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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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  • Accounts for students
  • AI virtual assistant
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  • Low APYs
  • Required account minimums for checking accounts

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 30, 2015

    One Friday morning (5/26/2015), I went to Bank of America, which is located 2899 E, 1st Ave, Denver, CO 80206. Upon entering to the building, I was greeted by a man. I explained to him my purpose of coming here was to transfer money to account. I don't have an account with them, but I would like to transfer money to friend that has Bank of America account. So he took me ATM machine. I specific asked him if I can get a live person. I pointed at front desk, if I can do it in the front desk. Yes, I asked him, "Is any way I can do it in the front desk?" He said, "No, everything is done here at this ATM machine." So he ignored my request and he started operating the machine.

    So a person came up in the screen, starting help. She asked for the person account number, which I punch in, using the keypad. She asked again the person name, which was spelled out for her. After she said, "Everything matched," she then asked how much I want to transfer. I told her, "$1000." So she said me to look at the bottom of my right side. I was instructed to put money to the machine. So I start putting money. I was putting money. That is when all the issue began, in a processing of putting money. I have already put $200. Yes, $200. The person on the screen said she didn't see any money. So the person that greeted came up, and they were talking. After that a paper printed out. He said they were not able to complete this at this time, that I should give the person I'm sending this money to call the claim office 1800 number.

    I was, "Is another way you can help, because I don't wanna go through that?" He said, "No," so I requested for the store manager, to explain to me better, because I'm understanding the whole concept, because I still have $800 left. I was so confused. So a white man came to me, introduced himself as the store manager (**). After introducing his name, he handed me a paper, telling me I should call this number, and there's nothing he can do. So he walked away. He ignored me. Yes, I was ignored. He approached the white folks that was coming in and started help them. I was standing there confused. Customer service that I was approached by told me that the person I'm sending the money should call and the supposed store manager (**) told me that I should call. Everything was confusing.

    So after standing and ignored, I finally went to a front desk to ask for help. They were able to send the remaining $800. So I told them that my $200 was taken in the machine. I explained everything to them. I showed the paper. So the associate taken the paper, and started calling the one 1800 number. So I asked him, "Why was I send to the machine, if I can send the money here at the front desk, which I initially requested for?" Their explanation wasn't clear. The associate said that I should let the person I'm sending money call. The other person out and whispered to his ears and said if she continued staying here, that they should call a security for her. Yes, I heard it. Everything was recorded and I have my witness there...Someone was there with me.

    So the bank manager went in back office and called a black associate to come speak to me. So I don't understand the whole concept. The black clerk was trying to help me, which the bank manager should done at the first place. The black whispered and told me they are calling a security for me. Can someone explained this better? I will let the local news hear this.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 29, 2015

    Went to deposit $ into a friend's account at the Dave Lyle, Rock Hill, SC location. Tried to go through the drive thru 1st. Woman said I needed to come in to fill out deposit slip... Ok no problem. When I 1st walk in I am on the phone with my friend that has the acct there just so they can give me the info I need for the deposit slip. A blonde headed woman with curly hair named ** greeted me with an unfriendly look on her face, "Can I help you?", with a slight attitude in her voice. I said, "Yes ma'am. I need to deposit this $ into a friend's account". She just stares at me and opens her eyes really big with major attitude. I then explained to her that I was on the phone with the acct holder to get the info I needed. She snapped back, "Well... I didn't know if you were talking to me or to your phone!". How do you not know who I'm talking to when I clearly answered your question?!

    I'm not the rude person to talk on a phone in a business but I had to get the info I needed to complete the deposit slip and she gave me horrible service along with very unprofessional attitude due to the fact I had a phone against ear! Not to mention her rolling her eyes at me the entire time I'm filling out the form as I listen to her huff and puff. I was so unimpressed with BOA! I don't even bank there because of the horrible things I have already heard about this place and I am 100% certain now that I will NEVER bank with them! I told my friend how rudely I was treated and needless to say as soon as she returns from the beach she will be closing her account with them as well and taking her business elsewhere! No excuse for what happened today... NO excuse!

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed May 29, 2015

    I was traveling about a week ago. Stopped at a gas station 500 miles from my home. Apparently, the gas station had opened up the pump for $1.00. I was unaware of this. Today I end up with a $35.00 overdraft fee. Called the bank and was told they are not able to refund the fee. The customer service agent told me they have an agreement with the gas station, that I, as the 3rd party will pay the amount charged to me. So I asked her to show me the contract with my signature on that contract, that I, as the consumer gave my authorization for that contract to be valid. Otherwise, it is a fraud from the gas station and also from the bank.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 28, 2015

    We booked a trip in April 2015 out of the country and used our points along with $$ on our card. Because of problems, I have numerous emails from various people stating we would get a refund in points and whatever we paid. We are now into 30+ days and the points have been refunded but we are still minus close to $600 that they keep promising. The last attempt was on May 7, promising 7-10 business days. Nope. We are now 15+ business days and no one seems to be home. And, getting an email from a supposed supervisor, no last name, no title, and, of course, no contact info. Never use Bank of America travel.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2015

    Every time I turn around this bank is charging me for something else. I have keep the change transfer for my savings account and this time, after I've been a member of this bank for almost two years, they charge me a fee for not having enough change for them to transfer. Are you kidding me?! Not to mention every time I call them they either cannot see what I see on my statement or answer every question but what I'm asking. Almost like they are robots and are so trained to say word for word what they are told that they refuse to listen to what my problem is.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2015

    Bank of America is horrible for small business. I have been with them for 10 years. I make deposits through ATM machines; I get many small checks in payments. The machines are old. This year, my deposits have been swallowed by ATM machines on three occasions. Last time, I went to another ATM machine to deposit, and it happened again. The bank said they were able "to locate the transaction, but not the deposit". It is almost 5K that was lost in the machine. They advised me to call the businesses and ask to re-issue checks. Unfortunately, it is too late because I sent the stubs to my biller 3 days before I deposited the checks. And also because we are speaking about 50+ checks.

    Since it happened, I have been using their app. which is clumsy. But today, having received the letter saying that Bank of America is reversing my temporary credit, I decided to close my account. There are many competitors around. I consider that Bank of America simply stole my 5K. Or, due to its chronic unwillingness to provide services to its ATM machines, lost my money, which is the same.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 27, 2015

    Well, For some reasons, my private life got involved with my ex (BoA) Employee and I was requested by her co-worker by phone "Do NOT COME TO OUR BANK ANYMORE" from that number: ** threatening me with some reverse cheap psychology to NOT COME BACK ANYMORE. We have no legal court paper and I was just passing by in a branch where MY MONEY IS. Anyway, I was requested to close all my account ASAP... BAD BAD BAD BANK. Branch: 2905 Stevens Creek Blvd Santa Clara, CA 95050 West San Jose. Get Directions. Phone number (408) 983-0588.

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed May 27, 2015

    I have recently refinanced my house with Bank of America and did the closing at the Lenoir NC location. During closing was told by loan officer I could get a money order at bank for what I owed ($31). I had cash but they wouldn't sell me because I had no account with them. Went down to good old first citizens and got one no questions asked. Even though BOA will make $60000 off interest for my loan.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 27, 2015

    I had to call to make a payment to customer service. All other payments I made to other creditors online! On hold for 15 minutes. Made a final phone payment 11 days later. My payment still has not been paid from my bank -- still pending. Only way to get a hold of them is during the day when I work by phone! All other creditors I paid that day without speaking to a person were paid Monday morning, 2 days after calling on a Saturday. I spoke to a person at Bank of America and nothing has been done. Horrible service. I will never do business with them again. They remind me of trying to cancel AOL accounts. Bad customer service.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 26, 2015

    I have always had issues with Bank of America and their service. I had cancelled my checking and savings accounts with them over 12 years ago over deposited cash from my business being stolen through their ATMs, but I kept the credit cards open from 1990 which is a big mistake. I am the type of person who pays everything off and is always debt free, with very high credit rating, and I should have switched to AMEX express years ago. But being a creature of habit I kept a BOA credit card which has a high credit limit and a business cards. This past year I had to deal with NEVER ending FRAUD, I had numerous bogus charges on my card.

    The first time it happened they froze my card without notifying me and I ended up at 8 PM in a food store out of state on my first day of vacation with hungry toddler, cart full of groceries and a denied credit card. When I called the fraud department I was put on hold literally until the next evening. Good thing my husband had a credit card! The next morning I received an email that there are strange charges on my account and my card has been frozen, when I called again I waited 4-5 hours on and off for the fraud department when I got them they said there is nothing they can do and I would have to wait for the card for 5-7 business days. The second time it happened was a month later when they froze my card again without any warning whatsoever, all I got was a letter claiming the account was compromised.

    Then they froze my card the third time for making an out of state purchase at which point I waited 2 days to resolve the matter and they unblocked my card and charged me twice for the same purchase. But last month was a total circus, and again as I was leaving for vacation in Florida they froze my card when numerous fraudulent charges appeared from Canada. I waited a day for the fraud department to settle this issue and I waited 5 days to receive a new card just to have more fraud appear the following week. This time my card WASN'T blocked. They just let charges pile up 6, 7 in a row. Mind you I haven't even used the CARD yet since they sent me a new one and already it's COMPROMISED!!! There is something seriously wrong with BANK of America from theft to lousy customer service to the so-called fraud department which is IMO is nonexistent. As of now I am closing all my accounts with BOA and I hope they burn in hell!

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed May 22, 2015

    I was offered a DIL/deed for lease which included 3K towards moving expenses. After I completed the paperwork and the home was no longer in my name, I touched base with BOA to inquire about the relocation assistance. I was told since day one I was to receive. As I'm looking to move I contacted the management company who said they had no record. To make long story short BOA changed their agreement AFTER I signed my house over. I have e-mails from them acknowledging I was to receive. Now they want to deduct painting 4 walls for 2,500 & a stucco repair for 1,500 from my relocation finds. None of this was mentioned upfront and the "appraiser" comes up with his own repair costs, no professional estimates were done. I only found out about the repairs & them rehanging the agreement because I continually called and pushed for more e-mails confirming I was to receive.

    I think the appraiser is in on the pricing so the bank does not have to pay what they offered. I work for a home builder I know the pricing of repairs. I also don't believe "painting" is a repair. Might be a color preference on their part but I didn't damage anything. I was told the house had to be broom swept and empty to receive the funds. It's all a ploy to have the consumer sign the deed and save them money. It sounds like a great program but it's smokey mirrors. Lies!!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 21, 2015

    I bought a new RV camper with Bank of America holding the loan. I needed them to send a copy of the title to the NC DMV so that I could get my tag and registration for it. The 90 day temp tag expired end of Dec 2014. It is now May 2015 and I 'still' can't get this taken care of and can't take the RV on the road! When I stop at a physical bank - it's 1 person manning the desk, long line. I tried getting a woman in the office to help - she had to get on the phone... talk with somebody who knows where, and told me what to do. I did exactly that - driving to the DMV - having them Fax a request on their letterhead asking for a copy to be faxed to them.

    That was 2 months ago. BoA says they never got the request - show no record of me asking!!! I tried again this morning... called to check to see if it went through... got someone who knows where, and all he could say is - "I don't see anything on your record." The Fax could take 4-5 days to process! He said that he nor I could talk to anyone where the Faxes come in - he just has a number! I give up. I have signed paperwork for State Farm Bank to take over my loan. They always have a friendly, live person in the office to help me and take care of business immediately. I will never do business with Bank of America again!

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed May 21, 2015

    This bank is a bank of thieves. They are in the habit of charging you $35 fees for anything and I mean anything they want. I use my account to pay my bills and I usually put money in there before the day's over. When I opened my account they told me that if I deposited the money before 12 pm then they wouldn't charge me the $35 fee. Well today they charged me eight $35 fee because now the story is that it's before 8 PM that you have to deposit money. I called the people and I told him, "Look, I work until 9 PM. She didn't care about me and said, "Well, those are the rules." This is not the first time they have done this.

    But not only that, I don't like to keep money in the account because every time I did they would let anyone steal my money and I mean anyone. Some days I would try to use my card and I had zero balance on the card or sometimes negative balance in the card because somebody had stolen my money and they would do nothing to amend. I hate this bank in the way they treat their customers. And when I open the account and put money in there I trusted them to keep that save and to not try to steal it from me. I would bank with another bank now and never have I gone overdrafted ever. I think they do this to steal the money from people.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 21, 2015

    I went into the Bank of America, near my work today, to attempt to clear up an issue of having funds held in a joint bank account I share with my husband. I was told that in order for my funds to be released, I would need to speak with **. ** came out to the sitting area. NO PRIVACY to discuss my banking needs. I explained to him that my husband's check was being held which has never happened in the past causing our account to overdraft. I asked for the courtesy of having my funds released as I have been a loyal customer for over 20 years with no past requests or demands. ** refused. He would not even clarify why my funds were being held.

    I informed him that I would be closing my accounts with the bank. ** treated me with contempt and directed me to wait for a banker and she would close my accounts. He then walked away. I then had to sit and wait for the banker to close my other two accounts and was informed I would have to wait for the hold on my funds to close my third account. **, on behalf of a bank I have been loyal to over 20 years, dismissed my needs and refused one courtesy. Keep in mind, we have not had ANY holds on any checks and this was paycheck that my husband has been depositing for several years now. No reasons. Only disdain. We will closing our third account shortly once we have all our ducks in a line and my direct deposit has been changed to our banking center.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed May 21, 2015

    I called Bank of America customer service and I told the representative that I didn't have an account open with them, but I had a question about a credit card. He hangs up the phone instead of referring me to another department or just tell me where to call to get the right answer. I just couldn't believe it. I ask myself how they expect people to open accounts with them. I have friends that closed their accounts with them because of the horrible customer service. The same happens when I go to the bank to deposit my rent check. They take forever, always have to wait on a long line. I will never open an account with them, and I usually don't make complaints but that... and is always like that with them.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 20, 2015

    My business account is with Bank of America. The account was overdrawn by $1 and there was a check deposited that had not cashed yet so I was charged a $75 fee. I requested they review my business account since this was the first time this event happened. I spoke with ** on 05/12/15 in the 5337 N Military Trail in West Palm Beach branch and he assured me it would be no problem and he would have to review the account. When I checked my account a few days later the $75 fee was not refunded. I went back in on 05/20/15 and Spoke to Mr. ** and he stated that he could not do anything about it. I asked to speak to a manager and was told that they were not on the premises. This issue was not resolved and I don't feel I given the right courtesy for a business client. THIS IS HOW GRATEFUL AND LOYAL BANK OF AMERICA ARE TO THEIR BUSINESS CLIENTS.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2015

    I have had a Bank of America credit card for 10 plus years and I have a credit score of 810. They chose to refund an overpayment of $208.31 which after dozens of calls they have and crediting and debiting my account and checking so many times they won. They got my money and I won't ever get it back. I will NEVER use that card again.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2015

    I have read numerous reviews regarding overdraft fees, only to realize that these charges are fraudulent. I have a small business account, and on occasion I have to make a purchase that I don't have enough cash for, so my plans were to swipe the card, then make sure I deposited enough cash on the same day to cover the charges to avoid the fee. I was told that the fee is assessed because my account is a business account, and that fee would not apply if I had a personal account. I initially tried to fight the charge, which took 9 days to no avail, only to find that they charge THIRTY FIVE dollars for extended overdraft fees. Upon investigation, I found many other banks assessed this same fee. However, NOT ONE bank charged even close to BoA's charge ($11-15).

    Let me explain something to you all; BoA does not care that a class-action lawsuit may be brought against them because they (all banks) know that settling the case is a percentage of what they took in from the fraudulent fees. After settling, they will add a frivolous charge to recoup their losses. I am officially done with BoA simply because of the reviews I've read. BoA had me convinced that their charges were policy based on the 'type' of account I have.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2015

    I contracted to pay cash on a short sale listing with an owner in November 2014. Bank of America has drawn out the short sale process -- It is now May 2015. The Bank decided to have the home re-appraised. We are in an increasing market; therefore after 6 months of Bank of America dragging their feet, the home appraised for substantively more. Bank of America now expects me to pay over 30% more due to their delays. So I've invested 6 months of waiting, being told it was all approved, give just a few days a few months ago to suddenly "hurry up and close" only to have them discover they screwed up and I had to cancel my closing so they can solve their issues only to come back and want me to pay for their greed and ignorance. Gotta love banks.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2015

    We had a chargeback with a customer who used Amex and I sent them 8 supporting documents including an email correspondence with the customer and invoices with an estimate. They denied our claim and did not provide an excuse. I was told we shouldn't accept Amex. No one seems to know how to resolve this issue or get answers for me. Meanwhile the guy who did a chargeback has a bunch of brand new parts on his boat that he now got for free. Since I have no support from them, I have to sue him for a $1000 in parts and labor. Thanks a lot for your support merchant services! You ** suck! Don't get screwed like I did! Do not use Bank of America merchant services, beware!

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    Reviewed May 17, 2015

    Sir bank send me in 5.05.2015 on email, bank approve for my bank 1000 euro. But now bank not send me. I want to know when bank send me. My customer have account in Bank of America and she send me money via Bank of America and bank approved my payment but bank no send my payment, why?

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    Reviewed May 16, 2015

    I made a claim to the bank for $120 dollars, only never did I make a claim for $360 dollars being taken out of my account, this money got taken out of my account. Once my paycheck hit the bank, I remember very clearly that I never got credited for $360 dollars into my account, because around that period I had requested a loan, and I got it. Plus I only had what they had returned to me in my account, $120 dollars. Now suddenly I see on my online account, where they placed $360 dollars in which wasn't there before, right next to $120 dollars. I called the Bank of America, they wouldn't help me at all, they were pretty sure all on this together. Someone right now is spending my money. Use to like this bank, but now all I see them as crooks.

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    Reviewed May 15, 2015

    I have had a credit card with Bank of America for over a year. There is a branch around the corner from my work so I have always stopped by and put my payment in the night deposit box. There has never been a problem until yesterday. I dropped my payment off as usual Wed night, and Thursday (May 14, 2015) I received a phone call from the bank. I was told that the night deposit box is for business deposits only and if I used it again they would return my payment to and would not post it to the account.

