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Name: Savings
Rating: 4.44 (672 reviews)

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4.52

Based on 672 reviews, last reviewed 4th Mar 2025

36% decrease in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

100% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

72%

14%

Latest highest rating:

5

Very helpful and patient. Very helpful and patient. It is such a bonus to be able to speak to a real person. Reviewed on: 4th March 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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Family Building Society Savings reviews (672)

Review of the Family Building Society, Savings:

Helpful staff. Good operation.

Helpful staff. Good online system. Strong product range. Reviewed on: 27th February 2025

Really great customer service

Really great customer service and rapid response to the customer Reviewed on: 4th December 2024

Decent Interest Rate on Savings

I have a savings account that pays a decent interest rate when compared to other societies. I like the fact that you don't get marketing emails every five minutes and only get important updates to interest rates and account changes. I also like the website and how quick and easy it is to log in and not have to go through page after page to get to my account information. Nice, simple and streamlined. Reviewed on: 2nd December 2024

Lisa was very helpful and understanding

Lisa was very helpful and understanding Reviewed on: 2nd December 2024

NEVER HAVE TO WAIT TO LONG ,STAFF REALY HELPFUL

NEVER HAVE TO WAIT TO LONG ,STAFF REALY HELPFUL Reviewed on: 2nd December 2024

World beater rates

The society offers excellent rates with some additional benefits. Customer service both via phone and in branch is most attentive. Reviewed on: 29th November 2024

Customer service has been excellent through out.

Customer service has been excellent through out. Every time I have need to ring up because I need to ask a question they have taken time to explain in simple English and finish asking me if I am happy with the answer or if they need to explain it another way. couldn't ask for more thanks. Reviewed on: 28th November 2024

Excellent

The service from David Hobbs from Family BS has been amazing. I have had many accounts with many banks and building societies but nothing has been quite like the service that I received from you. You chased up what was happening to my money and called me back several times to update me. Really great service. I am so impressed that I have told my husband as well to open an account on Family BS. Reviewed on: 25th November 2024

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're so pleased to hear you found David was extremely helpful and friendly! Response date: 26th November 2024

I am delighted by the fantastic service

I contacted by phone Family BS on thursday and Friday 21st and 22nd November 2024. Both ladies whom dealt with my calls were fantastic, I am pleased to say that the nature of my 2 calls were dealt with in the most polite and professional manner I was in fact so impressed that after my bond matured I re invested again into a new savings account with the Family BS. Keep up the fantastic service that the telephone operators provide I am really pleased with their way of dealing with queries. A brilliant experience which in this day and age is most refreshing. Neil Iliffe Reviewed on: 23rd November 2024

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, it's great to hear your positive feedback! Response date: 26th November 2024

Instructions confirmation lacking

Telephone staff are polite, helpful and clear. My one criticism is: having used the phone-in system to give my ISA reinvestment instructions, I did not receive any confirmation by email or post. This was worrying and I had to phone again on the day of maturity to check that my instructions were going to be carried out. A simple email would have been sufficient. Reviewed on: 21st November 2024

Reply from Family Building Society Hi Thank you for your comments and I am sorry that you were worried about not receiving confirmation of your ISA maturity instructions. Unless specifically requested, we don’t confirm instructions upon receipt, as we send out a new opening certificate as confirmation once the ISA has matured & been reinvested. However we appreciate your feedback, and your comments have been passed to the relevant department for their consideration. I am pleased to hear that you found our staff polite and helpful. Thank you for saving with us. Kind regards Response date: 21st November 2024

Excellent customer service from Catherine

Catherine went above and beyond to help with our query. Nothing was too much trouble. She was very patient and understanding. Reviewed on: 20th November 2024

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're so pleased to hear you found Lisa was extremely helpful and friendly! Response date: 21st November 2024

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