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About Bank of America

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Bank of America is one of the largest banks in the U.S. and offers a range of banking products, such as checking and savings accounts and certificates of deposit (CDs). Customers can also use Bank of America for financing through various cash-back credit cards, personal loans and home and auto loans.

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  • Savings, checking and investing options
  • Accounts for students
  • AI virtual assistant
Cons
  • Account fees might apply
  • Low APYs
  • Required account minimums for checking accounts

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    Customer ServiceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed May 18, 2018

    My bank account was frozen without warning or explanation. Yesterday 5/17 I looked at my account online and discovered my available funds were no longer available to me. I was completely confused and decided to contact customer service. I called the number on the back of my debit card. I spoke with a teller who informed me that she "thinks" my account is frozen because of suspicious fraudulent activity. This was an unacceptable answer. I asked to be escalated to a supervisor. After holding for 20 minutes, I finally spoke with a woman who said the same thing. This totally confused me. I asked multiple times for them to explain what transactions on my account would make the bank assume I was committing fraud. I was only told because of the amount of transactions and the large deposit I just made. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

    The supervisor became annoyed, I assume because of my confusion and decided she no longer wanted to assist me. The line was disconnected. I spent the majority of my afternoon on the phone on hold trying to get more answers. Per my transaction history there is nothing out of the ordinary about what I do on a monthly basis. The only things that has changed is that I received a promotion at work and my new position now pays me 6 figures. So the deposits I now receive will be larger. I spoke with 2 more supervisors who both told me the same answers but could not explain to me WHY this would happen. I made them go through all of my current and past transactions, there is nothing out of the ordinary. I travel with my job, so of course I may have more gas and food transactions than most. BUT this should not be a reason to steal from me.

    I feel profiled and violated! I am extremely disturbed. I moved all of money and banking services to this corporation from a small bank. My fiancée assured me she has not had any problems with them and that having their app and a an accessible location wherever I go will make my life easier. But this obviously is not the case for me. I NEED MY MONEY! I now am afraid to put any more money into this account and am thinking of switching banks AGAIN. I have monthly expenses, doctors bills from past chemo treatment and a baby on the way. We cannot afford to be on Bank of America's "investigation" time when it comes to money I HAVE EARNED.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 18, 2018

    Not all branches are the same. However, the branch I use always is excellent in their services in all respects. Personable, get to the point and fix the problem.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 18, 2018

    This bank is very useful to me and my business. If I have a problem, the person who I talk is always very knowledgeable about the bank's policies, and answers my questions without being rude and offensive.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 18, 2018

    I get efficient knowledgeable assistance with respect. I've been valued and know my banks employees by name and they know mine. I'm thankful for the help and guidance I've received.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed May 17, 2018

    Bank of America is by far the most difficult company to deal with I've been exposed to up to this point. I'm a Vice President for a Registered Investment Advisor and have been in the banking and financial services industry my entire career. I originally went to BofA's website to pull a wire transfer form for a client who was requesting to wire a sizable amount of funds out of his BofA account, into his brokerage account we are managing. This same client also requested that I get BofA's information for sending wire transfers back into that same account over time as well (i.e. an income stream).

    After spending an exhaustive amount of time search through every avenue on the website (even looking through the Site Map for BofA, US Trust and Merrill Lynch), Nowhere could I find such a form for doing so, which was a bit of a surprise. I assumed it had something to do with the fact that I did not have an account with BofA. Funny thing about that, I'd considered opening an account with BofA but had been on the fence up to this point. I proceeded to find a general customer service number that I called in hopes I might have them email me the forms my client was needing. When I called, the automated system consistently requests your account information, which in my case, didn't exist.

    So I tried to by-pass the system by requesting an operator and pressing 0. The system continued with it's prompts for about 5 minutes before transitioning to the next phase where it stated, I would be expected to face a longer than normal wait time but if I could input my account information, I can by-pass much of that wait. Well, without having any account information, I had the pleasure of waiting on hold for another 10+ minutes (26 minutes total at this point). The idea of me being a customer at this point was basically out the window.

    But what continued to astound me was the concept that, if I had been a prospective customer looking to speak with someone about opening an account and some of the benefits (before doing so online or going into one of their investor centers - as it continues to prompt you to do), nothing prompted me to reference that so I could be routed to a sales team and the experience was miserable from start to finish. When I finally reached a representative, they was caught off guard by the idea that I wasn't a client and after explaining my situation and request for an email or location to attain the inbound wire instructions and outbound wire transfer form, he was stumped.

    He literally had to put me on hold another 3 times, coming back and asking if we'd thought about going into the investor center to process the request, hold, returned to ask if I thought about going online to process the request - stumped, hold... finally he came back and stated they do not have such a form and that I would need to work with my client to either do the transfer online (Note: this is a $5MM wire transfer, I believe there are limits for such online actions) or go into an investor center to fill out the paperwork. Nice job inconveniencing the client and I'm sure this will have nothing to do with BofA's attempts to sell him on some sort of additional product or effort to retain the business.

    My suggestion at this point is going to be pull all of his funds out of the banking relationship, write a letter to the office of the president (i.e. the $5MM this client has with BofA is a drop in the bucket) and explain that they've become too difficult to work with, he's taking his business to a company that cares more about convenience for him than doing business only through the channels they've now chosen and changed. I hope this letter makes its way to Buffet as a red flag that it's time that he get out, before other clients realized there are better/cheaper options available. Thanks.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed May 17, 2018

    I have money from one bank institution to Bank of America on an automatic draft. The money is never there on time. For the last three months I have been getting notices the money has been transferred but BOA has not paid the car payment on time.

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed May 17, 2018

    I wouldn't join Bank of America ever again! Too many charges on ATM different banks etc. You're also not treated like users should be. I have always treated everyone the way I want to be treated.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 17, 2018

    BOA has always been there when I needed them. Several times when I had charges on credit cards that were not mine they reversed them immediately. They also contact me if they see any suspicious charges.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2018

    I would never have an account with this establishment. I had a check for $5.00 drawn on this bank which means the company has an account with them. Well they refused to cash the check unless I pay them $8.00 to do so. How utterly ridiculous.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2018

    I just came from Bank of America check. I received a check from a past account that I have, and they charge me $8 from a $22 check, unbelievable! I asked the teller if she can waive the fees since it was on a past account and she said. This Bank of America is located in Modesto, California on Oakdale Rd and Briggsmore.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2018

    I do not understand why the deposits of money were made before midnight, do not count because it is not in the Eastern time. Bank of America we don't live on the east coast. They have to train their employees to give us the right information. We don't live in the East zone.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2018

    Having to deal with this bank after the death of my aunt and both parents has proven to be a nightmare. Even the bank manager has been unable to solve the problem.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 16, 2018

    I had an account with Bank of America when I just opened my small business, I asked for a small business loan, they were not willing to help. Always charged fees without any compassion towards the person or situation. I had to wait long to speak to a customer service representative to find out that they had no intention to help.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2018

    I am currently a member of Bank of America and have been a member for over three years. Their customer service has been very helpful in areas that I needed regarding my account. Never have I had any dispute with them or have had problems with them or my account. I believe their services are excellent and satisfactory.

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    Reviewed May 15, 2018

    For the past several years I have helped support my son who lives in another state. Each month I send him a Western Union transaction. B of A issued me a new credit card in April, so I used it to send my son $100. WU charges $8.95 for the transaction. When I received my B of A statement I was charged an additional $10 fee for me utilizing WU. Now we are up to usury levels that only loan sharks can boast of. $18.95 to send a $100 is absolutely nuts. Nowhere in B of A's material did I find a disclosure for the fee. On top of it I have used multiple banks and none have ever charged me a fee using WU. When I called B of A customer service they were animate that the fee is justifiable.

    When I mentioned that I was considering not doing business with B of A in the future it was water off of a duck's back. I am amazed that a bank will lose an account for $10, plus the bad press they will receive from me to all I know who banks with B of A. It is not the $10 that I am frustrated about it is the principle that a huge bank can do whatever suits them and not budge when they know this is a one time occurrence. Who in their right mind will pay thousands of percent to send a $100 WU? I am without question a very dissatisfied customer. Shame on B of A for their over the hill policies with no flexibility to make things right.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 15, 2018

    I have my checks direct deposited and my funds are always available when they are supposed to be. I hardly ever go to the bank but when I have everyone has been helpful.

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    Reviewed May 15, 2018

    I opened an account with them in 2014, they tried to take my money. They said my credit wasn’t good enough to have an account with them. I had to hire an attorney to get my money back.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 15, 2018

    The customer service at BOA is by far the worst of any bank I have ever done business with! It appears that they do not want to do business with the general public.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 15, 2018

    The one big problem I have with BofA is, There is no way to talk to a live person with questions involving my checking account. You can inquire about your credit card, your ATM card and your debit card, but not your checking account.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 14, 2018

    Every time I go to their office or call them they are very helpful and accommodating. When they made the mistake of putting my money in the wrong account and fees were applied to my account, they waived the fees.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 14, 2018

    I’ve banked with Bank of America over 20 yrs. Home mortgage, credit cards, checking, savings and CDs. No complaints. They have been helpful in the bank as well as by phone.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2018

    I was setting up a trust acct. with funds I already had at the bank and they gave me the runaround asking for different documents for weeks and then said they couldn't do it so I closed my accts.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 14, 2018

    The customer service was not so great and my account was hacked three times within a year. Now that is terrible account security. Finally, the checking account fees are exorbitant.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 13, 2018

    Bank of America get a little of happy at times but all in all it is a great bank. Customer service via phone is amazing. Always helpful inside as well. They need more rewards. For long time customers with less hoops to jump through.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2018

    We started using BA in 1999 because we moved to an area that had many BA locations. We also liked the ease in using the bank cards. We continue today for the same reason.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 13, 2018

    I really love this bank, the customer service, everything. I would and have told my friends about the prompt professional and courteous service that my Bank of America provides.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2018

    They made what should have been a regular request, an ordeal. And when I attempted to make a deposit into a friend who was ill, I was told unless I was on the account, I would be unable to deposit any money. However, I know that if I had just used the drive up or just submitted my friend's picture ID - It would have been done. What is wrong with this picture?

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 12, 2018

    BOFA recently closed the two remaining branches in my area. There is now no BOFA in either the county I reside in, or the one adjacent. Therefore, no personal contact, and no way to do any banking other than on-line, by phone, or thru an ATM.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 12, 2018

    Bank of America has many ATMs and all the services you'd expect. The problem is they don't care about their customers. They only worship the almighty dollars and they try to make a buck at your expense everywhere they can. If you're poor they are even worse. Great for convenience but not the type of business we want to foster.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed May 12, 2018

    Been a BofA customer for 38 yrs and never a real problem. But a few through the years have been corrected quickly, correctly and always to my satisfaction.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaffProcess

    Reviewed May 11, 2018

    A terrible experience in applying for a loan. I had to apply twice since my pre approval for the auto loan I applied for expired. The process was inconsistent. The wait times were long. The people you call in to speak with will listen to your entire story then ask to transfer you to someone else. When this happens you get to tell the entire story again. Rates are decent - but if you are looking for an auto loan, I recommend looking for banks that are local to your area. You will likely be able to find a rate that is lower or at least as good as BOA. You are just a number to BOA and you are barely even that. It is apparent from every interaction I had with the company that they did not care whether they got my business or not.

    I initially wanted to go with BOA because their technology is generally best in class. However, after several interactions, I have reconsidered and decided that customer service is still more critical for a lending product. Can you imagine if something goes wrong with the loan? I imagined trying to get in touch with someone at BOA to explain how something went wrong (like if you get in a wreck and the car is totaled). If those interactions were to go like the few that I have had, it would make a bad situation even worse.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2018

    In the last six weeks my bank card has been frozen 3 times because BofA states the places I've been have regularly fraudulent activity. I asked "What? Am I supposed to move?" I also stated the transactions are places I normally go to. The second time it happened I went into a nearby branch, waited an hour to speak with someone to have them help resolve the issue. I am set up to receive notifications by text and email so that I can verify the transaction by email or text at the time they freeze my card. In all three circumstances I did not receive any notifications.

    When I asked a manager about this process today I was told it wasn't a "live" notification because they don't know if I am at work or doing something that would keep me from answering. I don't care if it is live, but I do care that I get a notification so that I can verify the transaction when I receive it. It used to be set up that way until this year. This is very much irritating and not convenient banking AT ALL. I've been a customer with BofA since 1996 and at this point I'm done. They only care about their big money customers and as far as I'm concerned they should change to a corporate bank anyways. They've lost how to deal with the private sector and do nothing but make excuses that are causing this type of problem. Bank of America is a sham!

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    Reviewed May 11, 2018

    Bank of America have excellent service period. I never have a problem with logging in mobile banking and can access funds at all times anytime. It has been the best bank choice I have ever made.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2018

    Bank teller very unfriendly and stand-offish. Did not like the experience. I have been there more than once just to make sure I was not imagining it.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2018

    I know they have to make money but the fees they charge are ridiculous. If you got a pile of money you can pay it. The little man it hurts. They also need to teach people more customer service and check them to see how they're doing with the customer.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2018

    They are a typical corporation. They do not consider their customers needs first. This is made clear by their additional fees, simply to use your own money. I dumped them as soon as I found a credit union I trusted. They maintain contact with me whenever there is something questionable on my accounts, make sure my accounts are protected from fraud, and have better customer service than any bank I've dealt with.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 10, 2018

    I recently decided to open a 2nd checking account and chose Bank of America because there is a branch close to my home. This was the biggest mistake of my life! I had a check from an out-of-state-business to deposit when I opened my account. The check was for $15,000. I deposited the check and was allowed to withdraw $200 against the check. I opened the account on a Saturday. When I deposited the check I was originally told the hold on this check would be a full 7 days. Then, when I logged into online banking I noticed that it said the hold would be 2 days less. That's good news, as this was the ONLY money to my name. I mean, I had ZERO money to eat, put gas in my car, feed my cats, etc. I REALLY needed this money and I needed it ASAP.