    When I said "Does this mean that I will have a late charge because you are not going to accept the payment?" I was told yes. Friday morning I sent an email to the bank with my complaint and received a message back saying that: yes, I am not supposed to use the night deposit and then listed all the other ways I could pay. They did not address the fact that I was told my payment would be refused and I would have late fees. I am very angry with B of A now and am going to work double hard to pay that card off and then close the account. I will not have anything else to do with them. FYI it is NOT posted merchants only on the night deposit box.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaffProcess

    Reviewed May 14, 2015

    We struggled to pay our mortgage after a job loss. We were helped via a program to save our home from foreclosure. However that process took 8 months of pure hell from B of A. We were never told when to make our 1st payment out of this program which made us a month behind. We were also trying to get our roof fixed from a storm damage and B of A held onto that money which caused additional damage to the inside of the home. We had to out of pocket money to fix the roof which we didn't have which caused us to become slightly more behind in the mortgage. We took our 401k out and asked B of A for the amount needed to get us current. Someone gave us the number, we sent the cashiers check like told. It pended for 3 weeks. We called to see what's going on and no one knew.

    A few days later we receive a letter stating they were starting foreclosure procedures and wouldn't accept the payment (all done after we sent the check). We have been waiting over a month for a final amount needed paid and finally got it yesterday but was told it was due in less than a week. This number has doubled from the amount originally told due to lawyer fees added. We need prayers to come up with the remainder amount. How can this company do this to people? We paid what we were told. They pended for 3 week then sent us bad news. What now?

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    Reviewed May 13, 2015

    Well, Bank America received the biggest bail out in American History! But they continue their greed. I am making payments of $320.00 per month to pay down my balance. In 2014 I paid $3,840.00 in full. Plus I overpaid another $4,000 total of 7,840.00 way over paying for the year. My husband had a stroke and I called to decrease my payment for a few months to $250.00 as to pay medical bills off. They refused my $250.00. So I pay them NOTHING and put it into disputes.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2015

    I have had too many occasions to report fraud and abuse on my credit card. I have had three different cards in the past year due to fraud that was both due to compromise on BofA computers and to me personally (mail theft or internet scamming). Every time I've discovered one of these problems, I've had to work my way through the phone system, identify myself in multiple ways, and spend a lot of time in explanations and discussion. Of course they have to identify me so there isn't even more fraud. Every agent I've talked to has been very pleasant and certainly seemed to try and help.

    Most recently, there were fraudulent charges on my account from a card that should have been cancelled by the bank a year ago. Three card numbers ago. They reversed all the charges but there was another lengthy call. During that discussion, I paid the balance on my account as I understood it. I verified with the agent that it would be paid in full. He assured me we had the right amount. I gave him a bank account number from another bank and verified that it was the correct number. Next statement I get, the payment has been "returned," a late fee added, and another amount that was previously unpaid. All bank mistakes. Again, they reversed the charges and again, it took a lot of my time.

    The card has been more trouble than it's worth and I pay $90 a year for the privilege of wasting precious time, including writing this review. I will cancel the card before the renewal date and I will cease to bank with an institution that has been fined for their own fraudulent activities. The agents they employ are all quite lovely, though, and I do not fault them for a poorly organized and managed bank. They are all just making a living and doing the best they can.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2015

    I was trying to transfer money through email and an authentication was required where I needed to write my card no, expiration and security key. But after trying for three times it got locked and I had to call customer service and they said I can't authenticate with my debit card. I need a separate ATM card. I think BOA searches for ways to harass its customers.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2015

    Thanks a lot BOA for selling out your loyal customers to Carrington. I understand and I get it that transferring mortgages is common practice but you didn't have to sell us out to an obviously shady group that you had to be aware of their practice. I will never recommend any of my friends or family to do business with you again. Now I have to shop for a new mortgage loan.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 10, 2015

    Bank of America up to no good again!!! I have had an account with BOA since 1997. Today, I learned that their compliance department shut down my account because BOA is missing information on my account -- REALLY, after 18 YEARS, BOA decides it is missing information and is closing my account. Of course, I asked how many systems updates have transpired since 1997 and how much data was lost during those system upgrades??? So BOA just randomly closes customers accounts because BOA dropped sensitive data during their data mapping to their new systems... Too bad this country does not have a Banking/ Financial Commissioner or DOJ with a backbone. To make the situation worse, tonight I also received an anonymous call stating my BOA card was stolen! Good work BOA.

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    Reviewed May 8, 2015

    If there is an award for the worst Bank in USA, then it definitely and is unequivocally, has to go to 'Bank of America'. This bank is without question the worst in its policies towards consumers/government. These are my reasons for saying this. I recently lost my job and so applied for UI immediately. The UI people did their job almost immediately and issued me UI payment quickly. They did this by way of putting the money in B.O.A Prepaid card that I had from about 2011 or so. This card actually has about $8.00 and some change left in the account. Unfortunately the card expired in 02/2015. It is my understanding that if there is money in the account and the card expires, then B.O.A is supposed to send me a new Card. This was never done. The UI people put the money into this expired card sometimes towards April 20th or so. At this point of time, I cannot use that money because B.O.A was good enough not to send me the new card.

    I called BOA but it seems that BOA Account Representative was not able to hear me too well. So, no card was sent out to me. I called again today, but instead of being helpful the BOA representative was good enough to indicate to me that it was not their job to send out a new card unless and until I specifically call for one. When I indicated that if there is money in the account then by default the expired card should be updated/new one sent out, the representative chastised me by saying that they do not look at all the accounts and so it was my business to request a new card..

    Updated 05/11/2015: This review is an addendum to my earlier 'cribbing' about Bank Of America. As I mentioned earlier, the UI people put money into a Prepaid card that had expired sometimes in February 2015. Since the money was already there in my account and since the card had expired (the Bank Teller refused to let me take the money out), I tried to transfer it to my regular bank account. With regards to that action this following what is mentioned clearly at the Bank of America/CashPay FAQ site:

    "Can I transfer funds from my CashPay account to a checking or savings account? Yes, if you have an originally-issued CashPay Visa card, you may perform an Online Funds Transfer via the CashPay Customer Service website at www.bankofamerica.com/cashpay (fee will apply) to transfer funds from your CashPay account to a traditional checking or savings account owned by you in the United States. You will need to register a transfer-to account prior to performing your first transfer. A minimum value of $20.00 may be transferred and you may only have up to two different transfer-to accounts in your profile. To begin this process you will simply sign on to the CashPay Customer Service website and select the Transfer funds link within your online Account Summary page."

    The problem with this is that for the life of me I cannot find this "transfer-to" link!!! I even tried my old grandma's (may her Soul rest in eternal peace!!) magnifying glass and used a fine tooth comb (made of bamboo) to find this link. It simply is not there. My account still says expired card and there is money in it!! Honestly at this point, I have already decided to sever my ties with this nasty joke of a Bank. I signed into the UI payment site and opted to enable direct deposit to my local bank. Like "Pontius Pilate" did in ancient Rome, "I wash my hands off of dealing with Bank of America!!"

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    Reviewed May 8, 2015

    They charged me $10.00 to get a bank check to order something from another country. Was that for the paper? Am interrogated by their bouncers each time I walk in who clearly are there to look out for the bank's interests, not mine. Am looking forward to getting away from them. Slick-ass salespeople, ugh. Extremely annoyed.

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    Reviewed May 8, 2015

    I got charged a fee of 12.50. Called in rep. Removed it. Said I only had to have a deposit monthly into my account to avoid it. I call this morning, now rep saying "It has to be in your billing cycle and more than $250". Nothing was told me the last time. Now they will not remove it. If he explained that then I wouldn't have thought anything about the fee. I will never open a BoA acct ever again.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2015

    On April 30, 2015, someone deposited (not me) 30 bad checks into my account and also took the money out. I didn't notice my card was missing until the next morning and didn't discover any of this until I tried to use my card. If you look over the history of my account, I usually pay bills then pull money out (overdrawing it) until my next paycheck. I don't deposit bad checks. The activity on the account is not usual. I do get emails and text messages for unusual activity. However, I didn't get any text messages. I did get an email but I did not check them because I didn't have much power on my phone.

    That day all of this was going on, my lights were off. I made arrangements with the cash I had on me and was scheduled to make a payment on 5/1/2015. Because of all of this, my lights are off. I have a payroll check that I can't get any access to and I have 3 kids. I have filed a police report and possible names of people who could have possibly done something to my account. I have cooperated as much as I can and I have no assistance. My account is about to be closed for something that I have not done and I need my money to take care of my kids. Please help me fix this problem quickly. More importantly, help me get my lights back on TODAY. They have been off since Monday since I didn't keep my arrangement. And now my water is off.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 7, 2015

    Bank of America treats people who are cashing checks that don't have an account there like a Criminal. I have customers who write me checks and their bank is Bank of America. So customer service says they have changed their policy. They make you go back with a clerk to a separate office to look up the account and get my finger print and then send me to a teller who then goes through the same thing. I think it is discriminating act against my right as a citizen of the United States of America! They are so rude but makes me want to put them through the torture, but actually they are having too good of a time! Don't bank there!!!!!!!!!!

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    Reviewed May 7, 2015

    On May 6, 2015 I arrived at Bank of America at 4:45 p.m. There were about thirty (30) customers in line for regular service and no one in the Merchant line. As I sat down to wait for one of the two merchant tellers to assist me, the male told me that the merchant line is closed as he pointed to the new hourly sign. I was not aware of the new change, for I deposit only once a month for my business. I spoke with the branch manager, who stated, "My employees have lives, we had merchants who come in at 4:59 with 55 transactions." I'm sorry but I'm not understanding her response. Her employees have lives and there's a problem with someone depositing money into the bank at 4:59?

    I thought it was about the customer (customer service). If I had to pay an employee for the additional time for my customer, I would and do so without complaining or making changes. I understand it is the customer who is the backbone in your business. I make my deposits when it is convenient for me. It just so happens that it's not convenient for Bank of America. It would have taken me three (3) minutes max to make my deposit. I didn't leave until 5:15 p.m. and the teller who assisted me was the teller in the merchant area! UNBELIEVABLE!!

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    Reviewed May 6, 2015

    I wrote a rent check that was postdated by a couple days. The landlord ended up cashing it a day early, which I didn't even know was possible (I'll certainly never do that again). Anyway, there were not sufficient funds in my account for this check, so of course Bank of America overdrew my account. They then proceeded to conveniently overdraw a couple other payments that I had made a few days earlier (but they were "processing" until the moment my account overdrew).

    My paycheck, which I was counting on for these charges, arrived the next day only hours after BOA basically raided my account for 4 overdraft fees amounting to $140. When I learned of this, I immediately went to the bank. They stuck me in a room with a phone and had me talk to someone in another country who was rude and didn't seem to understand me. When I talked to their supervisor they said I wasn't "eligible" for a resolution on what seemed like some very unfair charges. At the very least the only overdraft that made sense was the one for the rent check, even though it doesn't seem right that they could/would cash a postdated check early (I now know it may be technically legal but it's nothing I would ever consent to and if it's a grey area the bank is taking the sleaziest course possible).

    I had three further overdraft charges due to this first check not clearing - apparently the bank makes sure to process the biggest transactions first, which is convenient for them if they're looking to make money from charging poor people overdraft fees. After being unsatisfied with my phone customer service "experience," I went to a different branch in person and talked to someone else in the flesh. At least I think it was in the flesh, because it might as well have been a robot I talked to. She told me about how everything is done through the computer now. I guess that makes sense, because there is no longer any human touch. The person I talked to told me "the algorithm" that decided I should be charged for this without any recourse is "fair."

    Apparently cheating someone out of $140 on a technicality is fair now. I know this kind of a problem would have been resolved a few years ago (I'm pretty sure I had one or two similar problems years ago), but not anymore at Bank of America. "The algorithm" would not possibly allow that. Of course, I know that someone is programming the computers that are apparently now running the bank, and if I were a rich person with a big account who (ironically) could afford to be taken for $140 I suspect this nonsense would have somehow been taken care of.

    I've been with BOA for over 20 years, but I have about a week to go with them now, I'll be shutting my account as soon as I have a chance. I'll also be making sure everyone of my family and friends understands why they should not be banking with this company anymore. They simply don't care about you. It's like dealing with a malevolent robot. Welcome to the future (no thanks).

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    Reviewed May 5, 2015

    Worst bank. Been with them over 10 years yesterday. Wife went into labor. Forgot about bill pay. I ran there this morning, deposit money, then called them for four overdraft fees and explained them my situation but no they said "we cannot do anything about it." Transferred me three different people all three of them rude when I explained. Bank has very bad customer service for their customer. Said "we can refund 2 of them". When I said "please 4", he says "I can but our terms say no." To the manager was a joke.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2015

    Branch located by my house in Mt Prospect at Golf and Elmhurst everyone complains about. The line full of people every time I am there and only one teller who is on drive thru side anyway. Today I just left after 15 min wait since line didn't move at all. This is crazy that clients has to wait forever for service.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2015

    My aunt died in June 2010. She had several bank accounts and stocks. Hired attorney to find the numerous stocks, and told my lawyers to close all bank accounts. On Dec 7, 2010, closed all accounts, including Bank of America. Received notification in January 2015 that BOA was holding funds in a checking account for my aunt. After dozens of phone calls, letters, and documents sent (as requested), they will still not send me the money. The last request was to be re-certified as executor. Would need to hire lawyer in California (I live in NE) for this error. I have provided everything they need. Don't understand why I need to hire a lawyer when they accepted funds in a closed account. They also had my address but never mailed me information.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2015

    We are a small non-profit in Charlotte NC -- Charlotte Art League. Our credit card machine broke on Friday. I called the service rep, asking for help. She suggested we have a new one ordered and it will arrive on Monday, and call the same service number for FedEx tracking number Sunday. Just got off the phone with 2 nasty service reps. Nothing can be done, no one can help. Either go purchase one on our own or visit a local branch and ask to borrow one. I thought BOA supported small businesses?! If this is the case, maybe I should go buy a square reader and be done with BOA whom we've done business with for years.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2015

    I have been their customer since 2013 when I come to US. Recently, I got two overdrafts from March and April because my account has problem. I called them so many times, but they said "Unfortunately we can't help you." Also, they said "We don't believe you."

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 3, 2015

    A year ago I open a website with Wix.com, and till now I got no benefit from doing that. So I decided not to renew my subscription. I changed my debit card and got a different number, so I was not worry. I figured that these people will try to collect money but that they were not going to be able to get nothing since I have a different debit card with a different number. These Wix people took $145.00 dollars out of my account to renew my subscription without my authorization, and Bank of America not only gave them the money but they also gave them my new banking information.

    I don’t know what’s going on but I think that this is against the law. How can Bank of America facilitate access to your money so this people can come along and rip you off, and this is not the first time this has happen. Before, Norton took $186.00 dollars out of my account without my authorization and after I had changed my debit card, and it took me almost two weeks before Norton gave me back my money!! I am totally disgusted and cannot believe that people who are supposed to protect you will actually do something like this. Be aware and very careful with Bank of America!

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    Price

    Reviewed May 2, 2015

    I donated to the American Red Cross and that set up a block on my debit. I had to charge my groceries. So they thought that was fraudulent, yet why they were not able to catch fraud activity when my card was stolen a year back and people were making ridiculous purchases?! Never again. Goodbye forever Bank of America!

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    Reviewed May 2, 2015

    This is the worst bank that I've seen with awful customer service. They suddenly froze my account and when I called them, they said I need to bring them some documents and it took them more than 1 hour to just make a copy of that and fix the problem!

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    Reviewed May 1, 2015

    I have been waiting on line to make a deposit for 35 minutes. This is insane - it's now 5 minutes before they close and lines are insane. ATM MACHINES ARE BREAKING DOWN. There are about 15 employees but only 3 that are really working. They should have better customer service, not once has anyone approached the 25 people standing on line to apologize.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 1, 2015

    The family started the process in February 2015 and as of today, May 1, 2015 we have yet to see any money on the closure of our Mothers CD account. It take Bank of America 5 minutes to open an account and take your money, and here we are months later unable to get the money out of the account to settle our estate. We have found the employees to be uneducated on what needs to be done to close an account. We have no recourse but to get the estate attorney involved.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 30, 2015

    Fraudulent charges; mishandled by rude and dishonest BoA fraud personnel. Misapplied funds to close accounts, misapplied payments and double-debited fraudulent charges. Even though BoA personnel investigated and 'saw' exactly my complaint and agreed with me that BoA was in error, FRAUD DEPT REFUSED to make it right. ACCOUNT HAS NOW CLOSE AND I WILL NOT USE BoA EVER AGAIN. I deal with American Express, they know how to properly handle a client.

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    Price

    Reviewed April 29, 2015

    Wow. Worst bank I could bank with!! Regret it so many times. They want to charge you for every little thing. Bank sucks. Don't make the mistake.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2015

    I enter the bank at 5:45 pm and make a line to be serviced by a teller. There's about 15 people on line. When I get to the window, it is 6:08 pm and she advises that because they close the bank at 6 pm, they can't service me. I need a temporary card because I am traveling out of the country next week. And because of the tellers ridiculous service, I don't have one. Unacceptable!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 29, 2015

    On April 28, 2015 at appx 1:30, I visited the 1620 Westchester Ave branch in the Bronx in order to transact business. The line was extremely. There was only one teller working. After about 1/2 hour another frustrated client asked the manager what the problem was and he proceeded to tell her that, "The other tellers were on vacation." Really? For a bank as large as BOA, this is shameful. I waited for over an hour order to complete my transaction. This is far below what satisfactory customer service should be. I will never go to this branch again.

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    Price

    Reviewed April 29, 2015

    It's amazing how Bank of America charges you $35 for overdraft fees, which I'm sure they're getting paid off acct holders from this, but they only have 1/2 tellers in their banking center and 3/4 reps. assisting for other things. I spend 30 min in line.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed April 29, 2015

    Bank of America post items overnight for processing that were for that particular day. Long story short, I posted a check that covered expenses from the weekend because they DON'T process on the weekend. They still charged my account an overdraft fee when the check was deposited. When you post into your mobile device, it clearly indicates any charges that are made will be covered until the check clears. When I spoke to a lady by the name of ** when I saw I had incurred an overdraft fee, she stated she wasn't able to do anything for me. She further infuriated me when I'm trying to let to talk to her and she kept cutting me off. It made me immediately question why exactly I am with this bank.

