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Name: Savings
Rating: 4.56 (1369 reviews)

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4.56

Based on 1,369 reviews, last reviewed 3rd Jul 2026

15% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

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Latest highest rating:

5

Family Building Society - Always a good experience. Contacted FBS in telephone. Spoke to a very courteous, calm, efficient & knowledgable gentleman. I have been a savings customer of FBS for a number of... Read more Reviewed on: 3rd July 2026

Latest lowest rating:

1

I would rate Family Building Society 10/10 but the S... I would rate Family Building Society 10/10 but the Smart survey 0.5/10 N/a to under 65s but I'm 64.5 and preplan is important Reviewed on: 1st July 2026

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Family Building Society have been offering different savings accounts for over 125 years.

There’s a wide range of Family Building Society savings accounts to choose from, some are easy access, others are notice accounts or fixed rates. Some accounts can be opened with as little as £1.

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Lisa was very helpful and understanding

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

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're so pleased to hear your positive feedback! Response date: 1st April 2025

NEVER HAVE TO WAIT TO LONG ,STAFF REALY HELPFUL

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

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're so pleased to hear your positive feedback! Response date: 1st April 2025

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

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're so pleased to hear your positive feedback! Response date: 1st April 2025

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

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're so pleased to hear your positive feedback! Response date: 1st April 2025

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

My experience

Lisa was excellent, very helpful, professional, friendly + personable. Reviewed on: 18th 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: 19th November 2024

professioinal friendly informative efficient service...

professioinal friendly informative efficient service all queries answered Reviewed on: 18th November 2024

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, it's so good to hear that your experience with us was friendly and efficient! Response date: 19th November 2024

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15% increase in 5 star reviews

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Latest lowest rating:

1

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Family Building Society Savings reviews (1369)

Lisa was very helpful and understanding

NEVER HAVE TO WAIT TO LONG ,STAFF REALY HELPFUL

World beater rates

Customer service has been excellent through out.

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I am delighted by the fantastic service

Instructions confirmation lacking

Excellent customer service from Catherine

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