    I contacted someone at the company who had written the check and he told me that the check cleared their bank on the Monday following my deposit. Oh GOOD NEWS for sure! I contacted BofA and told the woman on the phone that the check has been paid by the originating bank, so can they take off the hold? No, they can't. They will not shorten the hold, even though they have already received the funds from my check!! I asked if they could please release $100 so I can eat, and they said no.

    Needless to say, this infuriated me. Why, if they have already received the money to cover the check, would they refuse to lift the hold from the account? This seems completely unethical and should be illegal. I called again the next day and when they refused AGAIN to release a measly $100 I kinda went ballistic. I told the woman that the issuing bank has already paid to cover my check and therefore, they have no reason to hold it anymore. The person told me that this check is subject to being returned by the issuing bank until the 16th of the month. The official date they would be taking the hold off of my account was the 12th. I'm not stupid. I refuse to be treated like I am. I told the person on the phone that if a check can be returned after it's been paid by the issuing bank, then BofA would need to put an eternal hold on all checks that come through their bank!!

    The person told me that since I am a new customer I cannot receive another $100 against the check and that the hold will not be shortened. I was being penalized for being a new customer! I decided to call again today and speak to a manager. If BofA has already received payment for my check, why would they continue to refuse to take the hold off, and why would they refuse to release $100 so I could survive until the hold is released?? The woman was able to convince someone (not sure who has the authority to do this) to release $100 against my $15,000 check. Unbelievable.

    I started thinking about the fact that BofA has my money but I don't have my money? This infuriated me even more! I called again this morning and pretty much went off on the person on the phone. They claimed that they have not received "confirmation" that the check has been paid by the issuing bank. Now I know for a fact that banks do not use the USPS to send checks back and forth! It is all done electronically and it's quick. The person informed me that although the check "may" have been paid by the issuing bank, it could still be returned by that bank! Since when can a check that has been paid already be returned? This makes no sense whatsoever.

    I told the person this and then they said that the check is subject to being returned until the 16th (today is the 10th) but that I will have access to my money on the 12th. I asked the person why in the world would they allow me access to my money when the check is subject to return up to the 16th? I told them this is the most ridiculous thing I've been told in a long time! I called back later to try to convince them to release more of MY money. I wasn't even asking for ALL of it. They told me no and then informed me that they have closed my account! What??! You closed my account because I stood up for what is right and for the things that no one seems like standing up for?

    Then I was told that since my account has been closed (no explanation given) the hold will now be extended until the 16th of the month and they will MAIL me a cashier's check. This means I won't receive the check in the mail til probably the 18th at the earliest. Then I will have to deposit it into my other checking account, where there will no doubt be a hold placed on it! I told the woman that the date I was told the hold would be removed was the 12th. Since when can they decide to hold it even longer? Did I mention the fact that I am incredibly pissed??

    They told me again that the check is subject to being returned by the issuing bank up until the 16th. I highly doubt this is true because why would they offer to release the hold on the 12th if it can be returned by the issuing bank up until the 16th? They reminded me that I was a new customer and subject to longer holds on my account. Penalized for deciding to walk into their branch that fateful Saturday instead of going to one of the many other banks I could have chosen! The biggest mistake of my life. And bear in mind, I've been married!!

    I asked yet another person on the phone if I present a signed statement from the issuing bank stating that they have paid the check and that the check will not be returned for any reason, if I could get my money finally. First I was told, "Yes, just bring your signed statement into a branch" and if it can be verified they will issue me a cashier's check on the spot. Then, minutes later, the woman told me no, that is not an option. She told me that I have no choice but to wait until the hold is removed on the 16th. I have absolutely NO money other than this $15,000 and BofA has access to it but I don't. This should be illegal. It's definitely unethical.

    I don't care one bit that they closed my account, as I was planning on closing it as soon as I withdrew MY money, but I do care about the rude, inconsistent, unethical actions of BofA. My friend is going to get a signed statement from the bank my check was drawn on and I'm going to bring it into my branch. If they STILL don't release my money, I'm going to raise hell. I am going to call the police because BofA is literally STEALING MY MONEY! If you are looking for a new bank, whatever you do, DO NOT use Bank of America!!! My brother told me that they are the worst bank in the US but I didn't know what he was talking about. Now I do.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2018

    I opened an account 1 month before my house sold. When I got moved in went to Bank of America with my Cashier check from my own bank that I received in closing on my home... I was told because of the amount it had a waiting period which is fine. My daughter Carol ** and myself were in the bank when the teller stated my funds would be available May 11 (this was May 4). I go in on May 10 to check on things because a young man at the Tallahassee branch on N Monroe stated they called and was told the money was at Money Bank which was not truthful. My daughter contacted Bancorp South where I got the cashier check from and closed my account and she stated they only use money bank in Ok for the ability to use cashier checks. She stated all Bank of America had to do was call them and would have gladly verified or faxed verification.

    Now I'm 82 and need my meds and to be able to pay my new home bills. I was told on the May 10 Bank of America was not holding my money till May 14!!! What kind of bank is this??? My husband and I were with Bank of America for so so many years and only reason we left was there were no locations where we moved. I trusted B of A and had I read other reviews ahead of time I never would have gone back... They said my account being 1 month old was still too new. All they had to do was contact bank where check came from. It's a Cashier Check so it's automatically backed by the bank. Then when I requested to come in and just get my cashier check back they said NO I was not allowed to. This is my money from sale of my home and this has been a horrid experience and I will let everyone know.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2018

    Every time I go in Bank of America the line is always full inside and the drive thru. I have NEVER got out of there in less than 40 minutes. 1 teller for the drive thru and 1 teller for the inside. Just today 15 people in line and only 1 teller but 3 people in their offices playing with their computers instead of trying to help with the customers. This bank is like this every time I'm in there. When I did get to ask the teller why is this bank so slow, she said that they refuse to hire any help. All of my friends have stopped using Bank of America and I can see why. NO SERVICE. I have told my wife to stop our direct deposit and any other services we have there. I moved from Michigan and NEVER had this problem. I've been in Plant City 5 years and this is a serious problem you people have. I just don't understand how you state that service is your number one goal. Suntrust here we come. I guess I was stupid to think it would get any better.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2018

    I have been a Bank of America customer since 2011. I recently moved out of state and opened up a private checking account that linked with my joint checking and savings account I have with my boyfriend-now ex boyfriend. I transferred money from our savings as we privately discussed on April 23rd, a hold was placed on my account the following day claiming it was fraud. I called a representative and they told me the issue would be resolved within 10 business days. Which would have been May 8th. I have spoken with over 15 employees at this bank including going down to a branch twice, customer service, an investigator that treated me like a criminal, as well as their fraud department. Every single time a different answer.

    I have provided documents stating I am legally on these accounts, my birth certificate, my social, my id. I honestly don't understand how they can be so cruel as to not taking into consideration that financially they are causing so many problems for me when they are supposed to be my financial institution! I have read their disclosure (page 7) and have not done anything that I should not be allowed to do with my own account. It is not right to have me locked out of my account when I have a 3 year old little girl to take care of on my own now! My credit score has gone down with payments being rejected just in the last 16 days. I am furious at this point and would never recommend this bank to anyone. I have also had a Chase account since 2012 with no issues. Their customer service has always been amazing.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2018

    Customer service is like talking to Trump, they tell you one thing and do the opposite. They take your money fast but take weeks to refund or credit your account. Come on, you need to pay bills faster, refund money faster (like Amazon). And EVERYONE AT BOA SHOULD HAVE TO BE ON HOLD FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE, BE TRANSFERRED, PUT ON HOLD FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES, all the time having to listen to that God awful message that you cannot mute. There needs to be a silent option when you are on hold. Of course we know we can use the bank app or see our balance online. We are never calling about that morons. BOA is too big to care about you.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2018

    This is not a major consumer service problem, but gives me the incentive to move my money out of Bank Of America, to a bank that would appreciate my money. I normally order $2 bills in bulk from another bank, but thought I would give Bank of America a try to see how well they can do in dealing with me, a special "preferred rewards customer". Well, it took 2 phones calls and about 6 minutes to get through to someone to take my order. After that, I called up the Bank of America customer support to comment about the lousy service. The employee was very helpful, and said he was going to file a report. Since that time, I never got any call Bank of America or even the branch office. And yes, I'm still waiting for those $2 bills.

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    Reviewed May 8, 2018

    There's usually a long, slow moving line inside the bank, so I deposited my city payroll check through the ATM. Then, the printed receipt stated the entire amount of the check would be on hold for 9 days! The reason stated was as follows: A hold was placed on your check, because check specific information indicates item may be returned. So, since I needed at least some of the money before 9 days, I went inside to speak to the teller. She said, if I had waited in line and deposited it through a teller, instead of the ATM, I could have got some cash from it.

    She gave me a customer service number and suggested I call them. So, after waiting 25 minutes to speak to someone, I found out the reason for the hold was that the check was a high amount (it was under $5,000.) I explained that I needed at least a portion of the check before 9 days time, so I could feed my children. After receiving no help from two different Bank of America associates, I asked to speak to a manager. She told me she couldn't do anything to help, because I had deposited it through the ATM. This wasn't a personal check and I had been getting checks and depositing them from the same payroll for 2 years! I feel like I was robbed by the bank! As soon as I get my money, I will be closing my account!

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    Reviewed May 8, 2018

    Over the course of two months with BoA, I have had; $125.00 according to an agent I spoke to, "disappeared" from my account, I have had holds placed on my account for simply purchasing music from Google Play which in turn caused the transactions to post after the effective date resulting in an overdraft charge. None of the 7+ agents I have spoken to regarding the charges on my account have been understanding or able to assist me without either, blatantly insulting me saying things like "you're an adult, you should know better..." or by deflecting the charges to other companies like Google. One agent told me to contact Google, and after asking the agent to help me contact them, told me "neither me nor my manager can help you." Why have a customer service phone line at all?

    I have tried to file complaints against the agents, to no avail, I have asked for multiple agents to send me a way to give my review of their service to which none have complied. I demand reform from this Bank. Nobody should have to struggle with their Bank as much as I have had to during these last two months. Terrible service, awful app, in-app services like Zelle steal from you, and don't help resolve the matter or help you understand what's going on. Nobody listens, all these agents do is tell you what has posted to your account, and then dismiss you promptly by raising their tone or just outright disrespecting you. One agent told me "let's move ahead professionally" as if that is my responsibility. I'm not the one at work, I have things I need to do and some of those things require money, money which this Bank cannot handle appropriately.

    Good if all you need to do is a place to have your funds direct deposited for immediate withdrawal, terrible if you plan to use your debit card to make purchase, or if you expect decent customer service. None of the departments are better than the other and only 1 out of the 7+ agents I have spoken to were helpful, both in tone and in helping me feel confident about where I am banking. That one agent, in a dozen, is not enough to keep me banking with BoA. I will only use this Bank for direct deposit and withdrawal to avoid needing to contact their customer service deposit again, and I plan to switch banks asap. 10/10 would file lawsuit if I knew how.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed May 8, 2018

    I contacted Bank Of America about a bill that was in processing on 5/1. I explained it was not supposed to be paid to the 14th and I had another bill already submitted by my insurance company before that one. They told me they cannot stop transaction and if called after processed they would return fees. So I called back after processing to find out they also switched order of transaction and bounced 2 payments. There was enough money to cover insurance but because of changing processing order and electric bill was higher than had 2 bounced.

    I called 3 times to get resolved and no luck. They are in business to rip people off. I should of stopped all banking with them when they changed our mortgage amount to almost 3 times the amount without changing any paperwork. Then promising to Modify mortgage for a few years of doing paperwork over and over again only to be denied after years of trying. They stole our house and now stealing money again. I guess they are back to their old tricks.

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    Reviewed May 8, 2018

    On May 7th, 2018 approximately 12:30 pm I called BOA about an unauthorized hard inquiry on my credit report that appeared on April 21, 2018 that I did not authorize. I spoke with a rude unprofessional supervisor named Kate, she was not helpful she claimed I owe an unpaid debt that was from 2007 over 11 years ago. I told her I do not have a checking or credit card. I'm only calling because BOA pulled a hard inquiry without me authorizing it.

    Kate then transferred me to a debt collector's dept to collect on somebody's debt that was over 11 years ago and all I only called to have an unauthorized Hard inquiry removed. I think she was attempting to commit Fraud and tried to get me to pay a fake debt collector money I do not owe. If this so called credit card debt is from 2007 then it would have already passed the statute of limitations. It's now 2018. Now I'll to need send a certified letter to have this hard inquiry removed, I'll keep all of you updated with the status.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 4, 2018

    Very dissatisfied with Bank of America Customer service Mgr. I had a direct deposit and a debit that showed processing at 2:00 am on the 4th. So, to me everything is good. At 2:00 pm on the 4th I get an email that says my account was overdrawn on the 3rd? I call and the CSR tells me that the debit processed on the 3rd and the deposit on the 4th and he can't help me with the fee? When both of them showed processing at 2 am on the 4th? I have a problem with this!!

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    Reviewed May 4, 2018

    Do not bank with Bank of America! They are deceivers, liars, and do not care for their customers, only about the profit and money they gain. I have gone TWICE to the Bank of America at Cortaro, Tucson to retrieve My MONEY from my DEBIT card after closing the account with them. First of I closed the account because they charged an overdraft fee which I acknowledge. It was not banking error, and called them to explain that I had the money in another account but if I would have gotten an alert of the account being in negative at the moment I would have transferred money and the overdraft would not have happened. Mind you I have this account since I was 16 over 6 years of banking with them.