    To make matters worse, when I finally wanted to talk to the supervisor, I was told she'll give me a call back at some point today. This supervisor name is **. I am so upset about this matter because I have been with this bank for over 5 years and now I am highly disgusted with how I am treated and am looking into this matter more. There's no way you can treat people who've been helping a bank incrementally grow condescending. Furthermore, there must be a commodious objective given as being a part of customer service. I feel like I wasn't even given a chance to speak on the concerns I had with my account.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2015

    I went into Bank of America in Sunland, CA to cash a check that I routinely do every month. The check was for $1,500.00 with my name. The teller put it through the machine 1 time and handed me the money without counting. I am in a rush to pay for my mortgage and I mistakenly forgot to count the money after receiving it from the teller. I shouldn't have to worry about money going missing when receiving it from a bank. I assume it's safe and that I can trust them with transactions but it happened to be that they only gave me $1,200.00 instead of $1,500.00 that is $300.00 dollars less than what I was expecting. Next day I went into the bank to resolve this problem and I spoke with the supervisor at that branch and she told me that they would look into it and give me a call as soon as they are done checking the systems and speaking with the teller.

    Day after speaking with the supervisor, I waited all morning for a phone call from Bank of America. I would assume an issue concerning missing money would be a priority for them to make sure their customers are happy. About 2 pm I decided to go to the bank and see what is happening with the issue. Never received a call from them. I get into the bank and the supervisor had forgotten who I even was and why I was waiting. After speaking with the supervisor, they refused to do anything about the missing money and had not even spoken to the teller regarding the issue. They just said that the books were all balanced and that there is no way for them to investigate and there is nothing that they can do for us anymore.

    Now I am short $300.00 for my mortgage payment and I don't think the bill will understand my situation and apparently the bank doesn't care to even help me out with this problem and look into this matter with a more detailed investigation instead of just looking at a computer screen and repeating back to me the same sentence. Very disappointed in the way Bank of America handles their clients and the money that is being trusted with them. I have had problems in the past with BoA but that's a different story. All in all I am switching banks because I can no longer deal with the incompetent work behaviors and the way they handle problems - not professional at all.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2015

    Less Than One Star! I went to this Bank of America (5744 Stockton Blvd. Sacramento Ca. 95824) today to close my account. Mr. ** was very rude about it. He asked me why I wanted to close my account and told him that I wanted to try Wells Fargo, then said that Bank of america was way better than Wells Fargo. He also said that Bank of America pays his employees very good! Which I don't care!!! Good for them!

    He requested my bank card and as I gave it to him he made a rude remark saying "This card is mine now!" And snatched the card away from me. Then he proceeded to give me my account, a closure receipt and told me to go get the rest of my money out to one of the tellers. As I went to the teller and I handed to her my receipt she asked for my card and I told her that Mr. ** has it. She asked him for it and he yelled "I threw it in the garbage!" And then he went back to do whatever he was doing Like he did not care about it.

    The teller went all the way to his desk to get the card. His behavior is ridiculous and rude. Bank of America I'm very happy that you pay your employees very good according to MR. **. You should also invest in some "customer service training" for your employees!!! Employees like MR. ** MAKE YOUR COMPANY LOOK BAD!!! This is one of the main reasons why I switched to Wells Fargo Bank. Thank you.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2015

    I do a lot of traveling in the Aurora, Naperville, Plainfied area of Illinois and thought it would be good to have an account along my routes. I can definitely mark Bank of America off my list! I went to 2 branches -- Drive thrus are closed; insufficient counter help to handle customer flow, stressed out, upset, emotional employees. The service was so slow because no one is there to just deposit or withdraw - everyone had an issue that needed attention. I was in line for over 30 minutes and when I asked what was up -- Yikes! - like opening the flood gates. Told I could make an appointment or wait over "there" for an hour, go to another branch to get my account opened. It was like a training film on poor customer service.

    What a clueless company. The employees I talked to said their staffing was controlled by a computer program (really?) and leadership wouldn't allow more employees so they had to work short staffed and 6 days, close drive thrus,etc. I can't imagine working in such a miserable, uncaring place and having to face customers under these circumstances. I do sales and customer service training (outside and inside) -- maybe I'll start bringing trainees on a field trip. Got an account at a different bank.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2015

    My mother-in-law recently passed after a long and enjoyable life. At the time of her husbands passing, my wife and I were joint member's on her financial accounts. This arrangement was "blessed" by BofA for the beginning. Upon her passing, we initiated the necessary process and having visited with the local "banker associate" and indicating that we would be closing the accounts as soon as all of her affairs were completed. The local banker indicated that this was customary and if we wanted to leave my mother-in-law associated with the accounts, then it would not be an issue. It wasn't an issue until the Estate unit began sending letters twice a week indicating that we needed to make changes to the "owners" of the accounts, and to do so would require the submission of death certificates for both my mother-in-law and her husband.

    Redundant documentation for something previously provided five years ago for my father-in-law which was the same time as my wife and I submitting signature cards so we could help her manage her life. Now 5 year's later, asking for it again along with another copy of her certificate which we confirmed was in the system. Although the local banker had assured us to ignore the letters, we believe the tactics of the estate unit involved the cancellation of our online privileges. Aside from a little inconvenience, the issue is now over. I closed the account the same day. I will stay with my band and unless forced by no other option, never cross a B of A threshold again.

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    CoverageStaff

    Reviewed April 27, 2015

    I've been with this bank since my senior year of high school and now that I can say I've been with them for officially 4 years, they aren't a great bank for college students. All they do is take your money. Half the time transactions take days to post, even if it's 2 dollars. So if you spent 2 dollars a week ago, forget about it and use up your checking on let's say rent, you are screwed because right after you pay that rent, that's when the 2 dollars will happen to post and you'll be $37 overdrafted (Unless you're immediately contacted/emailed, because they seem seem to not be able to get that right either). It's foolproof, happens almost every time. Ask ANY college student.

    Now, being that you thought you either covered the 2 dollars or thought you were aye okay with the zero dollars in your checkings till your next pay check. *Boom* 72 dollar overdraft because you waited three or more days before paying the 37. Now, you think that they'd be understanding that they did not post the $2 for a solid 4 or 5 days, hence being a bank error, no that's not the case. They blame you for not tracking your spending even though that that is what the online/paper statements are for. So now you're forced to pay the 72 dollars no matter how adamant you are about their mistake.

    I'm usually not a review writer, but I gave this bank one chance right after the next to right their wrongs. But BOA seems to always disappoint. If you're an adult that is financially stable with a career, this is PROBABLY, most likely not, the bank for you. Otherwise, don't choose this bank. IT is NOT the best, go for you college credit union... or any other bank at that.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 26, 2015

    On the evening of 4-25-2015 at about 7:00 PM, I received an alert that there was suspicious activity on my credit card and I was to contact Bank of America Fraud department as soon as possible. I immediately called and was put on hold. I waited over one hour with no one coming to the line. I called customer service and explained the situation. She started to connect me with Fraud when I told her I had waited over an hour for them. She said she would look at my account.

    At first she told me there was nothing amiss. A few seconds later she corrected herself and said there was suspicious activity but it was caught and not charged to my account. She also said I would not be held liable for fraudulent charges to my account. That’s good but I do not want fraud on my account. I have not used that card since September. I still want to talk to a fraud rep and find out where and what is going on. She told me there would be another long wait as they are experiencing a "high call" volume. She must have mentioned this same thing 10 times.

    Why are they getting so many calls on a Saturday evening?? Has BofA allowed our accounts to be hacked? Does BofA purposely wait until weekends or evenings to contact their customers about fraud on their accounts?! So many questions but no answers because another hour on hold received no answer. It is very obvious to me, who has multiple accounts with Bank of America, that they care nothing about their customers. I finally gave up on getting answers from Bank of America. I went back to check my emails and there it is -- A SECOND email sent at 8 PM that there is suspicious activity on the credit card. Bank of America. Please consider me a former customer.

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    Reviewed April 25, 2015

    Hey guys, so I recently got a application from Bass Pro Shop a loan I had got approved on a 12 month interest-free loan. I had signed the contract with clerk. Now Bank of America makes the approval on the loan. Now when I got approved I said, "Great." Signed the contract, make my monthly payments on bill, pay to Bank of america. Now 4 months go by and I am making the minimum payments as I am supposed to. I am 24 years old and I have never been late since I was 18 years old. Now I was out of town for about 6 months in Hawaii for work so I got no mail or nothing. I thought I was doing everything right. Never received a phone call or nothing.

    When I come back home I receive a letter from Bank of America saying they turned me into the credit union for not making the minimum payments?? I question them and show them I have been making the payments. They said, "No." They had charged me interest when it's only been 5 months on a 12 month interest-free loan. They had no comment when I said, "How come you guys decide to charge me interest now after it's been 5 months." Well they gave me the story, "Well, we have no record of a 12 month interest-free loan." However I was with my brother and mom when I signed this contract so somehow there is false advertisement or lack of communication somewhere.

    Now after arguing with them over the phone for the past 4 days talking to them, I paid off the remaining balance. I told them I would no longer ever bank with them again. So what do I get for making my minimum payments? A bad credit score. I don't recommend Bank of America ever again. I have called them numerous times trying to get a hold of the general manager to fix my situation that is not my fault.

    I talk to multiple employees saying they would contact me in 20 minutes. The first time, they said they will call me Sunday when he gets in. 2nd time said, "He will call you in 20 minutes." 3rd time, same story. So I think Bass Pro Shop and Bank of America needs better communication Between Each other. Now since they have sent me a statement of voiding the late fees they are claiming at fault. I am warning people not to get the Bass Pro Shop loan through Bank of America!! I did not want to write this letter but for them giving me a hard time going through all these runarounds not to fix my credit, I think this letter is much needed.

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    Staff

    Reviewed April 24, 2015

    Bank of America debited my account for a 35.00 overdraft fee even though my account doesn't show ever having gone into a negative status. According to banking online my account dropped to .50 cents. The next transaction is a debit from Bank of America for $35.00 and a new account balance of -34.50. An auto deposit was made minutes following. Bank of America boasts a 24 hour window of time that if an account does go into overdraft and a deposit is made within that 24 hour time frame you are not hit with the overdraft fee. Still hey refused to credit my account. The customer support team was unconcerned and burdened by my fretting over the fee.

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    Reviewed April 24, 2015

    Asked for help for manager, were told only one teller works. Elderly people in line with canes. International and Seneca branch management hiding in back.

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    Reviewed April 24, 2015

    Add BofA to our list that we need to take to court... Already have a suit pending for Expedia because of the RAPING and PILLAGING we suffered on that DISASTROUS Cancun trip last December. We contested the OUTRAGEOUS up-charges Occidental Grand Xcaret EMBEZZLED us out of - $1,500 AFTER FULL PAYMENT TO EXPEDIA! (Full gory details on Occidentals TripAdvisor "Taken For a Ride" terrible review.) Sent a letter explaining everything that happened, attached at least 7 pieces of written testimony of other people they victimized through the years, which took HRS. to dig up EVERY review and complaint posted about this Resort. BofA didn't even have the COMMON COURTESY to inform us of their decision to refuse our claim and snatch the money so unexpectedly out of our account!

    One day we were having lunch at a pub when we got a call from our daughter that she was at the gas station and she tried to put gas in her car but her card was DECLINED. Wow! So VERY NICE! We look at our account and realize we have barely anything in it and found out that they had snatched out an amount to the tune of about $1,500 dollars! Just POOF! GONE! That's QUITE the SIGNIFICANT CHUNK of change for ANYBODY! Especially if you're not aware and don't have the time to prepare it or to allow for it. We were FRICKIN' LIVID of course, and demanded that they find a way to put the money back and reinstate the investigation because that was JUST PLAIN WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS!

    We asked them why they took our money without so much as a call. They said, "Oh, well the resort sent us a copy of the signed charge slip and we never received anything regarding your side of the argument. So basically, you guys are responsible..." Ooh HELL NO! I SURE AS HECK DID FAX ALL THAT EVIDENCE! LIKE A WEEK AGO! "Sorry, we never received it..." Well I KNOW FOR A FACT that I stuck around the fax machine and made DAMN SURE it said, COMPLETE! "We suggest you go down to a branch and fax it from there so there is no discrepancy that it was successfully sent and to ensure we get it this time." (They were just trying to sweep this under the rug.) So I do that, call them and made sure it went through.

    I wait ANOTHER week or so, I don't hear from them, CALL AGAIN. They told me that it "can take weeks to process", they'd "prioritize" it, maybe make a few notes, and we should hear from them in about another week. But if we don't, we should call back... Ugh! I KEPT HAVING TO CALL EVERY WEEK FOR MONTHS and each time I have to tell BOTH LONG-ASS STORIES. (Really sick of it) AND they keep feeding us B.S. and stringing us along.

    My husband had finally had it with the runaround and told them, "Look, you guys are supposed to protect your loyal customers from being extorted by criminals. THAT'S YOUR JOB! Its called, PURCHASE PROTECTION! If you are not willing to help us out and you're going to let them get away with this, we are already suing Expedia, so we can easily add you to the list!" Also, my wife is a popular and well-respected TripAdvisor, Yelp, etc., reviewer and blogger with 60,000+ views and 26 "helpful votes" on her review of Occidental. So that comes out to an average of an estimate of $5-10,000 they are losing per "helpful vote" and I'm SURE that there is a good amount of people who read it and who decide not to go, but don't bother to hit the "helpful" vote up.

    That right there is A HECKUVA LOTTA MONEY they are LOSING, and that's NOT EVEN COUNTING the NUMEROUS other complaints boards she has contributed! KARMA! We were basically told we were O.O.O. = On.Our.Own. After displaying disbelief, maybe a little cursing, they slammed the phone on my hubbie! Well folks, here's what I'm going to do: I got TONS MORE Burden of Proof that I collected tonight and I'm going to send it to Corporate attached to ANOTHER letter stating that since they declined to help with this, we will have NO CHOICE but to sue.

    I have ZERO QUALMS about suing them, even if I don't get the money I'm entitled to. I will take GREAT STRIDES to win, just PURELY BASED ON PRINCIPLE ALONE! I'll work hard to Yelp and blog the CRAP out of complaint and boycott forums. We will then leave BofA and go with a company we feel safe with. One who ACTUALLY cares about their clients and who will do their job and protect them! Their name will be included in the disclosure and report I plan on going to the media with, that will BLOW THE LID OFF this shady OPERATION and EXPOSE ALL 3 of these A-HOLES and hold them accountable!

    I really feel strongly that this SCAM has been allowed to continue WAY TOO LONG. I mean it needs to STOP! NOW! And I'm the 1 who's willing to do it... I HOPE IT'S WORTH IT, Bank of America! THERE are WAY, WAY, TOO MANY CROOKED PEOPLE OUT THERE PREYING ON INNOCENT, UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE. It's SICKENING! Always, always, got to be VIGILANT and stay on your toes. You may have gotten away with it for a good while, but the GIG IS UP and the BUCK STOPS HERE!

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    Reviewed April 23, 2015

    Bank of America just took $9.00 out of my savings account without permission, without letting me know that they were going to do that. In some places this is called stealing, but I guess Bank of America has the power to wrap it up more nicely if they call it federal required fee, because I made too many transfers in my savings account. It is ridiculous. I called the bank and nothing happened. Now my savings account has an overdraft fee in it because they took that money out of MY savings account, WITHOUT my permission, and WITHOUT letting me know that they were going to do that. If I knew, I would have closed the account sooner. Please STAY AWAY from these thieves. I am closing all my accounts with them.

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    Reviewed April 23, 2015

    I have come to hate everything about BofA. Many moons ago, back when the world and I were young, I learned how banks work. You are doing the bank a *favor* by depositing your money with them. That is why banks pay you interest, to reward you for doing them the favor of putting your money in their bank. Somewhere along the line BofA (and other mega-banks) seem to have forgotten their roots. The goal now seems to be not only to rip you off, but to make it as excruciatingly complicated and difficult as possible while they're doing it. The poorer you are, and thus the less able to absorb fees, the more they charge you. ATM charges, teller charges, account 'maintenance' charges, paper statement charges, and oh man if you ever want to get your records printed out be prepared to pay $7.00+ per page! Every month they fine and fee me into negative balance, and then they fine and fee me for that.

    I also hate their 'suspicious activity' thing, which they refuse to deactivate. Maybe it works well for some people, but for me it's totally chaotic and unpredictable. I can travel through 4 states with no problem and then it freezes my account because buying a $1 iced tea at the McDonald's a mile from my house is 'suspicious'. This stupid account-freezing crap has left me stranded all night at a closed gas station in the desert and just a few months ago had me calling my friends crying and begging to borrow money for a vet emergency because my card was frozen and I couldn't figure out how to reach a person on BofA's convoluted, rage-inducing phone system. And to top it off they treat me like I'm some sort of infantile moron who can't possibly *really* want that 'feature' deactivated because oh my goodness, then someone might steal the few dollars left in my account before BofA can get their grubby hands on them.

    There's a lot more but I'm supposed to be watching my blood pressure. My advice is stay far, far away from BofA, especially if you're anything less than wealthy.

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    Reviewed April 22, 2015

    Refused to cash a check written on an account they hold after seeing my driver's license. They demanded to see a credit card. They took my credit card and id. They held me hostage for 2 hours and refused to return my cards while they grilled me on what the check was for, who I was, Who wrote the check, why I came to their branch, why I needed the money, why I didn't have an account with them, and so on. Then, a half hour after closing, they kicked me out and said they couldn't verify my parents were the owners of the account.

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    Reviewed April 22, 2015

    Long lines and one teller at the branch at Queen Creek, AZ.

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    Reviewed April 21, 2015

    If you are an adult, working and trying to get banking done - you better take time off to do your banking. BOA close at 4:00 pm; if you've made it to the front door at 3:59 pm look out, they'll clip your toenails to shut the door. If you're trying to close your accounts to move into another bank because you've had it with their rudeness, and general impossible business maze, you best take more time off from work. They will not let you transfer any of your money out on-line unless you have a current credit card or debit card with them. TIP - don't close your credit card out at BOA if you have any money in their system. They won't allow you to do anything on-line without a plastic card.

    If you're naive like me and think you've gotten an answer from someone knowledgeable, think again. You'll have to take even more time from work, because ultimately they will make you drive to one of their bank locations, go through their rude tellers to get anything done. I've been so upset with their services that I have reported these issues to their management and in several "service surveys". Nothing is done. We want out! This bank must think that it's the only bank in town.

