2023

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