    Customer service said it was not banking error and that they could not reimburse the account, I have not had an overdraft fee waived in over 2 years and spoke to the manager and he said that he couldn't do anything about it when it just takes a click of a button to waive those fees, so I told the manager, "You know what close the account. I am going to start banking with Chase that does tell me at the moment when I overdraft." 2 days later I noticed that my direct deposit was going to go through with this so called Bank of America.

    I noticed and called to have my account reopen that way my direct deposit hits and after I could for sure close the troubling account. Well, my direct deposit hits and I try transferring the money through ZELLE and it says, "Sorry you cannot transfer at this time." So I am thinking it is an error so I called the bank and they said, "Give it until tomorrow because the account was reopened and needs to acknowledge it's no longer closed," so I waited.

    Next day another dilemma, I still could not transfer the money with ZELLE so this time instead of calling I go straight to the bank at CORTARO, TUCSON and this banker teller assist me and tells me that since the direct deposit still has not processed through it will not let me withdraw that I have to wait until tomorrow to withdraw the money. It was a logical explanation and I had explained to him that I thought the problem was when I called to close the account and try and reopen it and he just wanted the easy way instead of further looking to see why or taking a minute to actually listen he could have fixed the problem. I left because he couldn't do much for me as it is EVERYTIME I am in contact with this Bank of America. Today, May 4 I go back because today my direct deposit is already processed and cleared in my account.

    This time I walk into the Cortaro, Tucson and this banker Christopher helps me and tells me that the system still shows that I cannot withdraw MY MONEY. He calls some special number and gets in contact I guess with an account specialist and inquires why if the money is posted I cannot withdraw MY MONEY. The account specialist then says that the account is closed. It's not open and he reopened it. Here comes the dilemma the specialist opened my account but it takes 24 hours for the system to see the account active again. Christopher apologized but in this case an apology is just not acceptable as now I am late on my car insurance and of course Bank of America does not CARE.

    I am beyond upset as it is my money and my lifestyle these people are messing with. Even by one day it affects me and creates a whole ripple effect. Now I am waiting to see what they tell me tomorrow when I go withdraw MY MONEY. What else can they come up with. These people are no good. They trap you into lies that either way you put it you will ALWAYS end up losing money with them. Take my advice do not bank with this bank. THEY JUST DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 4, 2018

    I received my first email correspondence from Bank of America regarding my automobile loan on April 28th. The subject was titled "Your Installment Loan Statement is Ready in Mobile and Online Banking." Great, now I can finally pay my first bill, I've been expecting this, I thought. I followed the view statement link in the email, and was unpleasantly surprised to find not one, but two statements there. The first statement, according to the website, was received 4/26. That is understandable as I was informed by a Bank of America loan officer that I should expect to receive my first bill about 60 days from the purchase date of the vehicle. I purchased the vehicle on March 2nd.

    The second statement was received on 3/26, and was already 12 days past due. I had received no notification of its existence, no notification that my automobile loan was available, no notification of when the first payment was due, and no notification when the payment had become past due. I thought that there must have been some sort of mistake. Automobile monthly payments are by no means a negligible amount of money. In fact, it is generally advised that one's monthly automobile loan should amount to 20% of one's monthly take-home pay. Yet, I was expected by my own bank, with whom I have carried my first checking and savings accounts since I cashed my first paycheck in 2006 at the age of 16, to pay not one, but two month's worth of installments. I live on a budget. 99% of us, live on a budget.

    I called Bank of America to explain the situation, knowing with no doubt in my mind that there must have been some kind of mistake. The representative that I spoke with agreed that there should have been some sort of correspondence to make me aware of the first statement's availability, and that this was a peculiar case. However, the representative was also, ultimately, unapologetic, assuring me with utmost certainty that I would now have to pay both installments, and that there was nothing they could do. The phone call left me bewildered as I had never felt so taken advantage of by Bank of America, with whom I have held Preferred Awards status. I called again, thinking for certain that if I were to explain the situation, another representative would be able to rectify the billing discrepancy.

    My attempt, again, proved futile. The representative understood that I should have been notified before the first bill was due, yet fully expected me to pay the full balance reported as owed. I no longer hold Preferred Award status with Bank of America as I keep the bulk of my wealth in a brokerage account held by Janney Montgomery Scott, a Philadelphia financial services firm. Although I was strongly considering moving a sizable portion into a Bank of America Merrill Lynch account for investment, I will no longer be doing so - as I have been provided ample evidence not to trust Bank of America with the duty of ensuring the safety of my financial interests. I will also be refinancing my auto loan, with a more reputable lender.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 3, 2018

    Went to branch in Elgin on Randall Rd. Poor customer service. No one knew their job. All the tellers should be trained. My worst experience in life with a bank. Will NEVER go back to that branch. Not even a free sucker. Left there, went to South Elgin branch. Angel ** is the best. Took time to explain the situation to me.

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    Price

    Reviewed May 2, 2018

    I've had a Bank of America account for several years. A few years ago, the local bank closed. I stopped using the account. I forgot and left $20 in it. Come to find out they've been charging me $12 a month for not using the account. Now it's overdrawn. And they won't close the account till I pay the fees they overdrawn... BS.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed April 29, 2018

    I've been a Discover fan for a while. Extraordinary customer service, wonderful promos, user-friendly mobile app, and the list continues... Last year I decided to transfer my Discover balance to BofA because of a 0 % APR promo they had going. They are the opposite in every way. Just trying to get a human on the phone is difficult. The wait time is usually long. The first time I tried to pay my bill, I spent 3 days trying to get them to connect to my bank as they wouldn't accept a debit card for payment without a full process behind it. And since it took 3 days to connect? They hit me with a $38 late fee. This month I submitted payment on the due date but it didn't process until the next day. The minimum payment process completed and THEN they hit me with a late fee. I called to ask if they can waive this since they obviously received the payment before they even sent the late fee, and she said, "No. We cannot."

    So then there's the whole deal with trying to change my name on my account after getting married. I sat on hold for 20 minutes before a guy told me I'd be sent a form within 7 days that I need to complete and mail to them. It's been over 7 days and I haven't received this. I called Discover to change my name and it was literally taken care of within 5 minutes with no forms to fill out. This includes wait time. I once had my BofA card stolen and it took 14 days to receive my new card. Discover took 3 days. I don't understand why BofA hates their customers. I've just called Discover to ask about transferring my remaining balance back to them and they offered me a wonderful promo. Within one minute of calling Discover, I was on the phone with an actual human who was excited to help me. I will never, ever go back to BofA. I've been spoiled by Discover.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 28, 2018

    On April 17 2018 I purchase an online account with Bank of America trusting that Bank of America will be a suitable account for me to start my bank process out of Houston, TX area. I started my income tax online with TurboTax and after Bank of America approve my account I given TurboTax my Bank of America account. I place additional money inside my account with Bank of America. Now trusting everything was ok TurboTax alerted me stating that my money had been approved with an approval date. Then I went online and Bank of America told me my account had been lock.

    I call customer service and I was then notified to call risk department not knowing what's going on. I call the risk department then I was notified that my account was close because they couldn't identify who I am to go inside with two forms of I.D's. I was shock like ok well I ask why you approve my account and I ask what you mean my income tax are on the way. Risk department sounds hispanic name. Sarah's got nasty attitude with an aggressive tone of voice ** and ratchet that well you just need to go inside bank with your ID. I'm like, "First of all you need to tone your voice because of now I haven't disrespected you yet but you asking for it. You not listening to me." She hung up in my face... so I say ok.

    Next day I gotten into Houston, TX because I'm a CDL driver. I drive buses over the road. I went inside South Main location Bank of America. I spoken to manager Mrs. **. She was very helpful, professional and nice. She tried all she could to try solve situations. We contacted risk department. I was inside bank. Boom. My money was posted inside old account. New account open. I was told from James in risk department that money had to be hard post then transfer in new account. So I left and manager ** ask me to come back next day so she could do transfer. Now next day I returned. Wasted my gas. Time taken off from work just to learn my money was rejected and sent back to IRS.

    What I'm saying why lie? Just be straightforward. ** tried to help call managers upper just to learn of rejection and slap in my face... What kind of bank is not there for their customers? I really wish I have read reviews before I open an account with these crooks. And they still holding on to my funds instead of sending back to be process. I wouldn't open a wild animal account if this bank was the last on earth. All these reviews are the truth. Catch first class out from this bank. Most disgusting lying bank on universe. I hope this bank shut down. Need to be call disgusting bank. Full of lies, nasty attitudes, no customer service skills with low rating...

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    Reviewed April 27, 2018

    Went to deposit money and checks at Bank of America location. Inside the branch was packed and as every Bank of America location always is. Went to ATM where they offered new service called cash checks. Deposited my paycheck. And offered half of paycheck and cash, and other half deposited in my account at later time. Got the cash and then deposited back into the account. Now instead of BofA depositing the check half, it processed it in full. But the strange thing is that it showed me on my end of my account was the half from the check waiting to process so the amount of money.

    The bank statement and mobile account never showed any of this happening, of the check error or process in full and Bank of America when asked why I wouldn’t see it said I wouldn’t have access to that information on my end! So BofA withdraws the whole check amount, tells me that the check bounced and it’s being returned. False info. A claim gets filed, two days later claim gets denied because whoever filed the first claim did not see that the cash withdrew from the check cashing at ATM was withdrew & deposited at the same ATM the same day. Now I’m being told by Bank of America that I have to wait 15-20 days for this to get fixed! I’m also filing with the FTC as well because these are bank errors. My account is in the negative and I lost money due to their negligence.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 27, 2018

    In January 2018 my account got hacked and $300 were taken out, I opened a claim and BOA provided me with the credit to cover these charges. In April 2018, I received a letter stating the claim has been denied as BOA had reached to no conclusions on this claim and were not able to prove that my account got hacked. It said they will remove the credits provided. I called them immediately, provided a written statement as per their request, BUT they STILL took the credits out. I cannot believe that this is how an institution treats their clients, NO protection, NO assistance. Do not bank here.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 27, 2018

    Today I got two fraud alert emails concerning fraudulent charges on my account. With cards in hand I called the number to call listed on the email. When I called in they were unable to ask me about the charges because in order to verify it was me they had to sent a code to my phone. I told them I don’t have that phone number anymore and I don’t have a US phone currently as I am living out of the country for 6 months. They cannot call an international number and that is the only way for them to verify me. It doesn’t matter that I could answer any question. They can’t send a code to email (apparently just fraud alerts). I also can’t transfer money from my BA bank account as I have no phone to get yet another code.

    When I look at my BA credit cards online there are no charges. They have terrible customer service and they need to update their verification process. What if the person using the card had stolen my phone. Anyway, that’s why I like Discover, Citi, and American Express. There are definitely other ways to verify. Taking my money out of the bank when I’m back in the US.

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    Reviewed April 25, 2018

    This has got to be the worst bank. They put through items on your account to benefit them! Went to bed last night and everything was ok and woke up to overdraft fees. All items would have went through if they had put them through the way they were purchased! Instead they put items through, so my account was overdrafted twice!!!

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    Bryan increased rating by 3 stars.
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    After a positive interaction with Bank of America, Bryan increased their star rating on April 27, 2018.

    Updated review: April 27, 2018

    On 04/27/2018, I received a call from the Sandra, the Branch Manager. She stated she had been able to resolve the issue and would be crediting $100 to my checking account. I very much appreciate B of A's willingness to assist me with the issue, and thus will continue business with them.

    Original Review: April 20, 2018

    On 04/19/2018 at approximately 9:00 AM in the morning, I left my home in order to pay off an auto loan that I had with Vantage West Credit Union. The loan was for a 2011 Honda Pilot, and the balance was $18,923. The payoff was to be done by transferring approximately $11,500 of the debt to a credit account I had with One AZ Credit Union, and paying the remaining $7,423 from my Bank of America account. In order to pay off the loan, I had sold a 1994 Chevrolet K1500 Pickup truck, a 1999 Honda TRX400EX ATV, an FN Herstal FNP-9 Handgun, and a Smith and Wesson M1937 “Brazilian Contract” Revolver, and thus had $4780 in cash that needed to be added to my account.

    I first drove to the Bank Of America Branch located at 1210 S Power Road, Mesa AZ and deposited the cash I had received from the sales into my Bank of America account. It should be noted I did not have a single dollar in cash after making the deposit. I then drove to the nearest Vantage West Credit Union Branch located at 3416 N 24th Ln, Phoenix AZ. Upon speaking to the teller, I was advised I could only charge up to $5,000 a day on each card. Due to the fact that I had driven an hour to complete the transaction, I determined I was going to make sure to complete it before going home.

    I drove to the nearest One AZ Credit Union branch located at 1812 W Monroe St, Phoenix AZ. I spoke to the Teller and asked her if I would be able to receive a cash advance for the $11,500 I needed from One AZ CU. The teller made a phone call and then advised she could, but was not sure if she had the amount of cash on hand and asked if I would be willing to accept a cashier’s check. I told her I was, and she printed a cashier’s check for the amount made out to Vantage West Credit Union.

    I then drove to the nearest Bank of America Branch, located at 4201 S Central Avenue. I spoke to the Teller and asked if I could make a withdrawal for $7,450. The Teller must have become suspicious of some sort of money laundering/fraud scheme because he called a supervisor who asked me about the deposit I had made earlier in the day. I explained to the supervisor that I had made the deposit with the intention of paying part of the Vantage West Credit Union loan off with my card, but was told there was a 5,000 limit on the card and thus needed either cash or a cashier’s check. The supervisor allowed the transaction to take place, and I was given $7,450 in cash. The cash was run through a bill counter in front of me and placed in three different envelopes. I never removed a single bill from any of the three envelopes.