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    Reviewed April 21, 2015

    I am victim of job scam; I reported to BoA a day after the incident. BoA however still charged me a fee, closed my account and still threatened to report me to ChexSystems. They care less in investigating any matter. They treated me like **.

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    Reviewed April 20, 2015

    First, let me state that I have been a loyal Bank of America customer for the past 11 years and have previously closed a home loan with the bank. As far as this experience goes, I initially contacted Bank of America last August, when I was beginning to search for a home. I was put in touch with Mrs. ** in your home loans department and we discussed and obtained a pre-approval letter in relatively short order. It took until February for us to locate a property that we were happy with to make an offer and, as of February 21st, we had completed the purchase agreement and negotiated a final price. Upon completion of this, I notified ** of the details and provided the initial documentation needed to obtain a specific pre-approval letter, which was delivered the following week.

    During the process of arranging for the pre-approval letter, I had discussed with ** that the property we were attempting to purchase was located in a community that was mostly rental units. According to ** and every communication I or my realtor had with her from this point on, she maintained that obtaining a loan on this property was doable, despite the ownership ratio, and would be processed as a conventional uninsured loan, as is stated on all of the approval/pre-approval letters obtained from her. The condition that was placed on this was that we needed to put a down payment of more than 25%, which we were able to meet. It was her assertion at this time that if the 25% requirement was met, then the fact that nearly 80% of the units are rentals would not be a problem for loan approval.

    The loan documents were sent and signed, along with the additional requested documentation from me, by the first week of March. This is where we start to encounter problems with the process. First, I have found throughout the process that **, the loan processor, was routinely unavailable and did not reply to either email or phone inquiries. This made it incredibly difficult to provide the documentation requested, as documents that ** said were needed was contradicted by information available on the mortgage status website. Further, the requirements for several of the documents is needlessly vague. For example, the statement that a detailed and satisfactory piece of evidence has no meaning without stating what is considered detailed and satisfactory, perhaps with an example. Regardless, I made several attempts to contact ** to resolve these issues to no avail.

    As such, I provided the best I was able to address these requests and was informed by ** that she was following up and checking the status every day. With the closing date set for March 31st, both my realtor and I were starting to wonder why we had heard nothing from the bank as of March 25th. So, we called and found that ** had no more information available and we escalated to discuss the status with Mr. **. His efforts did help to resolve that the condominium approval department had decided they could not do a limited review of the project, due to incorrect information in the assessors' report. This decision was reached on the 9th of March and was never communicated to myself or my agent.

    Further, this department had gone to the homeowner's association to retrieve the documentation they needed. When they discovered there was a fee for these documents, they notified no one and did not obtain them until the 27th of March, when I was forced to go and pay for the documents so they could review them. As of our original closing date, March 31st, we had still heard nothing except that they were reviewing the project still.

    Our answer on this came April 1st, saying they could not approve the project. I received a phone call from ** at 1:30 PM to inform me of this and to ask for permission to attempt an exception to this decision. On April 2nd, at approximately 9:30 AM, she called to inform me that the exception had been denied. As a result of this, I am now out several hundred dollars in fees associated with inspections and documents and all that Bank of America has been willing to do was refund the appraisal fee, without any consideration for the trouble they caused in the whole process.

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    Reviewed April 18, 2015

    My mom deposited 3 checks inside the branch with ** only to find out later a adjustment was made on her account because one of the check is lost, not any check-- an IRS tax refund check. After talking to the assistant manager **, tellers Does NOT verify the deposit total, if there is an error adjustments will be made at the end of the day. Now the funny thing is that ** actually added the checks and wrote #3 on the receipt. So when we asked the manager to look at the cameras, maybe he dropped it somewhere or it fell somewhere, he said he didn't have the access to the videos and have to request for the video. And on top of that ** said they didn't write the 3 on there. How would he know that if he didn't even look at the videos.

    As my mom stood around and watch ** take other deposits, He added the checks for all deposits to verify which I think that's the right way of doing business. As she pointed out to ** what ** is doing, all ** can say is "I don't know what happened to your check, we have to wait for the research." Not sure why Bank Of America have tellers if at least the ATM will verify your deposits, because apparently the tellers are not suppose to. And why have managers if they don't have access to anything, and only knows how to say "I don't Know"!

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    After a positive interaction with Bank of America, Jose increased their star rating on May 5, 2015.

    Updated review: May 5, 2015

    The bank solved the problem.

    Original Review: April 18, 2015

    By mistake I transfer money online from savings to a credit card account instead of to the checking account. The credit card account has zero balance, I called right away to have the money transferred back. After several phone calls and visits to the local branch I still don't have my money. A month has passed and I need the cash to run my business. This is creating a big hardship and my bank doesn't seems to care. They can't even say when the check was mailed!

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    Reviewed April 17, 2015

    I went into a branch to send money to Malaysia fast. I gave the banker the information they requested. I was asked to verify that my information, recipient information and amount by signing the form. I signed the form because information was correct. I received a sheet of paper which is apparently their policy stapled to copy of paper I signed as I was leaving. It was not given to me prior to signing or explained to me. I asked when will the money be available and she said 2-3 days. I was under the impression everything was all set. 2 days later I received what looked like a receipt that the transaction had taken place.

    Later that day I received a call from the banker stating the transaction was not completed and they need more information such as recipient's date of birth, country of citizenship, passport number. I asked why they didn't ask for this before because if I had known it would be such a hassle and not faster I would've had the money hand delivered by a family member due to go there in near future. They said they weren't aware that compliance department would ask for this additional information.

    I called customer service and they originally blamed Malaysian bank for asking for additional information. Malaysian bank confirmed it was not them requesting their client's information. Bank of America customer service then admitted it was them and that a hold had been placed on transfer. I asked to have my money returned and they said they would not return or complete the transfer until they received the information they requested even though it is my money that I want returned to me. I asked what happens if I don't get the information, they said my money just sits there until they do get the information.

    I think racial profiling is also involved in this situation as the person I was sending the money to has a Muslim name. I have talked to others and they haven't come across these issues. They said their process was rather simple. Is this how Bank of America makes money by tricking and "holding" onto their client's money? They are certainly not protecting me from anything such as fraud. What can I do?

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed April 16, 2015

    I had a checking account for years with Bank of America (BOA). I closed my account because they were taking $12 out a month. Days later I returned an item from a retailer which was then credited to a closed account. 2 weeks later Instead of reaching out to me BOA waited for me to call to ask where my money was. Originally they said they didn't have it and the retailer had it, which little to my knowledge was not true. I waited a little longer for the money to be mailed. I reached out to BOA and they explained they in fact had the money and that a file needed to be claimed. Why it needed to be claimed is a mystery but I did anyway. They told me I would receive notice of my claim and the money would be mailed soon after. No claims letters were mailed to me nor any money.

    At about 2 months since the return was verified my parents told me they had a dispute with the bank over funds that matched mine exactly. I contacted the bank and was told the original claim was canceled and another would have to be filed. So I told them my address which they had, my phone number, which they had, and filed another claim. To make sure that the claim was filed, I went to the bank in person and asked to speak with the manager - appointment was made in advanced. I show up on time and the manager has a conflict with another appointment. So I speak with someone who is not the manager who then calls claims center to see what is happening. The new claim was never filed. Attempt 3 was made to file a claim and I am currently awaiting a response which should take about 10 business days to be processed and sent.

    Things I have left out: Each time I called I was sent to different never being explained why or where I was being sent. One time they sent me in a circle of call centers making me end up where I began. The account the money was sent was my father who was not attached to that closed account. Each time I called I received different answers where my money went. They told me they sent it to my previous address. They told me they sent it to my current address. Both were not the case. Approximately 5 hours of call time and in person these interactions took place.

    Some people may not ever experience this happen to them. But the point is this - if you ever have issues with your money, they can hardly be trusted. It had been 2 months and I have yet to receive any money. At this point I am not sure I will. If I don't I will have to take them to small claims court which would be unfortunate because it would cost me more money. This could have all been avoided if they would have forwarded a check to me or rejected the funds and sent them back to the retailer. I do not know why my parents were involved has still not been explained. There have been other bad experiences but this was the worst. If you take away anything from my review it should be this. Do not open or keep open an account with this corporation. You never know when they might start taking money from you or keeping money from you.

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    Reviewed April 15, 2015

    The atm at my branch ate my deposit. I went into the branch and called customer service to file a dispute. The customer service dispute agent said they would give me credit that day. The next day no credit and i have to wait 10 days for an investigation of the banks atm mistake. I am out over ten thousand dollars and will not be able to pay mortgage. They do not own their own atm's at B of A branches. I have to wait until the owner of the atm makes the investigation of the deposit i make in my llc every month. I am going to cancel all my B of A accounts. Over and over i have made excuses for B of A. This is the final straw. Do not open an account with them. Cancel what accounts you have before they use your money. Their procedures are from another century.

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    Reviewed April 15, 2015

    It has taken over a month to secure a loan for a used auto purchase and if it had not been for me requesting information or assistance throughout the process, I never would have been contacted by BoA. Here are a list of my problems: (1) No followup on payment dates took 15 days to pay off original owner loan. Then took 10 days after that to pay me the balance. (2) Loan package includes documents that on phone employees state are no longer used. (3) No one assigned to the loan that I can communicate with about receiving title from original lender.

    (4) Last they advised it could be 30-45 days before I receive the title once it is paid for. So nothing illegal, nothing hostile, no extreme loan rates, just absolute apathy and lack of concern for the customer. I am a BoA customer for other services and have had no problems but the lending section is an absolute disaster and just does not care about the client. (5) Reply of we cannot control when you receive title to the vehicle from lender but make payment on scheduled date. (6) No return calls when promised.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed April 15, 2015

    I paid off my entire balance of my B of A credit card, which was $3,237.74. Afterward, I accrued a balance of $26.04 in interest from the previous balance and had a minimum payment due of $26.00 (which I wasn't aware of yet). Toward the end of the billing cycle I had to use the card for a trip. Upon return 13 April, I checked the balance and scheduled a payment for its entirety, $522.11, for 2 days later on payday. 2 days later I find out I have a $25 late fee because I didn't pay the $26 for a $26.04 balance by the 12th, WHEN I PAID $3,237.74 THE LAST FREAKING MONTH AND ANOTHER $522.11 THAT DAY!!

    I called customer service and was told that I missed the 12 April (arbitrary) deadline. I asked him if they are willing to lose a good customer over $25 and the guy said there is nothing he can do about it but send in a request to whom, no one knows. And THEN GET THIS, I SHOULD CALL BACK AND WASTE MY TIME AFTER TODAY'S PAYMENT POSTS TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE!! THEN WHAT IS HIS REQUEST DOING??? ** B of A. I have other cards and other accounts.

    These idiots aren't the product of our modern economic system, they are the perpetrators of it. Glad the bailouts were worthwhile. Too big to exist and not my first bad experience with a crappy bank. I'll still with USAA!!! And even Citi treats me pretty dang good!!! Forget Bank of America, they don't seem to like Americans very much and I'm a combat veteran so that means something to me.

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    Reviewed April 15, 2015

    I brought several hundred dollars worth of change to be deposited into my account over 5 weeks ago and it is still not there. I have made numerous phone calls and went back to the branch where I brought the money and was told they are looking into it and there is nothing else I can do! So BOA doesn't have to be responsible for our money anymore? I am currently unemployed and have bills to pay. Now what? This is ridiculous. After/if I get my money I am closing my account and going elsewhere!

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    Reviewed April 14, 2015

    I've banked with BOA since 08 and I know when I get over drafted but my account is negative $25 bc BOA over drafted me 35$. Obviously I had $10 in my account! I REFUSE TO PAY $25 to Bank of America! I called them again and told them to cancel my account but the guy was a huge ** and gave me an attitude. ** that, I'm not paying it! After all the money you guys get from me, forget about it! What a horrible bank. I knew I should have canceled with them a long time ago. I'm getting married in 2 weeks, I need all the $ I can get, not charged for something that didn't happen! DON'T BANK WITH BOA.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 13, 2015

    BOA shut my husbands business bank account down today for NO disclosed reason. They didn't even have the decency to even call and tell him they were going to close his account down. He found out while his secretary was trying to reorder checks. Apparently they can just close your account down for no reason and not legally have to disclose anything to you. No we do not owe the IRS or child support or anyone for that matter any money. Just for no reason they shut it down.

    When he called they said we will mail you a check in 8-10 days with no explanation. When he went to the nearest BOA location they pulled account up, it said call this number. Banker called, they told them same thing. UNREAL!! He has a business to run which he also has his credit card machine with BOA so of course now he cant do any business. So these IDIOTS at BOA can just shut peoples business's down for NO REASON and its legal. This just blows me away. I will be going tomorrow to shut down our other two bank accounts which I have had one account for over 25 years. My family will all be shutting theirs down too. But unfortunately they wont care. WE are all just a number to BOA, not real people.

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    Staff

    Reviewed April 13, 2015

    I frequent the Malden Massachusetts branch quite often because I work in Malden and it is convenient. There is always a line, reason being, they do not have enough help. The line of people is always out the door. In the meantime, you have a greeter and other personnel meandering around. I always have to leave. Now, having been in banking and a teller, I can honestly say that when I worked in a branch office, there was no LESS than 4 tellers behind the line to make sure there was never a ridiculous line. Bank of America has to get on the ball and either get more help, or have the manager of that particular branch get his act together. Something has to be done about this! I am sure I am not the only one with this complaint. I live in Stoneham, MA and the branch here is wonderful, except they close at 4 PM everyday. This bank needs to cater to the consumers needs a LOT more.

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    Reviewed April 13, 2015

    I originally set up an account for online payment of credit card uses. Standard info... routing number, account number. Used the card a few times and always paid before payment was due. On March, 2015, all that information was suddenly null and void and I get information that I HAD to print off and SEND IN an authorization. Never missed a payment, always paid ahead of due date, and always using the established information. To their credit they allowed me to pay via phone for March. I went to pay for a small purchase for April. Same thing. They still had the account as needing authorization... mind you, the previous payments were paid from the exact same account.

    I decided to delete the existing account, suspecting they couldn't possibly be that stupid and that it must be a computer glitch. Instead, the account is COMPLETELY LOCKED!! This was the last straw! Called their support number and they asked all the same questions that were there in their record, answering them in the exact same way as listed. I paid the amount off in full and immediately closed the account. These people will go to any length to try and collect fees. A definitely crooked and dishonest way of doing business. What the heck? They talk to the customer from a listed phone number, answered all the security questions correctly, have all the correct banking information... what kind of stupidity exist that allows a bank to be so damned arrogant and ignore good sense. I had decided to try BOA in spite of the repeated terrible press, thinking they HAD to better now. How wrong I was.

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    Reviewed April 10, 2015

    I'm incredibly disappointed in Bank of America. I deposited a check paid to me which was then subsequently returned and I was charged a fee because of the returned check. When I contacted customer service, The answer was that I have to go after the person making the check to get the fee back. Absolutely ridiculous money making scheme. Very very disappointed in Bank of America.

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    Reviewed April 10, 2015

    Have 2 cards (unfortunately) with BofA as one card of MBNA bought by BofA. Have had both cards since 1995. Relatively no trouble. However, end of Feb 2015- beginning of March 2015 they did a "system upgrade". It threw our cards into chaos. Have made repeated calls to their tech support and have been told that the system upgrade affected "old accounts" and they were working on the glitch.

    We had scheduled 5 months advance payments on both cards, and when the "upgrade of the system" went into place it cancelled all scheduled payments and then we received past due notices, then late fees. Phone calls have corrected the late fee issue "as it is entirely our fault" and they have taken payment scheduled "outside the online banking system while we try and correct the issue with the online banking". This has now been going on since February 18, with weekly Sunday calls to their advanced tech department as they tell us that we are not the only ones and they are trying to straighten things out. What the? They need to hire a 4 year old and get the system up and running properly.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2015

    Closing accounts because they lost my ID in their files?!? Without no notice they closed my checking and saving! I realized it when I swiped my debit at a grocery store! Through online I made my BOA credit card payment too the same day! They fixes the accounts, then closed the credit card for returns!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 9, 2015

    Attempted to consolidate my elderly mother's funds to be able to pay for care so that we could pay caregivers that help her in her own home rather than have her go to a nursing home. She is 95 years old. We went with her to the bank to put checks in to consolidate her funds to make it easier to pay the staff who would now help her around the clock and also help manage her funds as she was not computer savvy and she kept making mistakes and missing deadlines. She had her SS card and a recent photo ID from her seniors’ transportation service to show them. The people at the bank stated that she needed a state approved ID card and what she had was not acceptable. Some of us came from out of town to help and the bank people said they would not help and we would just need to come back another day.

    We called a bank that we had taken funds out of earlier that day and they agreed to deposit all the funds. This Bank Of America in East Meadow or Levittown had people who were haughty, rude, demanding and pushy. They went so far as to contact the county and say that the funds were being taken from an elderly person. This seems to be the work of a know-it-all bank and they seem to be upset that they let the deposit slip from their hands. Greedy and pushy to say the least.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2015

    Five months ago I closed my Bank of America savings account and asked if that would affect my free checking. They said no, and that my checking would continue to be free. I don't use the account often, so when I looked recently and saw that I had five, $12 monthly service charges I was pretty frustrated. When I called, they informed me that I could only have one charge refunded, then that I could actually have three refunded, but not all five. When I explained the situation they emphasized that this all could have been avoided if I were more responsible with my finances and had checked my account earlier.

    While this is true, I had trusted the B of A associate I spoke to when I called five months ago, and had no reason to suspect that they would have misinformed me. So much for trusting them! To top it all off, the manager I spoke to told me he would put me on hold and see if he could get approval from someone else. After waiting on hold for 20 minutes, the line went dead. I closed my account with B of A yesterday.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2015

    I deposited a $500 check using my mobile device. Usually when you make a mobile deposit, the funds are available the next business day. This time, Bank of America placed a hold on my funds for 5 days. Customer service would not provide an explanation for the hold and wouldn't lift it. I have been a loyal B of A customer for 10 years, but now I am RUNNING AS FAST AS I CAN TO CHASE!!!

