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Name: Savings
Rating: 4.51 (1199 reviews)

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4.56

Based on 1,199 reviews, last reviewed 10th Jan 2026

63% decrease in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

90% decrease in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

76%

12%

Latest highest rating:

5

I value that l can invest with confidence. I am retired and value the fact that l can invest with this BS. I need to be, and to feel, secure to invest as l have no experience in this field. Reviewed on: 10th January 2026

Latest lowest rating:

1

I’ve tried to call and have been left waiting for 15... I’ve tried to call and have been left waiting for 15mins plus - not good enough Reviewed on: 29th December 2025

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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 (1199)

Review of the Family Building Society, Savings:

Disappointing. Very low number of winning bonds.

They claim to have 13 winning draws from the 10,000 bonds each month (1 x £50.000, 2 x£10,000 and 10 x£1000; but in 2015 there were only 12 winners in total for the whole year and in 2016 just 22 winners for the total year, including 3 in a January bonus draw. I wrote to ask how many bonds were actually purchased, but they refused to disclose this. Reviewed on: 12th February 2017

Transferring an ISA into Family BS

Filled in a paper ISA transfer booklet (five pages hand written) as they don't do these things online. Sent it off, only to be told that they can't accept electronic ISA transfers. Why this wasn't on the front page of the form I don't know. Reviewed on: 19th November 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for your feedback. We understand your concern and are sorry to hear that the information was not clear to you; however, we would like to clarify that the information you mentioned was provided clearly on the front at the top of the ISA transfer application form quoting “we can only accept cash ISA transfers by cheque’. Our team makes every effort to ensure that all essential details are communicated upfront to avoid confusion, and in this case, the instructions were included. Most ISA providers can transfer funds via cheque, and we would like to reassure you that we always credit funds based on the date of the cheque, ensuring there is no loss of interest to our customers. While electronic transfers are not currently available, we hope to introduce this option in the future. Response date: 20th November 2025

Unable to complete application yet

I haven't yet been able to complete set up of my account so will have to reserve judgement Reviewed on: 19th November 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review. Your feedback has been passed on to the relevant team. If there's anything else you need further assistance with, please don't hesitate to call us on 03330 140144 or email [email protected] Kind regards Family Building Society Response date: 19th November 2025

Great customer service, as always.

The operative was very helpful with my request. Very friendly and polite, gave clear information on the process to meet my request, with questions to ensure that I was happy with the information and if I needed any further help. Reviewed on: 19th November 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thanks for your positive feedback regarding our service! Response date: 19th November 2025

I had a problem logging on.

I had a problem logging on. The phone was answered very quickly and I talked to a very pleasant, easy to understand lady. She patiently helped me sort things out and stayed on the line to be sure I was able to log on. Reviewed on: 17th November 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thanks for your review. We're glad to hear you were happy with our service, and that we were able to resolve your issue logging on. Response date: 19th November 2025

My husband and I had to undertake a few transactions...

My husband and I had to undertake a few transactions, staff effecient and friendly Reviewed on: 17th November 2025

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

extremely helpful

extremely helpful and charming lady - Ali Hopkins - answered all my queries and provided appropriate forms Reviewed on: 11th November 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review. It's great to hear of your positive experience with Ali! Response date: 12th November 2025

The lady helped me immediately..

The lady helped me immediately and this allowed me access to my account as I had been waiting over 2 weeks for a verification code to come in the post. Reviewed on: 11th November 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thanks for your review. We're glad to hear you were happy with our service! Response date: 12th November 2025

Easy and friendly customer service

I was locked out of my account and called to get it unlocked. It was easy to do and the lady (I forget her name) was patient and waited on the call until I was able to get back in. The whole thing was pretty quick. Reviewed on: 11th November 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thanks for your review. We're glad to hear you were happy with our service! Response date: 12th November 2025

Lisa was very patient and very helpful

Lisa was very patient and very helpful Reviewed on: 10th November 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review. It's great to hear of your positive experience with Lisa! Response date: 10th November 2025

Good Customer Service

I called as I had incorrectly entered my details and locked my account. Nicole was friendly, efficient and quickly resolved my problem Reviewed on: 10th November 2025

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review. It's great to hear of your positive experience with Nicole! Response date: 10th November 2025

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