    I went back to Vantage West Credit Union on 24th Ln with the $11,500 cashier’s check and the $7450 cash in envelopes. I spoke to the teller, who first processed the cashier’s check and then took the envelopes to process. After a few minutes, the teller returned, showing me a decrepit $100 bill and stating the bill counter had detected it was counterfeit. She advised her supervisor would have to look at it. The supervisor responded and looked at the bill. The supervisor then advised me the bill appeared counterfeit, and she would have to submit it to the Secret Service for review. She advised me if the Secret Service advised the bill was legitimate, which was rare, I would be credited the money back into an account.

    She advised me she would provide me with a form stating the money had been confiscated. Since I was now $73 short of the amount needed to pay off the loan, I paid the balance with my Bank of America debit card. I paid an additional $10 to have the vehicle title expedited so I could sell it. Vantage West Employee’s advised their system was down and they would not be able to provide me with any paperwork. I advised them I needed some sort of receipt. After waiting for over an hour, they were able to provide me with a screenshotted print of the page they were using to submit the bill.

    I returned to the Bank of America Branch on Central to confront the employees about providing me with a counterfeit bill. I was immediately referred to the Branch Manager, **. ** repeatedly stated the bill counter would have detected if the bill was counterfeit so it could not have come from the branch, and stated her employees had done nothing wrong. I advised her I did not feel her employees had done anything wrong, however I knew for a fact that the counterfeit bill had come from their branch as I did not have any cash with me before entering their branch, and had proceeded from their branch directly to the Vantage West Credit Union branch to pay to the loan off. ** stated she would try to get in contact with some resources and call me.

    At this point it was 2:30 PM, I had been away from home for 5 hours on my day off trying to complete a financial errand, and I was tired and defeated. I drove home. I received voicemail from ** at 5:44 PM providing me with a number to call back. On 04/20/2018 at approximately 9:45 AM, I called the number I was provided. I reached a phone tree. I selected the option to talk to a representative. The phone rang for approximately 30 seconds, stated all of the employees were busy, and hung up on me.

    I have been a Bank of America customer since 2010. I have a 770 credit score. I work in the legal field and thus have an absolutely perfect record, having not even received a traffic ticket since 2011. Because of my profession, I am fully aware that it is my word against the word of the bank, and that there is absolutely no way for me to prove my story. However I personally know for a fact that I received a counterfeit $100 bill from the Bank of America branch at 4201 S Central Avenue, Phoenix Arizona. And after paying off an $18,923 balance on a car loan, I needed the little bit of money remaining in my accounts and couldn’t afford the $100 loss.

    I don’t blame any of the bank employees, if they were going to carefully examine every single bill that came through the bank, they would need to be paid much more and there would need to be many more of them to handle the workload. However one of two things happened: either Bank of America’s “indefectible” bill counter missed a bill, or one of the employees of Vantage West Credit Union “scooped some off the top” by replacing one of the bills I provided them with a counterfeit one. I’m inclined to believe the former occurred. And so, due to the financial loss I have suffered due to a quality control issue at Bank of America, I will be ending all business with them, as will my family members. I understand these sorts of things have happened with other banks, but for me it didn’t happen at any other bank, it happened at Bank of America.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed April 20, 2018

    Been banking with Bank of America for more than 5 years, been pleased with all the aspects of their customer service, they take a good care of me and my family & friends. FYI, I opened Chase accounts and after few months had to close due to bad customer service experience, and then had to deal with Wells-Fargo, and got scammed by their associates so had to close everything. So, since I moved all my banking relationships with Bank of America, I felt secured and with the right alert setup through their app, I get to be on the top of every single tinny process regarding my accounts. Just a humble advice, if you'd manage your finances in the regular and decent way as the majority of bank customers, you'd end-up with free accounts, no fees, and even more and generously rewarded as I do. Truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God.

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    Reviewed April 17, 2018

    I’ve been a long-time customer Bank of America and I was treated like I was a criminal when somebody hacked my account. They have poor customer service skills and don’t know how to treat their longtime customers. It’s very sad that you bank with a company that long and they can treat you so badly like you’re worth nothing and your business means nothing. I’m considering and changing banks and after all this that I went through aggravation and being upset that somebody went in my account I don’t believe I’ll be banking with them anymore. This experience had made me think twice about staying with Bank of America.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 17, 2018

    This branch is in American Canyon near Walmart. I withdrew money from the ATM, and I wanted to have a $100 bill. I asked the teller if she can help me, and she said I have to go in line just to help me. Then I approached the, would it be a Branch Manager, that just stands there and staring at depositors, to help me have a change, and for god's sake, she told me that I have to go in line just to change my money. This bank really needs to train their employees, they are really not helping. This bank has a poor customer service. Too much different from Wells Fargo who helps in every way. Maybe you can ask Wells Fargo where they train their employees so you can go there, too. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE if I may say, in all branches.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2018

    Have had a credit card and checking account with this bank since December, 2017. In that time, of course fraud, atm ate my checks, customer service people need a lot more training. It has taken me approximately 1 month to try to have issues resolved. Your customer service people don’t know what they are talking about and just make things up as they go. When calling customer service, of course, the yank game, never obtaining correct phone numbers, constantly have to request to talk to a manager or supervisor and even at that level am not sure they know what they are talking about. Too much time spent trying to resolve an issue, talking to too many people, having to repeat myself too many times, in my analysis, just as bad as every other banking entity out there. I am getting rid of banks the same way women get rid of men.

    There are so many banks to choose from. We (the people) do not have to put up with or do banking with amateurs, undertrained people, who don’t know what they are doing. In my analysis, we are dealing with nosey, busybody individuals, who just want to know how much money you have and I personally would never take their advice. In finality, BofA is right up there with other banks, their huge corporations are going to go right down the toilet if their employees don’t shape up. Customer service people need more training, they have to understand that the companies they are representing are as huge as they are because of their customers. Good customer service is the platform from which a company will expand, grow or otherwise. Bad customer service, people will bail as I will be doing.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2018

    The most unprofessional bank I have had to experience. Made it impossible to deposit money into my mother's account with a check. After waiting in the drive thru 20 minutes @ 11:30am, went through the whole process, verified all my mother's information, and before I confirmed the appointment the teller said I had to go inside the bank to do the transaction, without any explanation. I went inside and waited another 35 minutes, now it's 12pm, 6 people in line 1 teller!! Really during lunch time. I will encourage my mother to change banks ASAP. This location is the most ** unprofessional bank I have seen. I see that I need to stay on my side of town for professional service!

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    PricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed April 14, 2018

    Bank of America has to be the shadiest bank I ever had to deal with. And I worked in Banking for 8 years. They charge you a fee for everything even if that fee overdrafted you. I was trying to get items balanced. I watch this account like a hawk. An overdraft fee posted. But before the item tried post. And the next day the same thing because it was all in pending. I called the bank right away totals were over 140. Not only was I treated like a idiot, I got a lecture. So I paid the fees and have a new account with Ally. No monthly fees. That's what Bank of America did next. I left 1.27 in the account. Checked my balance, and two days later, again 1.27 suddenly I'm overdraw. IT WAS THEIR OWN 12 MAINT FEE THAT OVERDREW the account.

    The monthly maintenance fee how they have it I don't like. But to overdraft my account for a 12 fee. I pushed to get the funds back to plus all the time I had to listen to a lecture about when my statement comes out. Seriously? I'm moving to Ally Bank. No minimum deposit (I have had one dollar in the bank the whole time) and regardless of how much you have you get interest. My dollar has been accruing interest. Bank of America used to be a good bank. At this time someone needs to go in and investigate them. There should have been a buffer or alert to not deduct BOA fees if it overdrafts. Then of all things the rep is asking if I know how the account works and I should know when my statement comes out. Seriously? I have more of a life to keep track of, than my bank statement. After all of the above, I don't trust them at all.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 13, 2018

    Loan paid, BofA sent auto loan lien release to NY, not AZ. Asked for copy of lien release and will not send out. Took 45 min on phone, customer service rep horrible support, didn't know what to do, needed to talk to supervisor 3 times.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed April 13, 2018

    After 20 years with them they froze my account until my daughter, who was placed on the account only as a pay after death did not update her information. She has no access to the account or any way of doing so without physically going into a bank... which she did with her Driver's License, marriage license (name change verification), W9 and social security card. They would not accept that as proof of identity because the SS card still had her maiden name (which the marriage license showed). They are refusing to pay my scheduled bills which we create late fees and drop in credit rating. Can't cancel the account because I have no access. They suggested I cancel when I can open a new account. FAT CHANCE... I feel they are almost committing theft or extortion at this point.

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    Customer ServiceStaffReliability

    Reviewed April 13, 2018

    The reps are rude, disgusting like they are paying you child support. Supervisors are worse. They act like you bothering them. That bank I think is about to go under, in the bank you can only give money orders no cash. The cards you have to wait weeks for, you will be sitting in the dark by the time you get a card. Wish they switch to Chase. Bank of America is unreliable and customer service is worse.

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    Staff

    Reviewed April 12, 2018

    I just did a international wiring, besides $45 wire fee, they charged extra $12 SHA fee. The worst thing is they deduct it from my sending money and the receiver got insufficient amount and affected my transactions. When I called BOA agent, they told me they did not charge it, but I got telegram copy from receiver clearly says sender's fee usd12 and type is SHA. What a horrible service and cheating bank.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 11, 2018

    Horrible customer service!!! I have been on the line holding to talk to someone for 20 minutes now, that is ridiculous, not a way to keep customers!!! Will def make me look at other banks, either you are trying to be cheap and don't have enough people or you are using people from ** that can’t even help because they barely speak English, either way it sucks!!!

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed April 11, 2018

    So for the past few months or so I’ve been noticing that Bank of America have putting overdraft fees BEFORE the allocated time they give customers (3pm). I went to bed last night a little before midnight. I wake up to my account being -$200 (including a POSTED overdraft fee). KEEP in MIND my account was current when I went to bed. Since when are they processing and posting overdrafts overnight!?! Like seriously!

    Typically if I wake up to an overdraft I run to the bank before 3 pm and make a deposit to avoid the fee. When I called the bank I told the representative I’ve noticed this at least 3 times before and I’ve had it. She said she’d note it but could remove the fee from my account. I asked if they changed the allocated times to make the deposits. She said no, BUT CLEARLY THEY ARE because I spoke to another rep who said they process everything at midnight. But since when are you allowed to charge people for fee, process and post all at once!?! This bank sucks and makes billions of dollars off of crap like this. I’ve already switched my direct deposit to go 100% into my credit union. So long bank of BS. Keep in mind I’ve been a customer a good amount of years!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 10, 2018

    This bank does not care about their customers at all. I had a dispute that started on 2/5 and I talked to a very nice person and tried to resolve this which he said was resolved and I saw the money go back into my account and thought that was the end of it but little did I know that there was another document being sent to my home that I would need to sign and return or the claim would be denied. I was never told of this at all and it was only mid March when I saw the money come back out. Then called them again and they said they were waiting on this document. I told them I wasnt aware and they said, "Ok. We can send/e-mail it to you," and she asked for my e-mail. I then waited a few days and saw nothing, I called back again and was told, "No. These cannot go to e-mail addresses..."

    So I then asked what are my options and they said I can go into a branch and they can print out the paperwork I can sign or wait for it to be mailed again. I choose to go to the bank. So I went to the bank on Saturday morning and the lady there was also clueless. Said, "Oh I have never had to deal with an issue like this in the office," and then tried calling the dispute line to say, "Oh they're closed Saturday." I then called back the following Monday to be informed that they are open every Saturday and the lady just had no clue what was going on.

    It's now April and I still dont have my money. I was able to dig thru old mail and find the confirmation paper from February and I sent that in on 4/6. Now I called to confirm they received it and the claim would be reopened. They said they received the fax but need to push it into reconsideration whether this would even be reopened which is going to take between 10-20 more days. These people are clueless, they dont know what the other is doing and could care less how long you have to wait. I plan to resolve this and choose another bank.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed April 9, 2018

    My handbag was stolen from my car. In it, was my Bank of America debit card and my driver license. I IMMEDIATELY called the bank and was told not to worry, a replacement card would be sent. It was. Then, 3 weeks later, the bandit went into a Bank of America and presented a phony check for $2,245, which the teller cashed, and which bounced and threw my account into being overdrawn. They told me not to worry and issued a credit. Then 2 days later, the bandit did it AGAIN, for $2,345. Again I was told not to worry. THEN, 3 months later, they "concluded" an investigation (of which I had no knowledge) and claim that it was NOT fraud, and reversing the credits -- so I am responsible for $4,600 of THEIR failures to prevent fraud. I try to call them -- sit on the phone for HOURS and then get someone with no authority who just says they are sorry. Curious to know if others have had this experience.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed April 9, 2018

    Offered $50 for using the mobile app. The application produces a bunch of error. When called BoA, the representative kept me on the call for about an hour troubleshooting their app. Then she told she's going to call back. Finally, I have to call BoA myself. They told me that I'm not qualified for the promotion, but they can file a complaint against the agent for promising me the wrong things. Such a waste of time on the application that doesn't work and the calls! Worst experience!

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    Online & AppStaffReliability

    Reviewed April 9, 2018

    Bank of America is not only the worst bank I've ever used, but just in general the worst service ever provided regarding anything. Their app is complete trash and not helpful in any regards, often making you login over and over for no reason. For any check deposit it takes a business day for you to get anything, and if the check is larger than $200, then it take multiple days to get anything over $200. If you try and deposit an amount larger than that in cash, they hold it for several days as well due to "money laundering" security. If you go in to the store, every experience I've had was actually really pleasant and the people we're very nice, but don't be fooled.