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    Reviewed April 9, 2015

    Bank of America will start asking for ID for cash deposits. This is ridiculous. I will have to show ID every time I want to deposit money into my sons account. I'm sure they will follow Chase and then say they won't receive cash deposits unless its your own account. Their excuse is they are trying to stop money laundering. This is just a scheme for people to have to open an account and hope that they rack up fees. They will ask you to open the account, deposit the funds in your account and then go online and transfer it. They don't have any accounts that don't charge you a fee unless you either maintain a minimum or have direct deposit. I don't want an account with them and don't want to be forced into opening one either.

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    Reviewed April 8, 2015

    We had medical issues and voluntarily returned rv. While in negotiations to pay they took all our money from savings and checking, leaving us 200.00 and incoming bad checks for over 6,000.00 including irs bill. They took 21,000.00 with no advance warning and we were trying to work out a settlement to pay them and our bills. Forcing us into bankruptcy when all could have been paid.

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    Reviewed April 8, 2015

    All I can say is please don't go in the 6120 W Maple Rd West Bloomfield Township, MI branch if you want to cash a check, or if you may want to open a business account. On top of that the lobby was empty. I'm not sure if it was because I was African American or not I was told to go down the street to another branch someone could help me down there??? The manager was with another customer and they could probably help me over there?? Let's just say I was shocked taken back by that statement.

    I didn't have time to really see if the manager would be available in an hour or not.. So I'm saying it now. I normally don't pull the race card but I know that was some bull crap. I used to be a teller a long time ago, and I don't believe that was the proper protocol in handling the customer. Had to get that out so others will know about this particular branch.. By the way the other branch was much better in handling my situation. If I was thinking I should have recorded it, because it was unreal really.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2015

    Bank of America is by far the worst bank. Not only did they charge me one month $30 because I transferred money in between my own accounts, but this also happened: I made purchase for $605. 2 days later, I see another pending transaction on my account for another $605. I contacted the merchant, they said they only charged me once. So I contacted BOA, and they quickly saw their mistake and cancelled the pending additional transaction, and opened up a claim and refunded me the additional $605.

    Flash forward a few weeks, I get a letter in the mail from them stating they are withdrawing $605 from my account. So after calling them, they are now trying to say I was only charged once and they shouldn't have refunded me the money and since the 2nd transaction was only pending when it was cancelled, they couldn't see that mistake. So now I am being double charged for a transaction I only made once and BOA won't give me my money back. So I'm out $605 because they are stealing it out of my account for a mistake that they made.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2015

    I went to Bank of America Pittsburgh, by Leland and railroad. This is my second and last time I came here, it is taking me almost an hour to get out from there, only 2 cashiers and lot of people in line, more than 20. This bank should appreciate more their customers and hire more cashiers instead of firing them. It is a shame that been one of the big banking institutions in this country, they provide this poor customer service.

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    Reviewed April 3, 2015

    Have been underemployed for three years, well below poverty level and they take $6.00 of my money, my check is drawn on their bank. To add to that they require my finger print even though I have my ID. They are stealing my money and I'm the one treated like the criminal. Worst bank ever!!!

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    Reviewed March 31, 2015

    After 8 years banking I am closing my account. Charging 12 USD monthly fees without acknowledging me is too much! Bye bye BOA! I'll take my money elsewhere! Never ever BOA!

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    Reviewed March 31, 2015

    BOA is sooo ** slow. If you gonna start an account go to chase. They give you $150 bucks free for choosing their bank and I bet they're not sooo ** slow and lazy pieces of ** !!

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    Reviewed March 26, 2015

    I recently opened an account with Bank of America in the Atlanta Downtown area on Peachtree Street. The bank officer who opened the account for me was the bank manager named **. I opened the checking account with him and was given the wrong routing and account number. Actually, I was given someone else's routing and account number. In addition, I was sent a debit card with the wrong name on it. When I tried to straighten it out with my debit card, I was charged five dollars for a mistake that was initially theirs and then was sent another debit card with the wrong name on it. I put in the paperwork for direct deposit with the wrong routing number and my money has been going to the wrong account.

    This is how I found out I had the wrong account number when my money was going to another person's account. Although, they did reimburse my money, again this week, my money will be getting deposited into someone else's account and I have to again get the situation straightened out until my direct deposit is cancelled from my company that I work for. I hate this bank and that damn manager named ** who opened my account. That employee is careless, rude, and inconsiderate. This says a lot about Bank of America and the banking practices they have inherited.

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    Reviewed March 25, 2015

    I received an email from Bank of America saying that my account was overdue. I called to find out what they were talking about since I was always paying my bills on time and they told me there had been a glitch in the system and my address was changed back to my old address so I did not receive the statement, but they continue saying I was charged a late fee of $25 and interest changes and they could not waive those charges even though they admit it was their fault not mine. I ask to speak with a supervisor who gave the same story just adding statement are available online even though I never signed up for online statement and I always got paper statement from them. I think they do this kind of things on purpose to charge fees to people. Stay away from Bank of America. They don't deserve honest paying people. Give your money to somebody that deserve them. They are horrible. Worst service ever!!!!

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    Reviewed March 24, 2015

    I suspected suspicious activities on my account and so did bank of america. At least that's what the lady told me when I called. Why didn't she put a block on my account so no further fraud transactions were made or the customer service representative that I spoke to after her.

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    Reviewed March 23, 2015

    For some reason when I go to use the inside banking at Bank of America there is no more than 2 tellers no matter how many customers there are. This not what I considered as convenience banking. I will be switching if something doesn't improve.

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    Reviewed March 21, 2015

    I made a deposit in a hurry. I had more money in my account than I thought. The teller started acting funny and then reversed my $200 deposit that day. The police wouldn't get involved because it wasn't $976. Or more. Lmao B of A Management sent me a blank paper that said photocopy as their proof. Idk what to do. I been putting so much time into this little $200. I can only wonder how many people have had this happen and just given up on getting it back :(

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 19, 2015

    BoA's customer service is absolutely terrible. l have been trying to contact their customer service and I simply can't contact them. I called different number at first to find out my account number to set up me Bill Pay and the 16 year girl that picked up the phone didn't even know what she was talking about. I am very disappointed that I can't even get my account number by calling.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2015

    It absolutely astonishes me when I meet an individual in a business environment who is completely inept and under qualified for their position. Surely institutions such as Bank of America have the ability and resources to hire and train talented individuals who are capable of conducting themselves in a civilized, professional manner while adhering to company policy and standard operating procedures. NOT TODAY MY FRIENDS!

    I went into a Bank of America, branch located at 7702 FM 19060, Suite 102, East Humble, TX. Phone 281-812-3500 with the intent of simply cashing a Business Check that had been sent to me, drawn on their check stock by one of their customers. I supplied the teller with two forms of identification. I was never asked if I was a Bank of America customer and I didn't feel the need to inform them either way. A Branch Manager named ** was called to approve the transaction and after several minutes without any eye contact she pushed my identification and check back through the teller cage slot and informed me that she was unable to authorize it. She went on to say, "Go to your bank and have them negotiate the check." I have never heard that phrase as a customer before and did not understand why a third party would need to be involved in cashing a check drawn on a Bank of America account!

    I am in a Bank of America location holding THEIR instrument and they are refusing to cash a check from THEIR customer!! I asked ** if she could explain her decision but for some reason she couldn't find the words. She just kept telling me to take it to my bank and have them negotiate it!! I stood there in utter disbelief that she was treating me so rudely and was that she was unable to articulate her reason for her decision or demeanor for that matter. I asked if she would be kind enough to call our mutual customer to authenticate the check. Her response was "Not today I wont."

    I stated 3 times.. This is your instrument, written by one of your customers and for some reason you are unable to give me any kind of explanation why you can't cash it: why is that? I wasn't angry. I wasn't rude. I simply couldn't understand WHY she was being so unreasonable, unhelpful and just plain nasty. She gets more bizarre. The most egregious move she made was grabbing my forearm and moving me towards the front door!! I'm a 56-year-old businessman and this bank manager is pushing me towards the front door!!! You can't make this ** up!

    Once more, she conducted herself in this manner in front of at least 12 other guests waiting in line and sitting in the waiting area. I left the lobby and decided to call her on my cell phone in an attempt to get some type of explanation. When she came on the line I identified myself and again asked her for an explanation. I asked if the account had insufficient funds. She said no. I said I know that the tellers have direct electronic access to all accounts and asked if their system was down. She said no. I said that I deserve a reasonable and credible reason why she denied cashing the check. To my utter disbelief she said (Wait for it!!!) YOU ARE NOT A CUSTOMER, I DON'T NEED TO GIVE YOU ANY REASON. I asked her what made her think I wasn't a customer? I said it doesn't matter in the least if I'm a customer or not, it's imperative that a company employee treat everyone who comes through the front door with the utmost respect and courtesy. I added that I thought her area Supervisor along with Board of Directors and corporate office might be interested in her attitude.

    The success and future of any business including a banking is contingent on not only taking care of valued customers but securing new customers. In my opinion ** rudeness and lack of customer service is a detriment to her employer.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed March 18, 2015

    BoA closed my account because they said I broke an agreement made between me and BoA. The disclosure they read to me mentioned account was closed because of I did not maintain a direct deposit in the account. The main account did have direct deposit set up but not the second account as of yet. I found out when I was making a purchase the merchant said the transaction failed and she was instructed to keep the card. After a number of calls to BoA no one could give me a direct answer... all they said was they had the right not to give me answer as to why they closed the accounts. I told a customer service representative... "What if I was out of state and you closed my account without just cause?" Totally appalled at the service I received at this bank. So sad and disappointing. I was able to get my money out of the accounts.

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    Customer ServiceStaffReliability

    Reviewed March 18, 2015

    For a while, I have been getting a message from Bank of America when I log in online stating that my account might be restricted if I do not verify my current residence and restore my services. The message goes on to say our records indicate you are a citizen of a country that the subject of comprehensive economic sanction. I went and met a banker few weeks ago. He told me that our record shows that you are a US citizen, but your wife is not a US citizen and that why you are seeing the message. He advised me to close my joint account and I did. However, the message continued to come up every time I log in. So I went back to the bank and another banker asked me to bring my US passport so he can make copies of it and submit it to the systems. I do not know why he asked me for a copies of my passport but that what he did.

    Today I went to the bank with my US passport. When I walked in, I tried to cash some money but my debit card was not working and the teller told me my account was frozen and I cannot make any transactions. I went to meet a banker to lift the restriction on my account. The banker happened to be the same banker who asked me to close my joint account, and he started asking me if I am getting deposits from overseas, and if I transfer money overseas, just very weird questions... I asked him what do you mean , do you see any thing wrong with my deposits and withdrawals. I told him I am a US citizen, I go to work, get my paycheck deposited, and pay my rent and my student loan like anyone else and I asked him why he is asking these questions. Anyway, I had to deal with a series of incompetent bankers who were not able to answer any of the basic questions I posed and were harassing me and asking me unjustified questions.

    I asked them why they have me in the system as a US citizen. How come they are asking me now to verify my citizenship by bringing a US passport? A banker got on the phone with someone in deposits, and the guy started asking me which country are you originally from? I told him I have my US passport and it right in front of your eyes, why does it matter where I am originally from? I asked them if they have any forms that ask customers where they are originally from. I asked them why they asked me to close my joint account then. I asked them why my other banks did not ask me to verify my citizenship. Every time I asked someone for evidence or a reason, they leave me waiting and come back in 20 minutes. My last banker did not come back until I left.

    I am still bothered by the mistreatment I have been subjected to. You have me in the system as a US citizen. You asked me for my passport, I bring it to you. Then you started asking me about where I am originally from. This is true customer abuse. I asked that my account be closed and tomorrow I will pick a check with my balance and open an account with a bank that does not subject me to abuse.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed March 17, 2015

    On February 27, 2015 I went to BoA to make an ATM cash deposit. I withdrew $800 out of my other card and I attempted to make a deposit onto my BoA account. As the ATM was taking my money the slot closed after it took in $760 and left $40 that were not taken in. After that the ATM displayed a message saying that all of my "Cash could not be accepted, please insert all of your cash." So I attempted to put the $40 into the ATM but the slot did not open and the ATM froze. I was waiting at the ATM to see if it will spit out my money back but it did not. The next message from ATM was "Thank you for banking with BoA." I reinserted my card to see how much money was counted by the ATM but my account did not reflect any deposits. I went online and there also was no deposits pending. I then called customer service but it was late and it was closed.

    I called BoA at 7 am as soon as they opened and filed a claim. Since I just opened my account they told me that money will be made available to me within 10 days. I called every 2-3 days and there was nothing done with my claim. After 11 business days I received a message that my money will not be given to me because there was no extra cash found in the ATM. I called BoA again so they review the cameras. They confirmed that they have a record of me swiping my card and they can see that I am at the ATM but they still declined my claim.

    I called the branch manager myself and he informed me that the claims department never contacted him regarding my claim. Last night I researched what people do when things like this happen and to my surprise I learned that is very usual for BoA to steal people's money. I called the claims department again, of course just to learn that my claim was denied for the third time "because the extra money was not found." So where is my money? Since this was my first transaction with the ATM card I am afraid that there may be some disconnection between my card and the ATM? I'm trying to think of all possible ways.

    The guy I spoke to in the claims department told me I can file a police report, which I will if I have to but I really just want to get my money back, and as soon as I do I am closing my account. I have few thousand dollars available on my account and I check my balance every day to make sure they don't steal anymore of my money. I will take it all out as soon as I get to the bank. Mind you, I only had this account opened for less than a month...

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    PricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed March 17, 2015

    We subscribed email alert for our checking account so that it sends email if it's below $25. It has happened so many times we got the email alert after 3 days. We've been charged late fees. First, it seems a technology issue but later if you think twice, it should be strategic for it to charge the customer money.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed March 17, 2015

    This bank is as ** as anything can be. Their credit card personnel are confused and they just want to rip people off their hard money. Pls go with credit unions cause they stealing your money. YOU Call THEN THEY GIVE YOU Stupid Suggestions - ALL invalid. I'll be after them. This I get justice. The least chance I have I'll tell people about the scam.

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    Reviewed March 15, 2015

    I've been a Bank of America customer for over 5 years. I recently got scam for over $10,000 and I've been contacting their fraud department everyday but never got answer. Bank of America failed to do a proper investigation to get my money back.

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    Reviewed March 15, 2015

    January 27th I made a cash deposit of 1600 dollars and the atm only counted 300. I called the number on the atm and they credited my account for the 1300. Today I deposited 1000 dollars and they take it!! I get online trying to figure out why and they had removed the credit! Now I know ATMs have cameras. I am pissed, this is now 2300 dollars they have stolen for me. Are there any lawyers out there good at dealing with these things?? I have heard this is common with this bank and even though it's not a huge amount of money I refuse to not do anything about it. Please email me at ** if you know a good lawyer in the Dallas area.

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed March 13, 2015

    Their lender at an Irvine Branch reviewed 2 years of my tax return, credit, 2 months bank statements, verification of employment and W2 and everything else. He said I would absolutely have no problem and I am approved and my loan is set to go. He said I make more than enough to qualify for the loan. After waiting two months and a great rate, they rejected my loan. None of my information had change and there was no surprises. The Loan officer simply had lied. It was truly the worth experience I have gone through. He filled up the application, got every piece of my income and information and then just disappeared. Two months later, I got a letter from Bank of America that they had rejected my loan. Bank of America is truly the worth.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2015

    When I opened my BofA business accounts I was sold on adding Bank of America Merchant Services, because 1) the rates per transaction appeared more affordable at 2.3%, and 2) signing up with this service meant that I didn't have to pay $25+ a month per business account. Fast forward a few months, I try to understand all of the extra fees associated with having Bank of America Merchant Services. They can tell you that they charge 2.3% per transaction, but they aren't able to tell you how much Visa and Mastercard will bill you per transaction. I tested my reader out and charged $1, I was billed $2.71 from Visa, and 2 cents to BofA. Square and Paypal take on these costs when they bill you a flat rate of 2.9% per transaction.

    BofA sells this product, even though they are in no way affiliated with Merchant Services. And they know NOTHING about the product, the rates, the cancellation policy or the 5 year contract they're encouraging you to sign for. The bank managers claim the rate is lower than any other device, and it’s beneficial to have it linked to your business account. Long story short, after trying this product and being billed $100 annual fee, I decided I no longer wanted to use it. And I was under the impression that I had the option to cancel, because that's how the product was sold to me by a Bank of America Merchant Services sales associate. I call to cancel this product, and they tell me it will be $500 to terminate the product, and the only way to avoid this fee is just not using the product for the remainder of the contract period.

    I say fine, I stop using the product and I close my bofa business accounts. A month later I receive a letter in the mail for a bill for $502 stating I owe them money. I call to inquire what this was about and they claim they tried to bill me $2, and were unable to collect, so they terminated my account. I asked "When did you contact me about the $2?” and they said "NEVER", and they decided to close my account because they couldn't take the money from an open account. What kind of BS is that? I never asked them to close my account, and they state the only way to remove the fee and re activate my account is by paying the $502. As if I would pay that money and continue doing business with these thieves. SHAME on Bank of America Merchant Services. And SHAME on Bank of America for selling their AWFUL services to their customers.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2015

    I called on March 9, 2015 to ask how to reset my EDD/BOA card email address to reset a password due to being locked out of that email. A young foul mouthed man that said his name was **, would not listen, shut me down and then when I FINALLY ASKED FOR A MANAGER, HE PUT ME ON HOLD 14 MINUTES and then hung up on me.

    I TOOK A PICTURE WITH MY PHONE DUE TO IT WAS CONNECTED TO MY CAR, YOU CAN SEE THE PHONE NUMBER AND HOW MANY MINUTES I was on hold. BOA disgusts me. By not properly teaching their employees about customer service, don't you know it's the customers that make your bank run. I called back after I was hung up on and when I asked to speak to a manager once again a young lady by the name of Ms. ** also hung up. So I am sending this, hopefully to find out how to change my email address, I can't log on.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2015

    I ** hate BOA and their high as over draft fees 5 dollars. They charge 35 dollars for the smallest **. Who has money to keep paying 35 dollars all the time. I don't understand why they just won't decline the cards. People have money problems.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2015

    Bank of america allowed husband to cash checks made out to me. He was able to deposit and withdraw my checks without my signature. Two checks were for $50,000. There should be some safe guards at bank to prevent husbands from cheating spouses like this. He was able to go "on line" and move money in and out of my private checking account. He even closed it without my signature. Banks use trite security questions which spouses know all answers. Bank has filed his credit card nonpayment under my name with Equifax. Thus ruining my credit with his account. He took out loan thru B of A without my knowledge, they ran it thru my Equifax & Experian listings but refuse to give me information about loan. It's like B of A has a partnership with him to scam me.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2015

    I opened two accounts with Bank of America a few years ago. I cancelled both accounts as I wasn't happy with their customer service at all and decided to go elsewhere. Cancelled accounts was the least of my problems. I wrote them a total of three times to request a check of my money. I was sent a form saying I needed both accounts to be Notarized. Fine. I did that and sent them the required information with an authorized notarized letter. I waited for a total of four months without a check or letter of apologies or explanation. I sent them another letter, sent priority receipt. Nothing. I called customer service which I got the run around saying I needed an notarized letter in order to release my money. I am tired of waiting for my money and of writing countless letters which go unanswered. I wouldn't recommend this bank to anyone. I am stuck waiting for my money where no one cares to return the check to me.

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    Reviewed March 9, 2015

    I have opened three accounts with BoA end of February. Went through approval process and my cards were on the way. I have started moving money to the accounts. Rerouted my direct deposit there, which by the way is a complicated procedure involving three countries. Two weeks later this weekend when logging into online services I have found out that my accounts are not there. After talking to customer service a polite lady gave me a number for account closure and told that they will be open only Monday.

    I have called Monday morning just to find out that my accounts have been closed without any warning just because they have made a business decision. It was done in a rude manner. I would have respected their right to close an account but they should have done more thorough review when I was opening it two weeks ago. No explanation was given and what is most important-- any warning. Now my paycheck will bounce back to the company and I will get but few weeks later. Not a lot of people can handle such things without damage. Terrible service, wrong attitude. Will never do business with them again.

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    Reviewed March 8, 2015

    I wanted to ask for your help to investigate Bank of America branch on Soledad cyn. in canyon country. I walked in that branch on the December 27th Saturday. I had been saving 6,000 dollars for a year to pay off my car. I walked in the branch with 6,000 dollars cash. I walked up to the teller and told the young man that I needed to deposit 6,000 dollars cash and gave it to him. He started putting the money through the machine and I noticed it was not catching all the bills so I told him that I didn't think the machine was working properly because all the bills were not going through. He kept trying several more times. And then he said no it is not working.

    So then he starts picking up money and moving it around and ask me if I am sure there is 6,000 here. I told him to count it and I told him I know exactly how much I have because I have to pay car off and it 6,000 dollars and that I have been saving this money for a year. He did not say anything and he started moving his hands around on his left side of the counter and could not really see what he was doing but I thought maybe it was another machine counter since he never counted the money by hand. Through the conversation he ask me two times if I sure there was 6,000 dollars. And I repeated the same thing. And then I started telling him that the bank was charging me a fee for my checking account and he said "If you have 1500 or more balance they won't charge you that fee." So I told him to put 1500 of the money in my checking account and the rest in my savings. He said "ok".

    The other odd thing that I remember is that he had put some of my money on top of the drawer. And never put it away. I thought he was new and would have never thought any teller would be dishonest. Well he gave me the receipts and I remember I told him I needed my balances. And I put them in my wallet. I did not even realize until 20 days later when I checked my savings that I was missing 1,000. Then I went to my wallet and I brought out my deposit slips and noticed he put 1500 in my checking but only 3500 in my savings.

    That was on January 19 but banks were closed but I did the fraud department. They told me I needed to call the branch manager and I did. She was very negative and said "There really not much we can do. You're calling 30 days later." I told her that it has not been 30 days. It has been 19 days. I told her I had reported it to the fraud department and she said "You did" and then she changed her attitude a little and said she would get investigate this and get back to me in 2 to 3 days.

    On January 1-26-15 at 11:15 I spoke with ** the branch manager. She said that she viewed the video with her and another manager and found nothing wrong. She said that the machine read 5000 dollars. She said the teller did nothing wrong. She said that she viewed me and that I kept pulling money out of my purse. And that I had glasses on and I never took them off. I don't know if she really watched the video because I never kept pulling money out. I had a pouch purse and I pulled the money all out at once. And for her to say he did nothing wrong. He did not follow any procedure. I told her I wanted to see the video. She said "You can not see it." I told her I was going to get a lawyer. And she said "Not even with a lawyer you can not see the video." She said there was nothing more she can do for me. And she said "Maybe you should just talk to that lawyer you said you have."

    I was very upset that she never showed any concern about this matter. So I decided to take it further and called customer service and got the person higher than her. I was given ** title market manager number. I called him. And left a message. He called back at 12:30. He seemed very concerned about this matter and I finally felt like someone was going to help. I told him everything. He said he was not only going to investigate this alone. He was going to make sure the president CEO was going to investigate with him. I felt a lot better after I spoke with him. But then I got a message on January 28, 2015 from a **. Left a message said she was market escalations. So I called back and they said that she was not available but that she was just calling to introduce herself and let me know she was investigating and will call me back in two to three days.

    I called ** back on February 5th 15. She was not available. She called back about on February 5th and said she investigated and did not find anything wrong. And she said she viewed the video. I told her I am going to go higher than her until someone helps me. Through all of this I was never asked for a written statement. I never got a letter or anything related to this important matter. I been treated very poorly. And If the teller thought there was only 5000. Why didn't he say anything. So we could have got a supervisor. If this was someone going in the bank and taking it from the bank everybody aware of that. But they can get away with stealing from their customers. Please help me!

    Updated on March 13, 2015: I reported the theft and nothing was done. You guys published my report and the response from the Bank of America was they told me to contact them. But yet no contact information. And when I call the customer service number they have no idea. I guess they just wanted to look good like they’re responding when they actually do not care.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2015

    I had set up automatic payments to my credit card account which I have with Bank of America. The system was setup to electronically pay the minimum balance on the due date and had been working flawlessly. Then on 11/04/14 their online banking system started attempting to process my payment as a paper check, which of course was returned because there was no check. I was subsequently charged late fees and return check fees. I contacted BOA in 11/2014 and they refunded all late fees.

    On 12/04/14 their system again attempted to process my payment as a paper check and I was charged late fees and a return check fee. When I contacted BOA they assured me that I needed to take no action and that I didn't need to pay over the phone, even though I offered to do so as I was worried about my account and credit standing. As I waited for their system to be corrected, BOA closed my account for late payments. Even after calling and explaining the situation I am unable to even speak with a credit analyst to get my account opened. Everyone that I have spoken with agrees that it is a system error and has left detailed notes attached to my account, but I am still unable to get my account reopened.

    As I have been monitoring my account I noticed that another paper check was scheduled for 01/04, despite the fact that I was no longer enrolled in bill pay and had in fact paid January's payment over the phone in December. When I spoke with BOA online banking they assured me they would fix the payment. When 01/04 came their payment system again attempted to process the "paper check" and on 01/12 I was notified that the phantom paper check had been returned and that I was charged a return check fee of 25 dollars. I was told that other customers may be impacted by BOA's error. It is very frustrating and I feel I have no alternatives available.

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    Reviewed March 5, 2015

    Every time I come into the Bank of America on the corner Seneca and international Speedway Blvd they only have one teller. The only business I have currently with this bank is to pay my rent. I don't know why they have 4-5 platform people and only one teller but this is ridiculous! Seeing as I don't have many options to go to another branch seeing as I have no car and this branch is right up the street from my job I just don't understand what the management point of view is here which he is rude with customers when they raise a complaint about the amount of time it takes from line to teller. Today I have been in line for 15 minutes and I'm still the fourth person in line. I'm able to find this complaint website and write this whole complaint on my cell phone. I'm up to twenty minutes now. 30 minutes, 35 minutes, 37 minutes in line for a deposit is shameful!!

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    Reviewed March 5, 2015

    Been a customer since 1993 and have needed questions answered/additional service twice in the past 2 months. Prior to this, I hadn't needed any service/questions answered in years. Both times service was awful (despite being assigned a Platinum specialist).

    The first incident involved a check that I deposited into my account which was returned. It ended up being another bank's issue but it took BofA two days and several calls to tell me what the problem was.... two of the specialists surmised incorrectly what the actual issue ended up being. Then, it took 7 days to return the check to me so that I could redeposit the check and correct the error. This after being told I would receive the check back in 3-4 days. I lost money on the deal because a tenant couldn't move in until the check cleared and thus I lost rental income for those days. And though specialists were "nice," no one was ever able to speed up a process during which I was told things that turned out to not be correct nor were they able to even get the check back to me within days of when they said it would arrive.

    Issue #2 -- I transferred money to an outside vendor, and paid for a next day transfer. I initiated the transfer late afternoon on Monday. The bank said the "next day" transfer would not be scheduled until the next day (presumably Tuesday for delivery Wednesday). The transfer does not hit on Wednesday so I call. Now, the rude specialist explains that the "next day transfer" won't be delivered until Thursday. This despite the fact that the money for the transfer was pulled out of my account on Tuesday. I ask for further clarification, he says that I just gave it to you. I ask to be transferred to someone. He transfers me to the "management team." This takes 10-12 minutes on hold.... and then I am disconnected.

    Hard to explain the frustration, but hard not feel angry when you get the feeling that people are going thru the motions and not trying to help or solve the problem. Unfortunately, I will now have to spend time and effort switching all my accounts because it would be a travesty to reward such service with loyalty!

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    Reviewed March 4, 2015

    After banking with Bank of America for 13 years, they decided to change the terms of my accounts. Now I will be forced to pay $25 monthly fee or keep a $10,000 combined account balance. I called customer service and was told that unless I keep the 10 balance I will have to pay the monthly fee. I had my first mortgage with them and they sold it last year. Bank of America just want to take their customers' money and they don't care how long you've been with them or how much money you spend on their products and services. I will be closing my accounts as of April 14. So if you are shopping for a bank, stay away from Bank of America.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2015

    When I walked into the building no one greet me. After 25 minutes staying in line, that banker came to me and starts asking me about credit. I want my check to be cashed first. Instead poor quality service. It took me about hour to cash 359 dollar check. Teller did not gave me receipt.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2015

    Called Bank of America because when I was making a transfer from one account to the other my money went into my credit card account. I called to let them know that the money was not supposed to be transferred to the credit card account. They said there was a credit of 3500.00 and that they would return it to me in 2-5 business days. I asked if this could be done sooner since it was the first of the month and I needed that money to pay my mortgage. I spoke to Greg at the San Antonio office and he said he would be able to transfer it back in and it would be credited to my account the next day. An hour later I received an e-mail that said that upon my request that a check for the credit amount would be mailed to me in 7-10 business days. I called the call center again because this made matters worse. They said they would not be able to help me that I would just have to deal with it. I called again and got disconnected.

    I called again and got a different call center in a different state. I asked to be transferred to the San Antonio office. They said they could not do it. I called again and the next office said they could do it but they put me on hold for a very long time and then disconnected me. My husband called and got a different call center in a different state and they said they could put it back in and took our routing number and said it would be back in 2-3 days. All of this mess for nothing. When my husband told the customer representative that we had received an e-mail that we requested to have our money in check and mailed, she said that they don't usually send out an e-mail. I was told so many conflicting things and given the complete runaround.

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    Reviewed March 1, 2015

    2/28/2015, I called the BOA customer service and after 11 minutes and 44 second Michael was answering me. And I told him that I never used my platinum card. Even not activated yet but I have $15 charge on my card. Michael told me that he is going to transfer someone but my call is nobody pick up yet and still ringing. To BOA: Is there any customer service now? You say 24/7 available. It’s been 34 mins and 16 second now. Please please please answer my call. I wanna close my account.

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    Reviewed March 1, 2015

    I called this customer service number and one lady picked up my call and I told her I have annual fee charged in my account and I got one bill.. I have not used that card more than a year and I told her I want to close this account cause of the fee or find me a way not to pay fee. She is so rude and I can hear people talking on back too. She said she cannot do anything about that - if I want she will go ahead and close it. I was like really? I can find banks those can help me for what I need. I said, "Go ahead and close the account." I work in customer service too but never asked customer to leave. Very very unprofessional. Maybe they have lot of business so they don't care about old customers. Good luck. I'm not going back to Bank of America. I'm paying 50 bucks for nothing.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2015

    As a result of a mistake on their side which they were aware of, all my accounts with this horrible bank got restricted and my credit card was closed. After long long really long waits on the calls and being passed through loops for one responsible department that could actually remove the restrictions off of my accounts, I was able to save my checking and savings however, still no luck with the credit card account. After rounds of following up which was their job since they made a MISTAKE, finally I was able to narrow it down with card services department to the point that they had to do a hard inquiry on my credit history in order to re-open my card with which I strictly disagreed and thus my credit card remained closed.

    Now the most annoying part is that, after a week when I checked my credit report I saw a hard inquiry has appeared on my report and guess what: from BofA!!!! Again I had to call in and wait for someone to finally explain to me that they have made ANOTHER MISTAKE and while reviewing my account, ACCIDENTALLY reported a hard inquiry!!!!

    I can’t express my frustration with them: what if I hadn't called in...they would've just gotten away making small small mistakes which they have no idea in what ways can affect people's lives. The least harm is the sense of being ignored with nothing that you can do while someone else has put you in this misery! Please please please do yourselves a favor and end your businesses with these lunatics!

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2015

    Today we found out when we tried to buy an item at Staples and our card was declined that the bank had froze our account and cancelled our debit card. This is the 6th time it has happened in a little over a year. They did not let us verify the charges and simply assumed fraud and cancelled our cards. We will now have to spend days updating our auto-pay accounts and bill payer. This is so annoying because we have to wait for a new card and have no access to our money. Am going to start looking around for another bank. Tired of the uniformed guest services people in the branch. We have checking, savings, home mortgage, credit card and family trust accounts.

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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2015

    Filling my 1099s, I found a copy of a check that was cashed from my account to a person who signed his own name on it. When I filed a complaint, it was denied claiming I have 60 days to notify them. I immediately closed the account and when they withdrew the fund it went negative. Instead of contacting me, they sent it to collection.

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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2015

    I am currently a client with Bank of America and yesterday with the help of ONE bank manager (** on 86th Street & Lexington branch in Manhattan), I was affirmed with all the reasons why I have been with this bank for the past 9 years. I had an issue with my account with the NYSD where my account was on freeze for over 4-weeks. On Monday the State Department released the hold, but a lot of recurring charges went through that day, some of which was still processing. During the whole freeze period my account said I had $500.56 in it. The real name when I called the Bank of America customer service was stated to be $399.

    One Tuesday night at about 1am I checked my account prior to making a purchase on Google Play for $9.99 and my account showed a positive of $170. My purchase went through as expected. That following morning when I am having breakfast with my fiance' we both receive an email stating that our account fell below $25. I didn't panic because I thought maybe a bunch of charges just went through. I immediately checked my online banking account to see that Bank of America charged me not one, but THREE overdraft fees with a date of Monday 02/23. Each over draft fee is $35.

    The confusing and complicated shock with this is because I have NEVER experienced THREE overdraft charges in one day without my account being negative first and given adequate time to cover the negative in my account if it was down to that. I saw very clearly how Bank of America tried to make a chess moving like this thinking I was a checkers player. I immediately called Customer Service to dispute the transactions and I received no help requesting to speak further with a Supervisor. The Supervisor brought up bogus reasons as to why my account is negative and for me to contact the Claims Department which was of no use by the time she transferred me over because I was so mad that I was not getting a simple request handled.

    I shortly went straight to the bank branch on 86th Street & Lexington and met with a Rep by the name of ** who was helpful but had to bring the request to his manager because he had no authorization to handle that. He said he will get back to me by the end of business day that Tuesday if he can. I didn't get that call which was okay. I came back that following morning and was greeted by a gentleman of the name of ** who understood the situation and brought over a manager very quickly.

    That is when I met the wonderful ** and he helped by providing with a complimentary request to have the charges removed. He saw that because of my account being frozen for 4-weeks along with a claims that I had made because of the $250 I had deposited the same the freeze begun not being aware of it then, along with Bank of America charging a $100 processing fee and all the recurring charges hitting after the freeze that there was some major complications on my true balance.

    I hate how Bank of America played that move and to some extent its reasons like that that has shown me how not to fully rely on these big banking institutions. But what I will validate is because of the quality of service with bankers/managers at branches those are the people that are the super heroes. I was that close to closing my account after 9 years, but that branch helped me out to highest extent because they saw how important it was to me along with just wanting to do right by their clients. Thank you ** and the whole 86th Street & Lexington Branch for continuously maintaining a high level of service, even when it may be a bit of a real challenge. Thank you!

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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2015

    I opened a bank account when we started a fundraiser for my daughter who was born with cancer last year. The manager who signed me up for it let me know "of course" there would be no fees for that. Well almost a year later there were monthly maintenance fees and BofA won't refund, so basically I was lied to when I opened the account AND BofA being a multi billion dollar company won't refund the money they took from a child's cancer fund account. Took all my leftover money out and will be canceling all of my accounts and going to another bank for when we start up the fundraiser again next month.

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    Price

    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2015

    I have two bank accounts at BOA and they refuse to link them so I will not be overdrawn. I have plenty of money in my Business account but I am very sick with Lyme disease so I forget to transfer money to my personal account sometimes and they hit me with so many $35.00 fees that I could have made a house payment with those funds. And there is plenty of money in my business account. I have tried everything to get them to link the accounts but they will not do that because they want you to open a credit card so they can hit you with interest fees and get you into debt. There should be a law against this! Thank you.

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2015

    I opened an account with "Bank of America" about a month ago. I deposited a large check when I opened that account. I was given a temporary debit card and was told to wait a few days before using that money. So about a week ago I receive a couple of notices stating that my account had been closed and that a cashier's check had been sent to my address for the deposited amount. I have not yet received that check, and my rent and bills are right around the corner. I called the bank but they said to just wait for that check! That is about 13 more days without being able to touch my money that I need for groceries, rent, etc... They never mentioned that they could potentially close my account. This is my money and I would have appreciated it if they would have called and talked to me about picking up that cashier's check!!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2015

    I have been depositing funds on a regular basis. Yesterday I deposited a paycheck at the Van Ness station in DC. Something told me not to use that bank because of their shady dealings in the past, but I ignored the intuition. The cashier did not ask me to swipe my card and I believe she already knew the pin number. So, today I tried to withdraw $20.00 and receive an "alert" of "irregular" activity. I go to a BOA (one outside of DC that is very trustworthy) and came to discover that the rationale behind the alert was that it appeared I tried to extract $20.00 twice, which was true. I thought perhaps the machine was malfunctioning, so I tried the adjacent machine to no avail.