    I have never taken the time to actually review anything online because I think its petty and idiotic but Bank of America is literally such ** that I had to get the word out. If you're thinking about opening an account, you should honestly go burn all your money, divorce your wife, and go live under a bridge because that would be 10x less stressful and annoying than being a BOA customer.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2018

    Be aware that this bank will place a 7 day hold on a check. I deposited a check via the deposit app on my phone from a large institution. B of A put a 7 business day hold even though they acknowledged that the check had cleared within 24 hours. Time for a class action suit. I was warned about this bank. I am learning the hard lesson.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed April 6, 2018

    I am a college student and only work part-time. Needless to say my bank gets below the $25 limit but I am very adamant about checking my account for the amount I have. I noticed after a year of using the bank that as I neared the $25, items would disappear from my statement as if I never bought them but then the moment I didn't have enough to pay for them, they would come back. This is also not a matter of weekends or holidays because it happened again today - Friday morning. The other thing is that they love to do it right before my scheduled direct deposit payday in the hopes I won't have cash on the side to cover it and they can overdraft me. To make matters worse they don't email saying I've over drafted until about 3:00 pm which only gives me 2 hours to rake up the money to not overdraft, I'm beyond tired of calling my parents frantic that I need a dollar to cover the 30 cents I over drafted.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed April 4, 2018

    I am fed up with the customer service of this company. I own a business and have a business with this bank and for the last 2 days, no one will believe me that I am who I am. I answered every questions, the security code in email, everything and they want more and more information saying I am not who I am. Why can't they verify it is me? I don't understand this. One of the worst customer services in the world. They charged backed $125 from my account due to an error of one of my customers' bank charging her twice for the amount. I don't understand why Bank of America took that amount from my account when it wasn't us that charged her twice. I will be switching to another bank now after this.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 4, 2018

    I made a money order deposit on March 30, 2018 and was informed by the bank that the cash would be available the next day. When I went to the local branch I was told it would be ready the following day (now two days from the deposit). I called customer service after the third day of it not clearing. I was told availability would be on April 9th and now I just received a letter stating it would be held until April 10th. This is outrageous and so annoying! I cannot pay bills or even put gas into my car... DO NOT OPEN AN ACCOUNT AT BANK OF AMERICA, I can't be the first person this has happened to.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed April 3, 2018

    I had a hold out on my account due to a fraud charge, they told me it would take 2 days to get back to me, ok that's fine, but after 5 days and no communication from BOA I was still unable to use my card. Even after making sure I dropped in a cash so the account has more than enough in it to cover the fraud purchase (Palm Beach Tanning) charging me after turning it almost a year ago. Then I spent 3 hours on hold with 5 different people and 4 different departments, and no one could unfreeze it. The part that I'm pissed at is only after 3 hours on hold while trying to take care of an infant, did they tell me it could only be resolved in bank location?! They couldn't told me that in the begin so I didn't have to be on hold that long? Out of the 5 people I spoke to, none of them knew how to unfreeze my account or the proper protocol!!??? Shame on you BOA!!!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 2, 2018

    1 company keep charging my account. Called BofA they refund me, then the next month same company charge me again called BofA again and ask them if I keep watching this and keep calling, SURPRISE SURPRISE!!! WAS TOLD BY MARY THE REP. YES, YES. They don't have in their end power to cancel the auto charge, I have to call the company and give me the new phone number because they change their number.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 2, 2018

    Extremely rude teller. I wanted to deposit a $21,000 check in person as I was not comfortable putting a check of that amount into a machine. I was reprimanded several times by the teller that I should have used the automated machine. She never once smiled or thanked me for my business. Terrible customer service.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed April 1, 2018

    First notified by text our mailing address was changed (we did not do this). We called & they put in a fraud report. A week later, someone was able to get past their two step authentication and change our login to ALL 6 accounts we had with them. It gets better, then we open another checking account and they try to charge us for the checks. We call and in attempting to authenticate who I am before logging into our account and making changes the guy asks for my cell phone number so he can send a password to it to confirm I am the person on this account.

    Oh My Lanta! So that is how easy it is to hack into someone's account thru this bank. I am sorry to say, but they are TOO big to care or to change their practices. Needless to say, we had no choice but to close ALL accounts we had with them. Oh, and by the way, just before closing the new account, the hackers attempted to withdrawal our savings amount from the old account that was closed and BOA tried to pay it out thru overdraft!

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed March 30, 2018

    Bank of America online banking app is horrible. The app is never accurate, somehow it continues to update transactions 4 days later, leaving account in negative due to misinformation. However it is accurate when they want to take money out for insufficient funds. It is posted and taken immediately. $67.00 was taken from me due to app being slow updating transaction. When I called they couldn't help me. Why is the app not accurate?

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed March 28, 2018

    Don't trust Bank of America. I deposited a foreign check on 02/16/2018 into my Bank of America checking account. The money was made available into my account within the next couple of days. I confirmed my account balance both at the ATM machine and in branch with a bank teller. This check was in amount of $4400 which I had received in exchange for goods to be shipped to Canada. Since I trusted Bank of America, once the balance was available in my account, I went ahead and shipped the goods to Canada with tracking number. Two weeks later Bank of America withdrew $4415 from my account, stating that the check was counterfeit. I lost both my money and goods. I hold Bank of America for this loss, as they did not disclose the exact terms of conditions to me. Had they informed me of the processing period of the check and not released the money into my account, I had not lost my goods.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 28, 2018

    I have been with BOA for well over 15 years. I originally opened a savings account upon getting my first job at 15. It was a no brainer, my entire family had banked with them for as long as I could remember. I should have know 3 years down the road I should have switched. I used the savings account to build my nest for my first apartment when I turned 18. Depositing only, never withdrawing for 3 solid years. All of my cash tips and my tax return during that time period went in and never thought or worried about until that day came to start furnishing my apartment.

    18 y/o me was so proud that I had saved and would be able to furnish my apartment, no problem. Until I went to withdraw the money and the account was overdrawn! Somehow they had linked my account to my dad's business account, after he closed it out because of severe issues with BOA, they continued to take HIS account fees from my account and allow transactions to continue to clear from a closed account... by way of my hard earned and saved money.

    Fast forward 15 years, we solely use our BOA account for bills, until we notice BOA is holding large items (mortgage, car payment and credit card payments) under "pending transactions" for 2 weeks. TWO WEEKS! Without notifying us why, they return all of the payments, and double process other payments, then charging us returned item fees for asking them to stop the double payment THEY processed. This has now been going on since January of 2018, currently nearing the end of March 2018. Over $500 in returned item fees FOR THEIR MISTAKES.

    We have spoken with CSR after CSR forwarded to a Manager then another Manager to no avail. They say they'll take care of the charges, and they do... for all of 2 days, then I see them pop back up on my account and the last representative I spoke with had the audacity to tell me this was all our fault, we should monitor our banking transactions better. REALLY? I should monitor my account on an hourly basis to make sure YOUR NATIONWIDE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION is doing their job? Needless to say, I'm done with BOA. We have since opened our accounts with a LOCAL bank and also a regional Credit Union, neither of which have these outrageous fees, unrivaled lack of service and this pass the buck, it's not our problem attitude.

    My entire family has continued to be loyal BOA customers, even using them for their mortgages and other financial products but after this go round (I'm not the only one having these issues) they are losing not only my household's business, which accounts for 4 separate accounts/products, they will also lose my father, stepfather, mother, grandmother, aunt, uncle and the rest of our immediate family. HEY BANK OF AMERICA - I HOPE THOSE FEES ARE WORTH WHAT YOU'RE LOSING! DON'T BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU. They'll be finding themselves looking for another buyout and Merrill Lynch has already footed enough saving your skin!

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed March 27, 2018

    Today I sent a wire transfer from my credit union account to a company whose account is with Bank of America. I missed a digit in the company's account number, despite having clearly identified the company by their legal LLC name and included my account information. In minutes, Bank of America returned the wire but withdrew $45 to penalize me for missing a SINGLE DIGIT in the long account number. People aren't machines. We make mistakes. But Bank of America goes out of its way to hurt people financially so it can squeeze as much money out of people as possible.

    I called four branches before finally getting in touch with someone who listened to my complaint. She sneered at me, "We're a business, not a charity. It doesn't matter how small the oversight was, we're entitled to charge you." They refused to remove or lessen the charge. Even my credit union was surprised at Bank of America's unprofessionalism and the size of their fee. This is one of the reasons I closed my Bank of America account many years ago and moved my assets to my credit union.

    Don't do business with banks. Use credit unions and other services that don't treat you like a walking ATM. My credit union is treating me like a human being and NOT re-charging me to re-send the wire. I'll be asking my bank to provide me the paperwork showing Bank of America's fee so I can return to this review to upload a copy of the document.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 23, 2018

    I closed my account on the phone in January because I was so unhappy with their approach to customers. I then walked to the bank in person (live in NYC) and they had not closed the account so I spoke with a person to close the account. Months later, it is March. When I went to the bank in January they gave me my balance, and I took that money and put it in the credit union. Now, today, hours on the phone to get them to actually CLOSE the account still (three plus months later of them still sending statements and me still telling them I close it) and they tell me that they gave me too much money and that I need to repay them for their error. So not ever banking with them again. This is not the first time they have made an error that impacts me. I cancelled a lost ATM card earlier, and they told me that they would send a new one. Did it actually happen? No, it took three different visits to branches of the bank to get that done.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    Reviewed March 23, 2018

    When my Mom died, my sister moved the bank account into her own name solely. (I am supposed to be 50/50 with everything). Bank of America fraudulently approved this form illegally without reading the trust documents. In order to fix this issue, I have had 5 separate phone calls, 1-3 hours each. All they have to do is add my name to an account. (I've provided 100 pages of trust documents, SSN's, death certificates, etc.) I've driven to their office 4 times and followed every single instruction they gave to the T. (Many times they provided us contradictory instructions - something different with every phone call.) Even after all this I am no closer than when I started and I have to get lawyers involved to access my own money. I am unable to access over $100,000 because of Bank of America's fraudulent actions! NEVER Bank with Bank of America!

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    Reviewed March 22, 2018

    I do not trust this bank. I got cashier check from customer and I went to this bank to cash it. After 2 days I found the money withdraw from my account. I will never forget this lesson. Today I close my account there.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 22, 2018

    I was treated so poorly when I visited a Bank of America branch to cash a check drawn on them that I had just received from a client. I was told after I had driven up at the drive through that the drive through was only for Bank of America's customers. How rude! I went inside and waited in line and was told I had to wait for them to get a manager. Really??? Aren't you a bank? Then after waiting in line again the check was cashed BUT they charged me $8.00!!! All I can say is this type of treatment leaves a bad taste in anyone's mouth and I wouldn't open an account with this bank if they were the only bank still standing.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed March 19, 2018

    So after having not only a personal checking and savings account with BOA for over 15 years I extended my business by opening up a credit account AND a business account with them. A couple of days ago I tried accessing their app to check on my balance to make sure things are in order and to make sure all my funds are ready as I had multiple bills that needed to be paid within the next couple of days. Tell me why. Their app wasn't working??? Even though I knew I had no less than $2000 I felt confident knowing that things were still fine and just check later. The next day I went to deposit a check and some cash from a long day of work into the ATM machine and it came to no surprise that the ATM machine was down & was having some type difficulties accessing my account (per usual) and it's not like the app was working still or else I would have scanned my check and deposited it that way..

    So again, I just let it go and thought to myself, “I will check back later or find another ATM on my way to work the next day.” Tell me WHY the next day my phone was disconnected because my Automatic Bill payment for $165 was declined for insufficient funds??? I KNOW I have $2,000 in my account so someone is playing for my money because now I am responsible for $80 in T-Mobile fees for the 2 lines I pay for (it's a $20 suspension fee per line + a $20 reconnection fee per line = $80). So then I attempted to check the damn BOA app again to check my balance and it was STILL having errors. I tried give these sorry ** a call but realized my phone was disconcerted so I had to walk into a T-Mobile location to pay the $165 to at least get my lines restored for now.

    Finally my line is restored and I give BOA a call to see what is going on and after 48 minutes of waiting the female representative said my account was "closed" and to please hold so she can transfer me to a specialist who can further assist?! I kid you not. She hit transfer so fast she didn't even give me time to respond or react. So while I'm waiting for this "specialist" to answer and hopefully clear up what’s going on. Keep in mind it’s Saturday and I'm already thinking of all the bills that are going to be processing Monday and get declined and all the fees that I will have to deal with as well and also having to cancel on all my plans and business meetings because I have no access to my funds (Unless I walk into a branch and withdraw all my money or what I will need until this is cleared up).

    So this specialist finally answers the line... asks me to verify my account for the 4th time… and then she simply says "It seems like your account is being closed." No ** Sherlock! "But WHY????" This young lady who is a "Specialist" at this sorry ** of a business tells me "We can't give you a reason. We just determined that we can no longer do business with you and you can never open an account with Bank of America." Wait what now????? I repeat to her "How? Why???" She goes on to tell me that there's no reason and the cherry on top of the cake is I am not allowed to have access to my funds anymore until they mail me out a check between 5-7 business days. So now I'm ** with only a check (that I can't deposit) & $35 from the $200 in cash I had earlier but had to spend $165 to reconnect my phone line.

    Oh and get this! I asked her "What about the credit card account?" She said I still have to pay for that every month but I will no longer have access to the credit line funds since my account is also closed. So these SOB's want to continue taking money from me after telling me they don't want to do business with me??? This is BEYOND irritating. This is like paying child support without a child! I go on to ask her how that's right and how did they even expect me to make those payments when I can't even access the app anymore? She told me to walk into a branch every time. THE MOST! Not only do they want my money but they want me to physically go to the bank and hand deliver it to them every month. I don't know what kind of financial crisis they're going thru right now but the customers should NOT be treated like this! The fact that they can't even give reasoning is beyond shady and unprofessional.

    They are definitely hiding something. and I'm going to boycott anything related to them for the major disappointment and inconvenience. BOA, if you are reading this I have something to tell you about my credit card account. In the words of En Vogue “You’re... Never gonna get it, never gonna get it. Never gonna get it, never gonna get it. Never gonna get it, never gonna get it. Never gonna get it (whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa)!” Bye Felicia!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed March 16, 2018

    BOA competitors you will love this one so we are posting it everywhere we can. Hello fellow banking consumers, BOA has some faulty policies that don’t represent their customers and it must be shared. In January 2018 I made a cash deposit $5700 into my account. Two days later I went to an ATM with a Live Teller and withdrew $1600 cash. Normally I wouldn’t check because cash withdraws always came out of my available balance, but two weeks later I see two debits on the account for $1600 each.

    Upon calling a talented CSR notes I should monitor my account more closely and there is nothing that could be done. After several escalations BOA placed it under investigation and in 10 days I should hear something back. Well we are 38 days in and after multiple days and hours on hold. Being passed from department to department as if no one knows how to fix this mistake. I have escalated the issue to corporate for resolution. Based on their response so far no calls to clear up the matter.

    How can a huge bank with so many technical resources fail so hard on such a simple task. I have to blame the debilitating policy management of the bank first. This is beyond a fumble and as a data management specialist this issue could cost the reputation of the bank’s data integrity big time. Customers are already leaving in droves, but this level of mismanagement can and will be leveraged by their competitors. Eventually BOA will fall to their own lack of consumer awareness. All the financial tools in the world won’t help you if you can’t process a simple Mom and Pop Bank transaction. I will always remember this bank as too big so it fails!!!

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    Reviewed March 16, 2018

    I've been a long time Bank of America customer for over three decades. That's a very long time. They used to be excellent but have slipped to being less than shoddy, if that's possible. They are now very third rate, especially compared to banks such as Chase which I rate the highest. This is mostly because of Bank of America's IT department which is incredibly poor. Or, perhaps they were directed to do insane things by their management. In any case, their destructive actions (both to me and my relationship with them and their general reputation) falls on the institution as a whole. Here are two specific cases:

    Last year they had a reorganization of their website. They called it an upgrade. During the process they erased all payment information including automatic payments, payment accounts and any payments that were scheduled at the time!!!! Are you kidding me!? This was not a mistake. Just before they committed this atrocity, they announced that scheduled payments would be cancelled and that automatic payment plans would be cancelled and would need to be recreated. They didn't make this easy as any non-Bank of America payment account also had to be reestablished.

    I pay my credit card accounts with my Chase checking account. And I have automatic minimum payment setup for every online account I have so just in case I miss a payment, at least the minimum payment will be made and I won't be hit with a missed payment charge and even worse, a hit to my credit score. It is upgrade procedures 101 that when upgrading a system, you leave the customer's existing accounts, payment plans, etc. intact!! Bank of America's action in this case is the only violation of this very basic rule that I have ever encountered.

    Next, just recently Bank of America did a similar thing. The cancelled an online checking account that had a zero balance. They had a type of checking account called echecking. There were no fees associated with it. It appears they no longer have that type of account. Guess they're looking for more fees. So, without prior warning they notified me that they had cancelled the account and that once again all scheduled payments, automatic payment plans and external payment accounts had been dropped. Notice that at the time of their notice they had already cancelled the checking account and cancelled all payment methods!!!! Once again, are you kidding me!? Either they are idiots, are intentionally trying to upset customers (and so also idiots) or think they will get more late payment fees this way (once again upsetting customers who can and will go elsewhere).

    Maybe that's what they want in the end. They want low profit customers to go elsewhere. Short sighted thinking as in my case they may not have been getting fees for the echecking account, but we're making plenty on credit cards. I can assure you that they make plenty of income just from credit card charges that I make. So chasing [pun] me to another bank, such as Chase, is incredibly stupid. In fact, so much so that I would sell any stock in Bank of America as I don't see a good financial future for them in retail banking.

    To their credit, I have found Bank of America's telephone support reps to be helpful, or at least try to be. They can't alter the fact that scheduled payments have been cancelled arbitrarily and without prior notice (what a totally insane thing for any business to do, let alone a major bank!) and that payment accounts information has been erased and that automatic payment plans have been intentionally destroyed. Each of these actions are absolutely destructive to both the bank and customer. CSRs can't really do much to correct the situation.

    Bottom line, I would stay away from Bank of America for retail banking. There are much better alternatives out there, especially if you are a veteran. For example, Chase banking is FREE for veterans. I had been a Chase customer for years before I found out about that. Bank of America has no such accommodation for veterans. Just query "Bank of America plans for veterans". They have nothing except compliance with federal law regarding active duty military, something every bank must do. Chase goes way beyond mere compliance regarding active duty military to help veterans. There is also USAA and the Navy Federal Credit Union. Both of these banks provide outstanding, no fee, banking services to veterans.

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    Reviewed March 16, 2018

    I recently had a nearly 3 month old check return unexpectedly. Before this check came back, I checked my account and several items were pending, including a $10 charge from a local gas station. These items pending were already subtracted from my balance, leaving me with $164 shown. This check was $162, so this should have left me with $2 but somehow overnight it got reworked so that the $10 previously pending charge was processed after the check came back, leaving me in the red. They made sure they got their $35 and so I was then over $40 under. I had three transactions pending that would suck $106 more in fees when they came back in the night unless I made a deposit right then and there.

    Problem was, this all happened during a blizzard in a declared State of Emergency in Massachusetts. March 13. A few years back, BoA closed the branch near me. It costs me anywhere from $5.50-$6.00 to withdraw cash since then, and in order to make any cash deposits I have to drive out of town. The other day, when all this went down, I could not do mobile check deposit because my local bank was closed and so I could not deposit money in order to write a check, not that I would trust them to process that first anyway, but I digress. This debacle forced me to drive 11 miles in a blizzard in order to make sure I wasn't charged an additional $106 and resulting fees from them rejecting each pending transaction. I cannot afford that. As it is, I have now wasted $10 worth of gas (irony) and been charged $70 between BoA's fee and the one from the gas station.

    I called to ask BoA if their fee could be waived as a courtesy citing the above circumstances, and was told no. I wrote them an e-mail complaining and instead of refunding my money, they just call me repeatedly asking to "discuss" things. There's nothing to discuss. Give me back my money. I should not have to grovel and listen to someone repeat back to me what a piece of crap I am for not making enough money and sorry, no, we're keeping the money you worked hard for. After 14+ years with this bank, I will now be saying goodbye and good riddance. I have attached a screenshot in which you can see the age of the check (Jan 10! Of course I had forgotten about it!), the deposit I had to drive to make, and the 3 transactions that had been pending at the time (My car insurance, house insurance, and a shipping charge from PayPal). 2 were pretty big things had they gone south.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed March 15, 2018

    $2000 worth of $35 fees. Over 3 months I’ve been on the phone with BofA trying to get my account in order. I contacted my autopay companies to stop payments and automatic payments continued to be taken out of my account until my account was -$12,000. Over 3 months nobody at BofA offered to issue stop payments on those accounts. No other resolutions either. After what they call getting my account straightened out, I’m out of $1000 because representatives at BofA are useless and don’t care about spending other people’s money. I told them I was willing to pay for the charges up to the point of when I spoke to the first representative who, you guessed it, had no solution nor a recommendation.

    I placed a complaint online on their website last Monday and requested a phone call and still haven’t received a call despite their promise of a two day return phone call. These big banks are sickening and I would advise anyone thinking of banking with Bank of America to run like hell. No professionalism. Each call is no less than 45 min due to having to be transferred an unreasonable amount of times. I’ll be closing my account ASAP but not before I get my money back. There is also a class action lawsuit against Bank of America for assessing heaving charges to their clients.

    I have never had a problem with this bank for many years until recently. Not sure if there is new higher management or just a bunch of money hungry loons. For all of you with complaints, rest assured that I won’t give up until my problem is solved and maybe then I’ll change my review. Until then, it will remain posted on this site as well as many others. Do not bank with this greedy business!!! You will regret it and remember reading this!

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    Reviewed March 14, 2018

    After 40+ years of banking with Chase, I had no choice but to transfer accounts to Bank of America as they are the ONLY "Big Banking" name in a city I am moving to in NW Arkansas. The closest other "Big Banking" bank is over 2 hours away. From day 1, as soon as I received my banking card, the chip malfunctioned. Anytime I have to insert the card, the chip is rejected 3 times then I can swipe for a purchase. I got tired of it & contacted their Customer Service number on the back of my card. They refused to send me a new card unless I paid a $5 fee. I said no thanks & went to a local branch, thinking they could look at my card & see nothing physically wrong with it & override the $5 fee. No such luck. They too told me that the $5 fee would be charged to my account if I wanted a new card. WHAT??? WHY???? They sent me a card that has a chip malfunction & they refuse to correct it, unless I pay.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2018

    I went to the location at 92nd street and shake in Scottsdale Arizona on March 13th 2018. It was before 3:00 p.m. and I was Mac and greeted at the door either by a manager or by a personal banker. I was immediately told if I need to see a teller I had to wait 15 minutes because the only teller working was on a break. This branch only has 2 tellers and one was on vacation. What kind of a financial institution doesn't provide customer service? I am disgusted and appalled and that branch should be ashamed of themselves. I have already shared my experience on social media and on this site and I will be contacting the branch manager as well. Please if you are in the Scottsdale Arizona area do not use this branch 3 in fact, after 18 years, Leaving and going to a real financial institution. One which provides customer service. Because anything is better then what happened to me.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 13, 2018

    I am and have been a BOA account holder for over 13 yrs. I have had more fraud on my BOA account than all other accounts combined. They routinely allow obviously fraudulent checks clear and even the exact same fraudulent check clear over and over again! When I called to complain my debit card "mysteriously" became unable to be used. I spent over 6 hours today being hung up on, transferred to the wrong departments, put on hold for fake "managers" to take over the call but somehow, they couldn't tell me what their title, their last name, or employee number was. Each person that I spoke to had a different excuse as to why within 30 minutes of my initial complaint, my card became inactive... yet there has not been a single constructive offer of a resolution from anyone.

    I've heard that: I forgot my own 10 yr old pin number, that I cannot read and comprehend the expiration date, then my prior stolen card was never cancelled and suddenly the 30+day old new card was discovered and cancelled, that someone opened the closed card today which inactivated my new one, that nothing is wrong at all (but it doesn't work), etc. Customer service at any level that can fix anything is a complete joke. Since I probably be fired from my high paying professional job due to their incompetence... I will finally be able to close any/all of my BOA accounts. Looking my job may just be worth it after all.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed March 13, 2018

    I tried to deposit large sales proceeds from a sale of a real estate transaction I just completed but the B of A Branch located at 9170 E Shea Blvd Manager, ** said they couldn't take my money as their teller was out to lunch. WHAT??? A bank turning down a large deposit. Hmm... something's very wrong. So I called the corporate office and spoke to a customer service rep named Brian ** who was very pleasant and said he was just as shocked as I was. He helped me file a complaint and said he would let the upper management know as this is not company policy. Yet I understand the company has chosen to reduce staff in all branches and they don't allow for back up when one person goes to lunch.

    Business just stopped because they only had one teller on the line. Even though there are several other bodies standing around. I left and deposited my money elsewhere. What happened to good ole "customer service" but I guess the other complaints on this website about Bank of America answers that. It's just not a priority! If enough people take the time to speak up maybe someone will listen... like the B Of A President Brian Moynihan (President and CEO). I'm going to try and see if one person can make a difference. To be continued.>>>

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    Reviewed March 9, 2018

    I had a horrible experience with Bank of America's customer service today. There was no-one who could answer any of my questions. All that they did was transfer me from one department to another. Every person I spoke to in every department was just in hurry to hang up. In fact, the last lady, named Veronica, didn't even have the courtesy to say that she was transferring. What is the point of having customer service representatives when you are not interested in talking to a customer and resolving and answering their questions? I ended a nearly 25 minute with having accomplished nothing.

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    Reviewed March 8, 2018

    When I signed for my grandson to open an account because he was underage no one told me if he owe the back they would go into my bank account to pay his bill. This is really unfair. This should have been taken care of with my grandson because he is of age now. I feel this is wrong going into my account like BofA did without any warning at that. Now as of 3/8/18 I have a overdraft on my account plus they well add a charge to my account. To me BofA stole my money from me by going into my account without my knowledge.

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    Reviewed March 8, 2018

    Well I never expected to say this about Bank of America, but I want to warn everybody about this so it does not happens to anybody else. I've been a customer of Bank of America for 4 years, I am a preferred customer supposedly, I've never had any issues with my account until last month. I had some Ethereum coins that I wanted to sell, I went to a website called localetherium, which is supposed to be a legitime website for trading this type of coins, we use Zelle to make the transfer and I released the coins, it was pretty simple right, I sold all my coins like that to different users, everybody was happy. I was happy.

    After a couple days, I looked at my balance on Bank of America and it was all gone, I called Bank of America and they told me the there was a fraud claim for those transactions, I provided the documentation I had, all the chat messages, and after a week of going back and forward with them, they just decided that I should basically lose my money because is a fraud, I didn't commit it, but still I have to pay for it, after being an excellent customer for more than 4 years. Instead they should go after the person that hacked into Zelle, or make Zelle pay for it, I don't really care, but I didn't take somebody else's money, I don't need to.

    I am a good person, a good citizen and I make good money working so this is BS. They don't care about losing a good customer. Take your own decision based on what happened to me, but NEVER USE LOCALETHERIUM, and take in mind that anybody can say that the Zelle transaction was a fraud and you will lose your money. BANK OF AMERICA WILL NOT PROTECT YOU, even if you are an amazing customer.