    When I called the bank before going to see them in person, a Hispanic clerk refused to tell me what was the culprit of the problem and asked me to validate the last usages of the card, which were validated. So I go to the BOA in another location and find out this was the only reason a hold was placed on the account. And then I was told that I had been issued a new card in January 2015, which was totally inaccurate. I spent all day (and now have blood pressure of 240/190) with these people.

    I would say to all BOA customers that something fishy is going on and if I were you and lived in DC, I would NOT go into any BOA in DC, but go outside of the city. They have recently hired some very shady employees who now run this country due to the cocaine they supply undercover, therefore, it is of no concern to them to try to hack into someone's account. The entire system has been changed, and I would not be surprised if these alerts were to target individuals whose debit cards do not contain a "chip", so that these individuals would be forced to come into a bank and obtain one that does. If this is the case, letters should be sent out informing the customers that they need a new card, not printing out silly notifications on an ATM receipt.

    I lost an entire day's pay on a consulting job due to these "new" employees who are taking over BOA and don't even understand what the word "no" means in English. I'm not stupid and whomever is tampering with my account, I hope you understand I have not been dumbed down and I know what you are doing. If it is done again, rest assured I will do everything in the legal confines of the law to get your paws off my money that I earned.

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2015

    Yesterday morning i was able to use my debit card and the funds in my account. Around 3:50 pm I tried to make a transfer from my personal BofA account to my business BofA account (which I have done several times before) and I couldn't. So I called the CS number only to be transferred again and again and again until I reached the account closure department where it seems no one works because it send you to an answering machine. I am not a wealthy woman that has money bleeding out my body. My money is sitting in a bank that has no ONE person on the phone that can help me figure out how I can access my money.

    I am over the fact that they chose to close my account without informing me because that cannot be resolved BUT MY MONEY is my money. I have children to feed and bills to pay. This is the most ridiculous experience I have had and my daughter has an account there as well as my husband's business. After reading all these complaints and issues I am appalled that a BANK operates in such a way especially in this day and age. No one can tell me if I can go to my branch and withdraw my money, so now I have to take time off work (as if I can afford to do so, if my boss doesn't fire me for doing so) to go sit in a bank hoping to at least be able to access my funds for withdrawal and find a bank that CARES about its customers. This is appalling to the worst.

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2015

    Oh yes, I’ll be fair with BOA. They are greedy, rude and ignorants. My husband had open heart surgery and we did have difficulties to pay our mortgage. We contact them looking for help with the modification. To make story short, let me tell you that after we submitted the documentation, they will call back a week later saying that something was missing. We keep waiting. And waiting, and when we call back, an answering machine was saying that they will return the call into 24 hours. Guess what? They return our call a week later. This was on and on for almost three months. They Never, NEVER help us, and by Law they supposed to do that. Thanks God my son help us. With the money and that way we were okay with our mortgage. In the future I don't want to know Nothing about BOA.

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    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2015

    I get a phone call yesterday saying that I owe $600 at Bank of America my account has been closed nine years ago. How do I get this resolved since I went to jail in '06 over a 50.00 check which the bank told me I had $70 in my account. I wrote the check for 50 then ended up in jail for four days and everything was exchanged from my record so I closed my account.

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    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2015

    Bank of America... In the old days people used to rob banks with masks on...now the banks rob you and they hide behind a phone number to a voice mail. Bank of America has frozen an account with over 7k in it. After 10 years of banking with them you would think they owe an explanation but they won't. I'd be very careful using a national chain bank that won't deal with your complaint or concerns in the branch. If their only answer is to call a phone number in another state with someone you don't know you might as well use the bank of India. They're thieves...and according to the people inside the bank watch out. It's happening more and more every day... It might have something to do with the 17 billion dollar Dept of Justice lawsuit they lost last year...

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2015

    I went down to the local branch office and inquired about opening a business account. The person I spoke with was more then happy to help. She mentioned to me there would a monthly charge, unless I enrolled in their merchant program. I told her I wanted to use the mobile card reader and she responded with, "They really don't work well and will take up to a month to deposit your money. However, our program will only cost about $25-$30 per month." Well that was wrong and cost me approximately $3000-$5000 over the course of the past 2 years. That almost cost me to loss my business (being that I am a sole proprietor and only employee).

    Since I closed my account with them and opened one with a local Credit Union, all of a sudden I have a balance that no one else seems to be dipping into. I learned a few valuable lessons. For one, I definitely will never do business with Bank of America again. Two, read EVERYTHING!! Don't waste any time talking with branch personnel because they will say what you want to hear, then when the contracts are signed, deny everything and you're left out to dry. This is just one of many reasons I would highly recommend turn your head and go to another bank. I wouldn't have even rated them a star but I didn't have a choice. Would be nice to have the money I worked for, back.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2015

    This is not the first time it happens. I am a contractor that receives checks all the time and normally deposit them into my bank, but sometimes I want to cash them. I've been to Bank of America in several occasions to try and cash checks which were posted in my name and it's been a problem. To begin with, the teller asking me if I had a account with them because they could not cash the check. When I asked why, she said that the signature on the check did not match the one they had in the system. I told her, "Is there any other way that they can verify because this is inconvenient for me to waste my time in line?" She said that nothing could be done.

    Long story short, this has happened to me on more than two occasions and they make you feel like a thief, which is what really bothers me. I would never open a account with them because if I give a check to somebody, I don't want them to feel like crooks when cashing their hard-earned money.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2015

    I paid my bill in full for new charges above my zero interest balance transfer. I was charged interest on the daily balance even though I paid it Prior to the due date. The bank expects me to pay my credit card bill immediately upon receipt. Absolutely ridiculous!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2015

    I guess bad things happen when you're a member of any bank, but Bank of America is awesome. Their customer service reps always answer, they're very helpful, they resolve issues quickly. The only issue I have is sometimes it takes a while for payments to go through, but overall, I feel like they're a good place to have your money. Great fraud protection, too.

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2015

    On 3/22/14 went to Marlborough, MA branch, provided 'letter of authority for personal representative' for my deceased husband, opened 'estate of account' and bank was going to transfer money market account to the estate of account (rep Beverly ** ) - piece of cake, ha. Following week I called as funds not transferred, bank said they couldn't find the letter of authority, day later received call from bank- they locate.

    4/15/14 I received letter from bank that they wanted a notarized request from pers. rep. to close account. Following Saturday, I drove back to Marlborough branch and was told they could not help me as the 'estate of office' was closed on Saturdays. Totally frustrated and do nothing until 2015. 1/28/2015 - drive to Marlborough branch again, with letter asking to have money market account closed and transferred to 'estate of' account - bank notarized letter and faxed to the estate of department.

    Following week, I'm told letter was faxed to wrong department, it is lost and would have been rejected anyway as they cannot transfer funds, would have to cut check to close account. I was told to have branch to call 855-893-8793 and they will provide correct fax # for new notarized letter. Quoted turnaround time of 3-5 business days once new letter received by Bank of America.

    2/5/15 - drive back to Marlborough branch with new letter. Same helpful woman waits on me (Lorena ** ). She notarizes new letter, calls phone number referenced above. They confirm receipt of new letter and quote a 5 business day turnaround to close account or we could have branch manager expedite and would receive overnight check. Branch manager send expedited request. Then told that the date on the 'letter of authority' (3/5/2014) was old, they not sure if still valid. I said it was and did not have an expiration date. Bank of America tries to call court and no answer while I wait another 15 minutes. Then told that they cannot expedite due to old date issue, but would be no longer than 5 business days. I asked to be called (also written in my letter) if anything amiss.

    2/18/2015 - I call B of A to find nobody has even looked at this request. I was told that they in fact have 10 business day, not 5 and that I was misquoted several times previously. I was then told that I did not sign the letter. I asked why nobody called me as I specifically requested a call as didn't want to wait a month to receive a letter. She didn't have an answer. Then was told the date on the 'letter of authority' might be an issue. I should drive back to the branch and have them call the court to ensure still effective. I complained about the ineffective, misguided process I am given every time I contact the bank. I ask if anyone could help expedite my request, she said nobody can talk to the back office, but she would ask them to call the court.

    This has been the worst experience ever!!! And have no guarantee this will close the account and cut the check. Customer service have been horrendous - nothing but inaccurate information. I have continued to receive fees in the 'estate of' account as the minimum balance has not been met. They refuse to call and update me, I have to keep following up on my end! I have driven to the bank 4 times (3 hours driving) + have sat in the bank at least another 2 hours. Not to mention all the phone calls. So I have spent a could day of my life trying to get Bank of America to close my dead husbands account and disburse the funds.

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2015

    Bank of America on West Hillsboro Blvd in deerfield is the worst bank anyone can ever go to. EVERY SINGLE TIME I go to that bank I'm in there for at LEAST 45 minutes which is ridiculous. I work 9 to 5:30 Monday thru Friday and the only time I can bank is on lunch break which is only an hour. More employees need to be hired if it’s a short on staff. This bank is the closest to my job and I grind my teeth every time I have to stop by. Customer service needs to be number one priority.

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2015

    About three weeks ago I walk in to a BOA branch on the sky walk (approx. 1545cdt) where I live. A service rep. greeted me, then said that the only teller would be with me shortly (as she was busy with another customer). I said ok, and she walked away. After about 10 mins of waiting, I was getting a little pissed as the service rep. that initially greeted me fumbled around basically doing nothing (plus the space temp. was about 78 degrees according to the wall stat). So I left, swearing that I was going to deposit my money in another bank. Which I later decided not to, and spent the $680 that was going to deposit.

    Today 2-17-2015, I went to a BOA branch with a drive-up service. Guess what, they were open. But had the blinds drawn on the window. It was only about 1400cdt, so I pushed the call button, and a voice says that the drive-up is closed but the walk-in is open. (By the way they only shovel snow for one lane, the others are closed). Ok, bet you can imagine what I was thinking.

    Bottom line Bank of America does not give a damn about the avg. customer. Why have a drive-thru if you're not going to use it? Why have long wait times for customers, is it because you really do not want a customer to go to a teller line? I think it is! It's cheaper for the BOA to get customers to do the work themselves at an ATM! Ok my rants over, for now. To be continued.

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2015

    I contacted BOA online chat services because I made a deposit to my account on Sunday night and had available credit to use, and the remainder would credit to my account on 2/17 which is today. Not thinking anything else, I purchased dinner and proceeded home. Well surprise, surprise, on 2/17, I receive a notification that my account balance was low and an extended overdraft fee was assessed. I thought well this must be something old or a mistake and I login and sure enough they have really goofed my account up.

    I immediately call the bank but was notified of an extremely high call volume (I wonder why) so I access chat as well. After about 6 minutes a chat rep logs on and basically told me the fee was accurate. I explain to him that is not possible to have extended overdraft fee assessed and have available credit at the same time, and a receipt that said that's just what I told him! Meanwhile after about 17 minutes, telephone banker finally is available and says due to President's Day there was a glitch in the system and my account will return to normal next business day on Wednesday and my account was fine. Meanwhile, I still have this idiot chat rep online saying I should have made a deposit to avoid the fee.

    BOA does nothing to help my financial well being and I am finally convinced it's time to switch! I have been a customer for several years now and have noticed their financial practices and that is to collect money. I try to avoid overdraft fees but for example, my rent is due by the 5th, this past pay period I didn't get paid until the 6th so I made payment anyway with electronic check to avoid fees with rent. Well I am certain BOA saw when that was authorized but didn't run it through until the 12th. That payment usually comes out the next day but I believe they didn't run it through, thinking I would go and make other purchases so they can go back and reverse all those transactions to assess overdraft fees! It's time for a switch. These big banks don't give a flip about the consumers.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2015

    I tried contacting BOA to let them know I would be traveling and would need my card available during that time. I was on hold for quite some time before, I didn't have time to continue. I begin my travels and of course, after 2 transactions, my credit card gets declined due to possible fraudulent charges. I try to contact BOA yet again, I'm on hold for over 20 minutes and didn't even speak to anyone. The web portal to verify charges on my card does not seem to be working and I've tried contacting them multiple times and spent between 30-60 minutes (60 minutes!) on hold before I hung up. Coincidentally, the "chat" feature on their website is also down. I have been a customer with them for 10 or so years now and am very disappointed in the service, or lack thereof.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2015

    I needed to process a large check from my insurance quickly (same day) as the funds were already committed and the 800# customer service people told me it couldn't happen but suggested I talk to the branch mgr. The mgr was out so the asst named Ellie was in and I started to wait for the mgr but Ellie continued to be interested in my problem so I decided to just give her a opportunity. She took me in hand, filled out the required forms for me, told me exactly how to handle the transaction and went into the teller position and a burdensome task was handled so efficiently and effectively. I walked out of the bank stunned and happy as a major problem was now in my rear view mirror. I would not have approached this bank with this problem but the mgr has always been so helpful I decided to take a chance. I guess the whole staff at this bank is just a cut above the ordinary staff at most banks. Thank everyone for a job well done.

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2015

    Our FHA mortgage is serviced by Bank of America. The property requires flood insurance. But Bank of America demands we carry more flood insurance than FEMA permits. We could not get the issue straightened out working with Bank of America's insurance department. We have filed complaints with the Consumer Protection Agency, and have needed to for the last several years. Yet Bank of America continues the practice.

    My most recent aggravation is regarding scheduled payments. I update and schedule payments every couple weeks when payday hits our non-Bank of America checking account. Over 2 weeks ago I scheduled our mortgage payment to process in about 10 days. Today I reconcile our checking account and see that the payment was not made. I have now scheduled it ASAP, but it will incur a late charge. I logged onto the Bank of America website, and see that the credit card payment I also scheduled isn't showing up as scheduled either. As I have paid these bills for several years using their website, it is highly unlikely I didn't do either one correctly.

    Bank of America is cavalier regarding their transaction processing. And Bank of America chooses to operate in a manner outside of consumer protection regulations. We will be refinancing our property, with one purpose being to have our loan Not serviced by Bank of America. But with the current mortgage system, consumers do not have the choice of who they do business with. Bank of America is a rotten bank; poor practices and poor servicer. I would never choose to do business with them again. But in our current system, I may end up having to deal with them even after refinancing.

    UPDATED ON 04/07/2015: For the second month in a row Bank of America has failed to make the mortgage payment I scheduled on their website as an EFT from my bank to theirs. I called and processed as a phone payment today, supposedly with no additional charges for being 'late'. From my previous complaint I received a call from someone at BoA who was supposed to address this problem, but I cannot reach them at the number I have, nor have they called again. I did receive a generic letter to call customer service, but they cannot help with this problem. It is assumed that I don't know how to use the BoA website (which I have used for over 4 years), rather than they have a website/ processing problem. I am so done with BoA, I am trying to Never Ever Ever get back together with BoA.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2015

    I don't understand why there is not enough representatives to help. They have loan officers along with other management walking around that can go behind the counter to help, instead of making customers WAIT EXCESSIVELY. I understand patience, but this happens WAY TOO OFTEN.

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    Customer ServicePriceOnline & AppProcess

    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2015

    I've been with Bank of America for about 2 years now... never have I EVER been so frustrated and disgusted with a place. They steal money and charge overdraft fees up the ying yang. I recently had a charge from amazon be returned to my account and I never saw the amount come back to my account, even after the charge had been cleared. I messaged their customer service and found out it was magicianed back into my account and that it was already gone... what?! I had an issue with this before too and kept tabs on my account everyday after I called amazon, that didn't even help.

    Whenever I'm negative and get paid the next day, I still get charged overdraft fees. I ask them to reverse it and they tell me the money has to be deposited the day before in order for there to be no fee... ok, so at EXACTLY midnight when I get my direct deposit I still get a damn fee! I don't like their app either. When I had Wells Fargo, their app gave me an current balance and an available balance (so I knew what to not go over). BofA has things that process forever and aren't cleared for a long time. So of course I go over and get fees... My husband always tells me that's why he never trusts banks and how we should close our account... I plan on our closing our account here and trying to figure out another bank with better means for not charging their clients for just breathing!

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2015

    BOA inactivate my account with no notice in advance after my tax refund hit my account on. I called ahead to find out if my account still open so I can deposit my tax refund - the customer services said that the account still active. So today I try to withdraw money and my debit card do not work. I call BOA, spend hours transferring from agent to agent and department and they just told me that I have to call back in a week to resolved this situation. I really don't understand this. They been manipulating my account for them to charge me a lot of overdraft too. Cherry ** was the last agent and she was so rude and unhelpful. I think that I should be able to have access to my money anytime. They should apply the "KYC" if I'll been banking with them for years. They put me in a situation by holding my money about to be evicted and be behind in couple bills. Why if they see that I have money hours later they inactivate my account?

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2015

    The problem is simple. BOA collected a tax lien out of my company account. Problem. BOA removed the money from the WRONG COMPANY! My company name is different. My account number is different. My EIN is different. HOW STUPID MUST YOU BE TO NOT SEE THIS ERROR. BOA refuses to refund my money and fix their error. BOA tells me - I HAVE TO CALL THE STATE TAX BOARD AND GET MY FUNDS RETURNED! There should be a law! BEWARE OF BIG BANKS........ try smaller local banks where you can meet your banker. BOA sucks! (This is not a personal insult.... it's a FACT.)

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2015

    Received insurance check. Went to one branch to cash, was told I would be called when money was ready. Received a call the next morning and was told money wouldn't be ordered because non member! Third and last time BOA will screw me. This was done after I told teller I didn't want an account because I don't like their practices. I was a member when they were Summit, Fleet and all others in between til 07 when identity was stolen and they hit me with overdraft fees.. over $600. I hate BOA!

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2015

    On 2/9/15 I checked my BOA account. At that time, it listed holds for the bill payments I made online on 2/6/15 (by the way I had more than enough to cover them). Thinking nothing of it, I checked my account again on 2/10/15, just to check my balance. Well the next morning I stopped at the atm to deposit a week old check into my account. To my dismay, when I looked at my account later that morning, I had an overdraft fee assessed that was dated the day before. I couldn't really understand why.