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    Reviewed March 7, 2018

    On Feb. 7 I went on vacation to see my wife in Thailand, after a few days there I was told by a BOA employee that my checking account and savings account were being closed due to what they called fraud activity with my online banking i.d. so they suspended my debit card and canceled my online id so that I can't transfer the funds to my new bank. When I talked to someone in their fraud and risk department one person said that I could transfer the money and another person said that I could not. So now I'm here in Thailand with no funds, a stressed out wife, and to note there was a travel notice put on the card, never again will I use this bank or tell anyone else to use it. This problem is still not resolved.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2018

    I had the most appalling experience at the Incline Village, NV branch for Bank of America. Steve and his manager were both rude and out of line when I asked for a card so that I can have their name in order to complain about them. I won't be opening an account with them, as I don't ever again want to be treated the way they treated me.

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    Reviewed March 5, 2018

    I went in to the local bank to refinance my current auto loan. Great customer service, pleasant experience. When the loan was not processed, I called my customer service line, again, nice man, very professional. He referred me to a loan processor, a Maekaeda employee # was not given, at 800/721-9654 ext # **. She was horrible, aggressive, confrontive, and unwilling to help. She finally changed a little. But overall the rating for her and her alone was a 1.

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    Reviewed March 5, 2018

    No specific problem. Payments drafted from bank account. Bothers me that this bank which I've never had account with was the one chosen by car dealership picked them to handle my loan. I had to purchase a new car following accident that totaled the car I possessed and strange to have my first major accident not until I was 63 y.o. Still don't understand how it occurred when I was sitting still in a 4 lane median while out of town... no cars seen and felt safe to pull out but she came from nowhere and I pulled 1 foot out and hit her. Being at fault seems to have kept me from getting a better loan from some other source...

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    Reviewed March 3, 2018

    Closing the drive thru windows was a stupid decision. Today is Saturday and there is NO parking and the line is out the door, stood there 15 min and decided to leave and go to Chase and cash a check, got in their drive through and was finished in 10 minutes. Bank of America does not seem to care about convenience at all.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed March 3, 2018

    I am unable to promote Bank of America's name to the people for I were to promote it then I would be misguiding and misleading the people for BOFA has lost its way and it has forgotten about its mission statement because the bank I trusted for so long has disappointed me and led astray on purpose and because of BOFA's lack of integrity, honesty, transparency and intelligence; I incurred in heavy financial loss because Bank of America's practices are questionable and unethical. It happens that I had issues depositing a paycheck through the ATM's but then Bank of America guided me itself through the deposit process.

    However, it also misguided me into believing that the check would be realised promptly only to withhold the realise of funds for 12 days without any reason and it refused to give me that check back so that it could be cashed at a more reasonable place. This was a misleading act for BOFA lied and at the same time charge overdrafts fees for items it never paid but that should have been paid if it was not because of Bank of America's unethical and improper actions.

    Also, that paycheck was issued by a reputable and well-known company so Bank of America had no reasons for delaying those funds in an unreasonable time frame and when I called one woman had a big mouth that I should have deposited more funds to alleviate the overdraft balance - that customer representative was ignorant for that check contained the whole funds of one month salary and BOFA also asked what is the reason that there were not enough funds in my account - that was the most stupid question ever for BOFA witheld my funds for no reason at all.

    Then on another and different occasion - BOFA has features to send money so I sent money to one of my emails since BOFA does not allow simple transfers and makes things complicated and the reason was that one company was improperly charging my bank accoun t- now the instructions said I could send money to anyone with an email address so I did it this way in order to be able to save the funds since Bank of America has proven to be incompetent and there was even confirmation of the transfer.

    Whether or not that transfer was intended for someone else or myself - BOFA should not have made decisions of its own. Why then BOFA used those funds to pay the company who presented the charges to my account when I had already transferred those funds to an email address in order to preserve those funds. BOFA actions are unacceptable and deceptive - once a bank becomes deceptive then the next step is that it becomes fraudulent. Bank of America should be held accountable for its actions and if Bank of America does not shape up and becomes honest and benevolent as other financial institutions then BOFA should be indicated for it has become a corrupted and unacceptable bank that must be kept in check and questioned.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 2, 2018

    I was contacted this AM by BoA fraud dept. They told me that the $840 check that was deposited into my account was a fraud. I have a benefactor that I met online verified. The fact that it wasn't under his govern name was considered fraud. They didn't believe me, and refuse to tell me why. I told them if I can prove them wrong would they keep my account open? They gave me a bogus answer and said, "It's too late now, go find another bank." I don't make enough money to survive so I have to be creative. When I left the country for vacation last year BoA fraud dept closed my account! They said it was suspicious activity happening. Bank of America had me in absolute tears and confusion today. I will never bank with Bank of America again! I wouldn't recommend this Bank to anyone who wants to "upgrade" their life. If you have nothing in your account and receive a little bit of joy BEWARE, BoA are quick to say fraud.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2018

    I would give 0 stars if I could. Customer service hold times are unacceptable. Called today 3/2/2018 - hold time is between 3 to 4 hours. Calling a few weeks ago and it was about 45 minutes... not sure what has been going on lately. BOA keeps charging monthly maintenance fees on my children's custodial accounts. Issues always come up every few months where I don't have a qualifying deposit because the automatic posting got delayed because it was a weekend or happened to be on a holiday so because it posts the next day it was considered in the next billing cycle. I honestly only kept BOA because of my wife but with all of these issues I am seriously thinking of changing banks. Most of the BOAs in my area are becoming tellerless... so having less and less options.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed March 2, 2018

    On February 15, 2018, a Bank of America analysts by the name of L. ** called me to inform me that my checking and savings account had been frozen pending investigation. I asked why and she stated that I fraudulently opened a savings and checking account for someone who I've know for over 4 years. She asked me if I knew the individual and I said yes, I even told her that I had talked to her recently.

    The analysts had then mentioned to me that I wasn't authorized to make transfers on this account. I informed her that I had legal proof. The analysts told me that if I had proof, I needed to fax over all that I had by the end of the day and the matter would be resolved. This was on a Thursday so I rushed to look for the proof but couldn't find it. I remember that my lawyer had a copy of the documents. I asked him to fax a copy to my job and the paralegal did just that. I called the analysts to see if she received the proof, I never heard from her. I called around trying to see what to do and no one helped.

    Fast forward to Monday, February 27th I still haven't heard from the analysts handling the case. I called customer service and I spoke with the nicest young man. I explained to him what was going on and he asked me for the case number. I told him I didn't know anything about a case number and he mentioned that the analyst should have given it to me. He was even nice enough to give me another fax number to fax the items to. He told me to be sure to put my account number and case number on all documents. The analysts never told me that. I called the paralegal who had my files and had her fax them again. I was so fed up because I have no money, the analysts wasn't trying to help me and she had even put in the notes to all the other reps not to unfreeze my account without reaching out to the analysts. They've tried and she never answered.

    I filed a complaint and a woman named Amber ** contacted me and she seemed like she would help me. I asked what I could do and she stated that if I could go to the bank with the person who made the claim and we both show our id and have a relationship banker verify us to the fraud department, my account would be unfrozen. I even told her that the person who I allegedly defrauded stated that she didn't even make that claim, Mrs. ** stated that the other party could also withdraw the claim, everything would be solved. My friend, her caregiver and I were verified.

    The banker from the bank verified himself and gave number and we were connected to Mrs. **. She asked the banker how we were verified and he told her. The other party told Mrs. ** that she wanted the claim withdrawn. She said it several times and also stated that she could do what she wanted. The analysts never asked to speak to me, I had to ask to speak with her.

    Once I got on the phone, I asked her when my account would be unfrozen and she stated that if she decided to withdraw the case... I asked what does she mean if she decided, the other party had already done so. She stated that she would continue to investigate the case. I continued to call for 4 days and now I have an eviction notice. When I finally spoke to someone from the bank, I was told that Mrs. ** put into the notes that I had never been to the bank with the other party. She put that I came alone. I asked the rep what I could do to prove that and he said if you can go into the bank and have that banker call us and verify that then we can unfreeze your account. I did just that the next day.

    The banker spoke with a claims department rep and told her everything thing that happened. He even stated that the claim was withdrawn. She told the banker that there is still no way to verify that the other party was actually there. The banker even stated that this is protocol and I've verified several others before and never had a problem. She keep saying that they just had to be sure... He asked why didn't the analyst put that we had been there in her notes? She said that we needed to come back again and do the process over again. The banker had even emailed Amber ** to inform her of the events. She never called me back. No one will help and this analyst has told people that I bullied the party. If I had done so, when would she come with me and another person accompany her. I only did what I was asked to do and I've complied with every request made by the bank and yet they continue to treat me like a criminal.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed March 1, 2018

    I have been a loyal BoA customer for many many years. I recently made online bill payments to BoA credit cards but after they failed to show up in any online location (checking account, scheduled payments, or credit cards) I assumed that the transaction failed to complete online. Being the good customer and not wanting to be late in a payment I rescheduled the payment a few days later. Lo and behold! All the payments (even the ones made previously) posted immediately! I called the back right away because I knew if they all posted my checking account would be overdrafted.

    After over an hour on hold I was shuffled through 4 people and three departments- all of which were unable to help stop a payment before being disconnected. The first person was trying to be helpful and told me that I shouldn’t get overdraft fees. By the following day what did I see in my account??? 4 $35 overdraft fees!!! What $140 because BoA couldn’t stop a payment or even verify why the first 2 failed to show up?

    After another phone call and the promise of a supervisor call back (which didn’t happen) I called again. After yet another supervisor call back I was told that because there was no “merchant error” they could only refund 2 of the 4 payments. I have been a good customer, paid bills on time, and utilize BoA credit cards. I am seriously considering pulling all my business from this institution. First- 140$ in overdraft fees? I even deposited a heck the next day just In case the bills posted. No merchant error? Your system failed to leave any electronic footprint for DAYS that a transaction was requested! Feels like they are simply out to make $70 from a hardworking bill payer. Ridiculous, bad business.

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    Price

    Reviewed March 1, 2018

    Bank Of America does have a number of branches in my area, as well as the online access to perform transactions. Yet, their interest rates are high for loans & low for dividends. Equally, they are BIG on charging FEES for EVERYTHING!!! The Gov't should have broken up these big banks after the crash in 2008-09. Their CEO's/CFO's are CROOKS, and belong in JAIL!!!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2018

    Bank of America is the worst bank ever!! I deposited my income tax check to learn that they placed a 14 day hold on it. When I contacted the bank no one could give me a answer as to why. Please!!! I repeat!! Please do not bank here. You will regret it!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2018

    **I do not give this a zero star rating because the system does not let me.** I recently opened a check and savings account with Bank of America online. I received all of my new bank account information over the past weekend. Lo and behold I received a letter today stating that "after careful review they are closing my bank account." (With no explanation as to why.) Listed on the bottom of the letter was a 877 number which I call to inquire why it was closed, the representative explained to me that "they" - Bank of America are not obligated to tell you why they closed the account. I cannot wrap my head around why they cannot tell you why they closed the account. I was told by a lot of family members that Bank of America is the best but that is not the case. She also stated that I am not able to ever open a bank account with them. Talk about discrimination. I don't even have an answer as to why the account was closed.

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2018

    I went to if of the Bank of America branch in LA. Just got walk in to make wire money to other account. Sitting there waiting for 20 mins the guy show up all of sudden. He told me I have to make appointment which I never heard of. There were no customer waiting other than me and there were no notifications about make appointment for seeing a person. He took my card and come back telling me to "Your appointment is at 13:00." I got shocked so I asked him to explain me more. But with his bossy attitude and judgment look on me just telling me each branch have different rules which I never aware of. I had very nice experience with Bank of America. I liked Bank of America and used this bank more than 10 years and treated like nothing. Got me think to use other bank. Once again thank you very much for experience which I never had. It was good study. If there are different rules in different branch they have to let customer know it.

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2018

    I banked with B of A for 7 years. Both my sons did as well. Recently I remarried and one of my sons (college student) and I moved our funds to my husband's account at BB&T. My oldest son remained at B of A. When I tried to deposit cash into my older son's account using his account #, I was told by Bank of America employee that I was not allowed. I also had his routing # SSN# and Birthdate. I was still not allowed to deposit a check or cash to his account. His account was compromised on Friday and it is taking 5-7 business days to replace the money into his account and so he is in Atlanta without any cash. To get money to him immediately, I had to use Western Union and have the money wired for $12.50. I'm very displeased with Bank of America and my son is as well. He will be moving his account from Bank of America ASAP.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2018

    They opened up a savings account without my knowledge. They changed the terms and agreements of my checking account without notifying me just before they about vanished and only way I became aware was the ATM debit card I received by USPS. Then only account left open was a savings and did not disclose the 5 withdrawal or more free.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2018

    I made a small deposit on 2/09/18; and in a few days I would have the full amount to satisfy the overdraft. Soon after, Bank of America closed the account. I immediately went into the bank and told them that my tax refund would be in the following week. They pretended to act like they was going to help me and 7 days later they told me it's no way they can open the account. That's a damn lie! It's just they do not want to open the account for me. It's on the internet that BOA and Chase will open an account to receive a deposit.

    Also, the first time my taxes came through the account tried to open and appeared; then sent me a 0 balance alert when they rejected my refund. They will not release it because I am being redlined! The last two or three years my refund was sent to BOA. Now, they are acting like it's some fraud or they don't want to get involved. It's no way that the BOA staff cannot help me. I still have a savings account with them. I might have to wait 3 to 6 weeks for my refund to come through the mail. I am done with this obvious redlining bank.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2018

    It is obvious from my experience with Bank of America and the history of successful class action lawsuits against Bank of America, that the bank cares more about the profits of its shareholders than its clients. I was with Bank of America for over ten years. During that time, I was unintentionally part of at least two successful class action lawsuits against them. One was for an unauthorized credit score report and the most recent was for Bank of America's illegal overdraft fees. Recently, I was charged a fee on my savings account, even though I had enough funds in my checking account to also cover my savings account. I then got an overdraft fee after I accidentally paid my Bank of America Visa bill using my savings account with insufficient funds.

    After I realized I used my savings account, I attempted to transfer funds from my checking out to my savings account, but the Bank of America website would not allow an immediate transfer, presumably because Bank of America disables the immediate transfer option after the software detects an overdraft. I called customer service and informed her that I had sufficient funds to pay my Visa bill and I attempted to transfer funds from my checking account to my savings account, but the software would not allow an immediate transfer. She told me that she is not aware of the immediate transfer option being disabled but she did see a record of me using the transfer funds settings the day I attempted to transfer the funds. She told me it was a valid overdraft fee and she cannot remove it. I told her that Bank of America validly lost a client.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2018

    After 12 years of being a customer I'm done with BofA. I called them to have one of my rarely used accounts (Savings) closed and instead I ended up with checking (Debit) account closed - I was using this account for everything, including cash withdrawals, paying bills or receiving direct deposits. Although, I have repeatedly asked the customer support representative to confirm the correct account is being closed, they managed to mess up my entire financial setup. Now I have to spend time and possibly money to undo all of this mess. I'm done with Bank of America. Such a sad excuse of a bank!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2018

    I had a DDD of today February 22nd for my federal refund to be in my account. I called the customer service lines several times to either be told, “We don't see anything pending or it takes 3 business days for it to be released to you once it's received.” I have had my account with them for 2 years. This is absurd. Never had these issues with any other bank that I have dealt with. I do not recommend using them especially if you don't want your money withheld for an extended period of time.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2018

    Do not bank with Bank of America, they are nothing but thieves that nickel and dime you. I have been getting direct deposit from my employer and had gotten a bonus check from them that I had to deposit. So I paid some things off using that money to learn that they put the check on a 10 day hold. They charged me $35 for each returned item. Which in return took my entire bonus away, just in return fees. I will never use them again.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2018

    On occasion I would receive a small miscellaneous check for less than 100.00. Because the checks were drawn on BOA I didn't think there would be a problem cashing them at the bank... but because I no longer had an account with BOA, they charged me a penalty for cashing the check. My husband and I are seniors, living on a fixed income, and cash flow can be a real problem for us at times. When we would receive one of these small checks, it was thankfully welcomed, but it just seemed that if BOA wanted to establish some goodwill to us, charging us a check cashing fee was the wrong way to do it.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2018

    Sorry no business. Let alone a bank can be perfect. B of A has served me well over the past years. I have had to move to other banks when I moved to an area without a B of A. For the last 26 years, I had the same account until they decided to charge me a fee to continue to use that account. They moved me to a different type of account where I need to maintain a balance in both my checking and savings accounts.

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2018

    I have been a BOA customer for over 20+ years. A few years ago, I had some debit card fraud on my account. I immediately contacted BOA. They assured me that they wouldn't let any more $$$ leave my account without my permission. They did not! I lost $8000. Today, I saw that once again another $1000 was being withdrawn without my permission. I immediately contacted them. I was transferred from person to person and eventually placed on hold for 31 minutes. This is ridiculous. I asked them to "freeze" my account. They did not. I asked them to issue a cashiers check for the full amount of my account. They would not. I asked for cash if they couldn't give me a check. They wouldn't. I refuse to be held hostage by this horrible company. I am now seeking legal recourse and trying to get as far away from this disreputable company as possible. Run. Don't walk away from these crooks!

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2018

    I have had my same account since it opened in Maryland. When BOA they were a consumer friendly bank, great managers, great tellers, friendly atmosphere.

    Now they have 1 or 2 teller... long lines and stupid rules. They make you give your ID to make a deposit. I am there every single day since I have a business account. The teller forgot to give me back my license. I went back to make a deposit next day, I said, "You forgot to give me back my license." She said, "We aren't allowed to keep them so we discard them." Really Bank of America! You are unbelievable. I can't wait until my busy season is over so I can get the hell out of you crappy serviced bank! 2 tellers for 20 people in line is UNACCEPTABLE. Commercial accounts have to make deposits everyday and you make it PAINFUL!!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2018

    First off I like to say I only got BOA because I was 18, got my first job and the job offered direct deposit and Boa was the only bank within 1 hour. They process things much slower than most banks. Coworkers with other banks consistently got their direct deposit faster. And they always had holds on my deposits. So I stopped using the card. I left it with 0.03 in the account.

    I lost my debit card, so I went into a branch to have it replaced. Me and the lady I met with talked for about 20 min. She saw the amount in my bank account even suggested I start a savings account but never said anything about there being a $5.00 charge to replace the card. Thus my account went into the negative. Which of course led to an overdraft fee. Lastly I used my BOA account to direct deposit my tax refund. The IRS sent it to BOA Feb 14th. It's the 20th and my account is still in the negative. Where is my money BOA? Why does it take 3+ business days to process a direct deposit. I can't wait till I get my money so I can withdraw every cent and close my accounts.

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    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2018

    A transaction was made from Bank of America account to another financial institution charge card payment. Payment showed posted from account, yet was being held from being paid still 13 days later. Efforts were made to correct this, transaction was redone by way of three way call between banks and us, 9 days later still not cleared. We've gone to bank, B of A says, "Oh wait, it'll cleared." While we're there an older couple complained of 2 checks posting but not cleared yet 12 days later for medical services they're responsible for. My assumption is that what Bank of America is doing is criminal, holding money somewhere while they gain interest and customers credit is jeopardized. DO NOT USE BANK OF AMERICA... EVER.

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2018

    Have dealt with Bank of America for many years as a credit card customer and was always treated well. Even financed a new vehicle in the past, the loan processing was lightning fast and the interest rate was better than any dealer could offer. (Of course, it does help things if you have a good credit rating.) If I ever decide to buy another new vehicle, they will definitely be my first choice.

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2018

    First, my wife had a trust account for our great niece originally opened in a bank that was subsequently bought by BoA. For some reason we had our bank book updated, and we were shocked to see a $4.25 monthly service fee that was depleting the account. When we complained to the branch manager, the fees were removed. Not too long after, we closed the account and gave the money to the trustee.

    Second, I had an HSA account though my employer. When I retired, BoA started to charge a $4.25/mo. service fee because I am no longer adding money to the account. When I called BoA to complain about the fee, they said they could do nothing about it. So I asked to close the account. They said there would be a $25.00 fee to close the account. When I asked for a manager to complain about the $25.00 fee, the person on the phone said that it wouldn't do any good. I closed the account anyway. My wife & I will never do business with Bank of America again.

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2018

    $300 in Fees! - We were making automatic payments and were never notified about paying a monthly amount less than the monthly payment. Why BofA sends all this advertisement for balance transfer and such and is not able to alert consumers that they are being rip off by their fees?

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    This organization accelerated and sold our student loan after the student was placed on active duty military orders, this occurred during the time BOA was also accelerating mortgages. They were subsequently investigated by the DOJ and fined. It is however regrettable they were not forced to reinstate the loans they had accelerated before their maturity dates.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    I switched from chase to Bank Of America because a branch was closer to my workplace. Immediately I could experience the difference. Paychecks are put on hold for unreasonable time. I asked the bank teller and they said give it some time and as the history of the account is more than 90 days services get better. No, it never did. On top customer care people is extremely rude and don't try to help. Instead like a machine they keep repeating the same thing over and over. I asked to make some fund available as my other banks use to which I think is pretty standard but the guys are uninformed and just tell me what app tells me. There was unexplained deduction of $200 and the customer care just straight up told me it's the way it is. I have never had such bad experience with any bank service.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    They have been very convenient and helpful especially with their tie-in with Merrill Lynch. I use their drive-thru and walk-up machines often to get my spending money. I had my very sick sister-in-law move here from Philadelphia and the fact that she used BOA already made it easy for us to keep the continuity.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    Ten years ago I secured a second mortgage through B of A and used $50K for home updates. I have NOT used since and owe more today than ten years ago. I have filed numerous complaints with supposed regulatory agencies who simply pass on to B of A who does nothing. I have found numerous articles online indicating this loan met and should have been dissolved through class action lawsuit filed against B of A and yet it was not. Plain and simple - B of A are crooks.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    They have to hire someone who knows how to resolve issue with their system. Such an idiots. Asked to hold for more an hour and transferring calls between them asking me my details back to back. Worst customer service. Highly recommended not to do business with these idiots.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    I've used B of A for years but am now considering switching. They closed the Pacific Mo bank which was the only one within a reasonable distance. I don't understand why. They have made it VERY inconvenient to continue with them. If we even want to use an ATM we have to pay additional charges. They also closed this location without notify their depositors. At least we received no notification. That is just not right. It's like their customers are not important to them.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    About a month ago my card was cloned and they got away with $302.95. It was the bank who alerted me about the suspicious activity in the first place, and there were multiple attempts to withdrawal $302 from my account. The criminals only got away with one charge, and the bank issued a temp. credit to my account. Now The investigation department for the claims and fraud department decided that they were going to reverse the money that was stolen from me, and hold it today, again. So this is 2 times my own money was stolen from me. Once from the criminals, and now from the bank. Now I have bills coming out. And overdraft charges. And they want to still investigate and not give me a credit back.

    I will be closing my account. I did my own research in contacted the ATM company and found out there were multiple cards that were cloned used at the same time at 3 in the morning, as well as my card. That atm isn't even being serviced by that atm company anymore, and the bank could not even tell me if it was a.m. or p.m. The bank's reasoning for denying my claim in the first place of fraud was that a pin was used and there was no compromised pin use... well let me tell you I have no idea how these clone cards work with your secure chip debit card but it wasn't me. But that is their bases on denying my claim.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    Predatory lending practices are the first thing to notice about this bank. Mortgage lenders are deceptive, fraudulent to the core. On the banking side, they would get you to keep opening accounts and then keep telling that since you have too little on account(s), you need to pay maintenance fees. I am sure one of the days they will get caught - just that the scale they have been deceiving people is amazing to me.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    We have had a account for over 20 years. in Concord Nc. Many times we had Problems with our account & in Fredericksburg VA & everytime BOA managers & others including fraud department took care of it & has always put our Security safe for us. Even when it was our fault BOA took care of it in our favor. BOA Is #1 always doing things to keep our account secure for us. Have always took time like as if we was the Only account they had to give us assurance our account Never will be taken by anyone who shouldn't have been used to get information.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    Continues banking errors. Hidden rules they don't tell you about till it's too late. They take control of your money and make you jump thru hoops to use it. I have tried to bank with them two times only to be very frustrated and confused. Will never bank there again and suggest everyone else not too.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    They are still overcharging people with outrageous late fees. Their customer service is non-existent! Small Business services is NON-EXISTENT. Driver throughs are NON-EXISTENT. I have four BofAs that I can choose from and only one has Teller Assist which isn't bad when it works. Most of the time the machine cannot print a receipt of a deposit. They have no problem or concern if they have a line out the door and only one or two tellers. In the meantime there are four people sitting in their little cubicles waiting for the next slug to come in to sign up for some high interest rate. I wouldn't even give it 1 star.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    Closed my nearby branch without notifying me in any way or putting up a sign leaving me with an ATM a few miles further. Changed me a monthly fees charging me $25 without notice and only removed the charge after I called the 800 number telling them I was going to leave them.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    Had a 'live' check from a new employer that was drawn from Bank of America just a few blocks away. I was shocked when I was informed there would be a $10 fee to cash a Bank of America check at Bank of America, but I could open an account and it would be free. Outrageous.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    I have had this account for over 30 years. It's been converted to various types of checking accounts with new and different requirements. Recently in October 2017 I received a notice that my checking account would be converted to a different type of account. No changes to the account number but there will be monthly charges with restrictions. I would have to either maintain a minimum $1500 balance to avoid monthly charges or have a direct deposit of at least $250 per month from Social Security or payroll or some other method. This conversion/change takes place in January 2018.

    BofA is a large commercial bank and although I have had the account for so many years it has been convenient for me since I travel and I seem to be able to find a BofA branch most places. The convenience keeps me with this bank but there's really no other reason for me to maintain the account. They do offer at the first of the month a series of museums I can visit for free. I guess, that's a nice perk but I can't think of any other applicable benefit that's offered by the bank.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    Had locked rate that was not honored by BOA. Frustrating process with poor customer service. Felt cheated and taken advantage of. Over 10 years of doing business with them did nothing for us. Loan representative stated she was sick causing delay but we were still within the lock rate date and still rate not honored.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    I have had Bank of America for 15 years. I am originally From MA. I moved to MO July of 2017. I did not know what to expect when I got here but the staff of B.O.A welcomed me as if I always lived here. They are friendly and easy to speak with and don't try to pressure you. I will continue to have them as my banking institution.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    I am very disappointed in Bank of America. You keep closing all your branches. You closed all the branches I liked. First was the one at Hartford Hospital then School St. Square, then Main St. Hartford and now the South Windsor one. You keep the one at Main St. E. Hfd. the worse branch I have ever used. I have 5 business accts., 2 personal acts. 1cvr acct. and 2 CDs. At this time I am looking for a new bank. I do not want to spend the day at your bank and that is what you have left me with. 2 branches that are so slow it takes a hour or 2 to make the deposits. Manchester is as bad as E. Hfd. You need to take a long hard look at what you are doing and the branches you are keeping. I do not want to leave. I have been with your bank for many years but you are leaving me no other choice.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018

    Has been a time ago but think everything was fine and positive. Possibly have retirement with Bank of America. I am less educated about all of it though. Bank of America has been around a while without a buyout. That’s a positive for sure! Thanks.

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    Bank of America Company Information

    Company Name:
    Bank of America
    Company Type:
    Public
    Ticker Symbol:
    BAC
    Year Founded:
    1992
    Address:
    100 North Tryon St
    City:
    Charlotte
    State/Province:
    NC
    Postal Code:
    28255
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.bankofamerica.com