    I contacted BOA via online chat in which the agent told me it was a valid fee because the transactions on Friday re-posted today, in order of amount (which I STILL don't understand how they make the decision to do THAT) and that the fee was a hold from 2/9/15, mind you there wasn't a hold for a fee when I checked my account on 2/9/15. I even copied the screen to the rep on chat and she STILL told me it was a valid fee. I have been a customer of BOA since they became BOA and I can't WAIT to close my accounts with them.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2015

    If I could give this bank less than one star I would. You are money hungry scumbags that could care less about your clients. There's a bunch of heartless idiots working there.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2015

    BOA has been sending me one of their customer's personal emails with a lot of personal information. I called their headquarters to let them know. After two phone calls the emails are still coming. My third phone call I finally got someone who assured me she would take care of it, we spent 30 minutes on the phone and she assured me that within 5-7 days the emails would stop.

    One month later, the emails are coming through. I called back for the fourth time spent another 30 minutes on the phone only to be told that the case was dropped because they tried to call me and I didn't answer. Now keep in mind I don't even bank with this bank, I'm just receiving emails because their customer and I have the same name but our email address isn't the same. They told me today that it's a long process and I would have to start all over and spend another 30 minutes on the phone. Then weeks later if I didn't answer their phone call the request would be cancelled again. Wow!!!

    Meanwhile their customer isn't getting her important emails, and I'm being flooded with them. I know her account, her middle initial, her home address, her account status, when her new card was arriving, and the last 4 digits. I even read them these emails. They said they don't contact the customer, wow again! So she doesn't even know. So after 4 phone calls over a month and a half I've given up and told them I will contact their customer somehow on social media since they can't fix it. I will try and do their job.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2015

    I wanted to sign up for online checking account for a promotion of gift cards they were having. I called three branches that all told me a different story and were extremely rude on the phone not wanting to help. I finished my online banking sign up. They took 50.00 out of my current credit card from another bank then sent me a denial in mail... said I was a victim of fraud... They are fraudulent. I have never been victim of fraud, have good credit, am out 50.00 and denied a checking account??? Terrible experience. Stay away.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2015

    Bank of America sold my bank account to Citizens National Bank without my consent. When I spoke with them on the phone regarding this incident the only thing that they kept telling me was that they sent a letter to me telling me that they were going to give my bank account to a different bank. I think that in order to sell my account to a different bank they should have had my authorization first. It does not seem legal in my mind for them to sell my bank account without my permission. They kept assuring me that they had sent a letter to my house stating that they were going to move my bank account to a different bank, but I think that legally they should have to have my permission to move my bank account with them to a different bank, rather than just sending me a letter letting me know that they already did it without my permission.

    Does anybody know the legality of this? I think that it should be up to me whether they switch my bank account with them to a different bank. They did not give me this option. Due to this chain of events, all of the companies that I gave automatic draft privileges to were subsequently unable to draft my monthly payments from my Bank of America account because of the fact that it had been switched to Citizens National Bank without my authorization and without my knowledge. Is there any possible way that I can legally Sue Bank of America for all of the incurred fees due to their actions of selling my bank account to a different bank without my authorization?

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Feb. 9, 2015

    On Wednesday, January 28, 2015, I called Bank of America to pay off my balance of $15,426.81. They charged me twice. It is now Monday, February 9, and after spending hours on the phone with them, they have still not returned the money that they were not authorized to take in the first place. At least three times people have said they would call me back, and haven't. On February 5, they told me that they were undergoing a "system upgrade" and so I might not be getting my money back until after February 12. Unacceptable!

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 9, 2015

    My husband and I have been customers for decades. While in the process of applying for a mortgage (with another financial institution- we couldn't believe the list of requirements from BAC and told them no), we discovered that our significant payoff on a joint line of credit was not being reported properly. We made the payment on 1/30 which should have been posted for 1/31, but on my screen the adjusted unpaid balance changed EVERY TIME I logged in and when I logged into my husband's account, the same thing happened.

    When my screen showed the correct amount, his would show the wrong amount (the higher amount before we made the payoff) and then it would flip again, so the payment (over $100,000+) did not show up on both online screens at the same time! In a matter of 5 MINUTES, my unpaid balance would change every time I logged in. My husband and I spent literally an hour on the phone with an estimated 6 different people. Was disconnected once and then I demanded a supervisor who told me she doesn't handle this area, that she would help but couldn't see a problem.

    We are done with BAC. It is to the point where it is scary, since I am not convinced that Online Banking always reconciles balances for joint accounts. Just keep that in mind. With respect to "extra people" walking around the branch office while there are only a few tellers at work, sometimes with a customer line growing, I have seen the same thing and wonder what they all do? One person greets you at the door and says goodbye- in a suit. How much does that cost the customer? This is in Glastonbury CT. At one point, some of them stood behind the teller counter watching the teller, and then bringing to your attention that they have a rewards program that I might be interested in. That activity has diminished, but it is very annoying to have BAC market their products while you are trying to do banking business and are in a hurry (and in front of other customers who are waiting to be served).

    I also noticed that if I wrote a check from our BAC account to our business account (at a different bank) as a withdrawal from our account at BAC, it could take up to 8-10 business days for it to be cleared on our BAC account. I have tracked several checks and the lag is always about the same. Again, activity on our Online Checking causes me discomfort since the period of clearing far exceeds the time. I see the check posted on the business account at a different bank.

    We are in the process of moving all of our business to another bank, but to get back to mortgage applications, I saw their list of requirements and found it HILARIOUS that this same bank bought one of the sleaziest mortgage lenders years ago and now expects the impossible to get a mortgage. BAC is too big. Banking regulation needs to stay in place for this type of financial institution. I'm not a real fan of Elizabeth Warren- but it is because of banks like BAC that we need her in the Senate.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Feb. 8, 2015

    I have 2 checking accounts, mine and one with my son with Bank of America. On Friday 1/30/2015 before noon I paid my son bills ($1135.87) from my checking account. At the same time I made a "Between accounts transfer" from his account to mine to cover the amount. I received a confirmation number and checked both accounts for the next 3 days and both accounts showed the transfers. The following week my account showed "transfer failed because of insufficient funds".

    I called customer service and was told when Monday's accounts closed out there was "insufficient funds for the transfer," after other purchases were made over the weekend. I asked why the other debits were authorized when the account showed after the transfer there was insufficient funds, but instead of doing that they reversed it back to my son's account after the transfer was already confirmed days earlier.

    I would also like to add the transfer shows on my statement today but not on my son's statement, as if it never happened. I asked Bank of America does their confirmations mean nothing? And if Walmart or any other customer gets a confirmation number from you does that mean you will not honor it? To me a confirmation means your word to do what you say you will do...so Bank of America I guess your word means nothing to your customers.

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2015

    After complaining to the manager of my local Bank of America branch - that the handicap access sign on the door was deceiving because there was no "push-panel" system access, the manager said I should knock on the door (in the freezing cold) and someone would come and open it for me. I was also told that they were able to use this sign because there are no steps. I wrote to the office of the Chairman and CEO and was told in a letter dated Jan. 29, 2015 that the bank is in compliance with the ADAAG 4.13-Doors and that they will not put the push-panel system in place. This system ignores problems of people in wheelchairs, seniors with back problems, and young mothers with strollers. Follow-up letters have been sent to state senators and I'm awaiting responses.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2015

    I was married on 1/08/2015 and I knew that I had to change my last name. Once I changed my last name with the social security office. I had to then get a new driver’s license as well other important items like debit/credit cards to reflect the name on my current ID. I went into a Bank of America branch on 1/24/15 to update my information. The employee that assisted me told me that my new debit card would arrive in 5-7 business days. He also told me that I could continue using my current debit card until the arrival of my new one.

    Well when I didn't receive the card I called the bank. I spoke to a customer service representative and explained what was going on. I explained to him that I was worried about my card getting misplaced - well he began to tell me how my card was never mailed out. That really upset me but I just wanted the matter taken care of. So he apologized then he assured me that he was having my new card mailed out promptly. I thanked him and hung the phone up. On the very next day 2/7/15, I was traveling alone with my 5 yr old son when the time came to stop for gas. When I proceeded to pay at the pump, my card was denied. I thought nothing of it. I went inside to pay and it said "declined".

    I called the bank and they stated that my card was reported lost!! I never reported my card lost at all. So I was furious not to mention I was in the middle of nowhere with my son and in need of gas. The bank suggested that I call Visa to handle the matter. It was a Saturday afternoon, no bank in sight, no cash on hand, and no one cared. If the representative on the phone would have did his job correctly and explained that he had deactivated my current card none of this would have happened. In fact if the employee that assisted me in the actual branch would have done his job my son and I wouldn't be sitting here in the middle of nowhere waiting for help. I am very angry with Bank of America. If something happens to my son and I while waiting, I will never forgive them. Neither will my family and friends.

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2015

    I checked my account after making a late purchase at Walgreen and remembering a check that had not cleared. The check was not on there and Walgreen was processing. I knew my paycheck deposits at 12 am, but checked once again just before 12 and was still good. Awoke to 2 overdraft fees!! Not only was the check posted as the previous day, but the checks I had ordered fee was also posted as the previous day!?! I called and asked "how?" The lady said, "oh checks and check order fees are not posted until they process". I said I had clearly checked my account the night before and if they had processed (as she stated) I would have seen them. She told me my account would not be reimbursed! I told her I would be in to close the account, she said "your account will not be reimbursed the overdraft charges". I have been with this bank since it was SeaFIRST over twenty years. They can manipulate someone else's money!

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    Punctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2015

    I come here daily for my company and my personal accounts. There is always 1 teller and 7 other employees walking around doing nothing other than greeting you. Ridiculous! ..always 15 mins to 30 mins wait in line.. Something needs to be done about this. Branch is in Donelson on Lebanon Rd.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2015

    Unable to wire transfer money. Unable to get financial letter of reference for co-op application. Unable to get asset verification letter for co-op application. Managers unwilling to even try to help. Stay away!

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2015

    BoA writes to me (with the most UNprofessional letters known to those able to pass first grade) admitting they have been holding MY money for 6 years. That's it. They write to tell me they have it. But they refuse to include contact information, or even sign the letter like anyone NOT brought up by wolves would do. So, I call BoA. Many times. Hours later, when someone answers, they have the professionalism and competency of a cockroach. Once, I called and asked to speak with the housekeeping staff. Later, after three BoA employees had unsuccessfully searched their offices for housekeeping, finally asked me why I needed to speak with housekeeping. I said, "I was trying to find someone there with professionalism and competency and I thought that was my best shot."

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2015

    The interest on a CD is going to someone else. I got a 1099 to report the income on MY taxes. I called the bank 22 times, sat on the phone for hours. Everybody says got it right you'll get a new 1099. Never happened. 8 months later, still no new 1099 and I am still not getting interest on MY CD. I called fraud department, checking into it. Nothing happened, I am contacting the FRAUD department with the IRS. This bank is ripping people off.

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    Price

    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2015

    Bank of America manipulates and reorders transactions to charge overdraft fees. They have REPEATEDLY charged me overdraft fees that they have made to look justified, by processing the transactions in an underhanded way. I have had the same thing happen several times and It is plain obvious that they are definitely processing transactions to make certain I am charged an overdraft fee.

    Aside from some other known ways that they manipulate transactions, here is a new thing they are doing: If your account is overdrawn, bank of America claims that you will not pay an overdraft fee if you deposit or transfer money by the end of the business day. But the truth is, say for instance a bill pay check clears. They don't post the transaction until the middle of the night and then they say the transaction is from the day prior making it impossible to make a deposit. I have reviewed my account at midnight and see no activity, only to wake up in the morning to an overdraft fee. I'm not certain yet if it is possible for me to reach out to the consumer Finance Protection Bureau or the Federal reserve or where exactly I need to file a complaint but I certainly will look into it and proceed with filing.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2015

    I tried to reopen my Business account at Bank of America as it was closed to inactivity for over 90 days. The rude customer service rep at the Bank made me fill out a new account application even though I still had current personal accounts at BofA. After spending almost an hour of my time she ran the application through their system. It came back as declined by TeleCheck. The rude lady tore up my application and told me not to write bad checks and to leave the Bank. I asked her why and she gave me a piece of paper with contact info for TeleCheck on it. TeleCheck gives the consumer NO WAY to contact them by any other means than snail mail.

    Needless to say 2 months later I got a response that said that they wanted more information about another corporation that I worked for a couple year prior to starting my own business. Excuse me, That's grounds to decline me? How do they get away with crap like that? Needless to say I had my Attorney send TeleCheck a nasty letter to remove the information on my account and got a response that said they complied. Where is Government regulation of these reporting agencies and why does the FDIC allow use of them? Bank of America is famous for rude, judgmental customer service representatives, only Bank that is worse is Chase Bank!

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    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2015

    Bank of America will never have the personal customer service that smaller banks are able to... I have been a longtime customer...many years. I have been waiting for well over an HOUR and 30 minutes to see a personal banker who is helping someone set up a new bank account. The manager claimed she wasn't able to help me...even though she had confirmed the information with the personal representative... I had already driven an 65 minutes to get to a branch! Currently I am still waiting for help while the manager chats away on the phone. All I am needing at this point is a new signature card on my account. Having to wait this long is rude and far below acceptable standards for any business. It's clearly a training issue. And also why large banks in the Midwest can't compete with the excellent service that smaller banks give.

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    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2015

    I have banked with a local credit union for over 15 years and enjoyed real time entry and balance information based on my transactions. I opened an account with Bank of America because some of my larger customers bank with them. My gripe is this, Bank of America often does not post my transactions real time but rather holds them, which skews my online balance when I view it, and then post them later when my balance is low to hit me with overdraft charges. The only way to avoid this is to run a paper ledger because their on-line banking never seems to be up to date. Bank of America explained their online banking as a great way to track expenses and manage your account . . . not true. It is expensive and they make a lot of money with their $35.00 overdraft fees. It truly is a purposeful effort on their part to maximize their profits at the expense of their customers . . . I see it as dishonest and legalized crime.

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    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2015

    My husband and I have 3 accounts - already close 2. This bank is unbelievable. I still don't understand how they ADD AND SUBTRACT YOUR MONEY is confusing. The online service show when the transaction is in process and how much you have available after they subtract whatever is in process and at the end you end up with an overdraft or with your account and 0$ balance. Looking forward to close this account this week. 5 years with this bank and I only have headaches and when you call customer service everyone tells you something different.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2015

    Bank of America has a very messy system being that the representatives and supervisors across the board are not on the same page. The information they give varies from person to person, day to day and they always read from a script. When there is an error, I expect it to be addressed and taken care of properly. When it's my error, I willingly accept the consequences but if it's not, please don't insinuate that I don't know what I'm talking about. I've been telling my husband forever to shut it down and come over to Chase which provides a much better system all around. They will never charge you more than 3 overdraft fees and their alerts go off right away. I've gotten direct deposit and overdraft alerts 5 days later with BOA - and this is helping me how??? Just overall a really messy organization. Also, weren't they sued for charging customers ridiculous amounts in overdraft fees? Well, even after the lawsuit, nothing has changed.

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2015

    First of all I am a contractor for a person who has a lien with bank of America. They lost the checks 3x from the insurance company. They were rude when one tries to call to find out information. They hang up the phone because they didn’t want to answer questions. They sent checks to wrong person, instead of the lien holder they sent to contractor and did not send the check overnight. They told the lien holder that the check was sent to her but wasn’t. Then once the check received homeowner, signed, presented check to bank which was written from bank of America and they state they are trying to protect me from myself... really. One of my representative was told this at the bank. So immediately they called me, I tried to speak to someone to explain the situation, neither the manager nor the teller wanted to come to the phone.

    So I hung with my representative and called by myself and that's when I am told I need to be protected. Ha ha ha, I am so sick of bank of America. Another situation... had a large check to be deposited in my acct which was bank of America. I was told by the representative that the check was returned back to the person…no it wasn't. The check had a hold on it for 14 days and not to mention I called my client and he states the money already left his acct and is in bank of America. If anyone deals with bank of America they really need to think hard about that decision and think twice.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2015

    Honestly the worst decision choice of a bank if you want to "trust someone with your money." They steal, charge fees and make up reasons, take days to respond, are not in any way friendly, and refuse to help solve an issue no matter how long you've had an account with them. You will be losing money instead of saving it with Bank Of America. You can't trust anything they say and they will rush you out of the office while you are attempting to read terms and conditions. They will steal from you and drain you dry!

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    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2015

    Bank of America merchant services cancelled my account without my knowledge or my authorization then charged me a $500 early termination fee. Tried to run a credit card transaction, and then was told as soon as I processed a transaction $500 would be refunded. Have processed transactions. No refund. Called then was told it was being reviewed then maybe it would be refunded. Processed another transaction. No refund. Called then was told after a month of transactions it would be reviewed for refund. In addition to this, my branch, where my money is, is unable and unwilling to offer as assistance. Never receive callbacks and never receive any help.

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    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2015

    I began a refinance with Bank of America and after receiving two pounds of paperwork exactly (with more on the way I was told) I canceled my application. I have one bill (my mortgage), a credit rating over 800 and I have ample income to afford my mortgage. I'm retired so my income is stable and I have a sizable savings. My income has been automatically deposited in BOA for many years. I could not be an easier customer yet their process and customer service was so bad I could not continue.

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    Price

    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2015

    I owe about 105,000 on my home loan and paid 70,000 to get the monthly payment down. NOPE, they said I would have to redo my loan and it would cost me $250.00. I asked them to give me my money back. AH. I would never recommend B of A, NEVER.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2015

    My father is 100% disabled. He is paralyzed waist-down and bipolar schizophrenic serving in the Vietnam war for 4 years. He was missing in action, received a purple heart, and a honorable discharge. I have power of attorney for last 10 yrs. Opening the account with BofA was not a problem until my dad suffered a manic episode and ended up in the hospital. I noticed all kinds of erratic behavior on my dad's BofA account and went into the branch in Redlands, CA where I was told that they could not pay my dad's bills, that I would have to become his representative for me to do any of his banking, that my power of attorney was expired and I could not do anything.

    Well that was in Oct. and it's January. He has been evicted from his house, car was repossessed and soon his wheelchair. My POA is not expired and the bank I believe is fully responsible for my dad's loss but ya right, no one has even admitted fault but let me guess, my dad the Vietnam vet is going to have to pay for everyone taking advantage of him and the bank charging him 100 of $ in overdraft.

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    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2015

    Well, what happened was I had $30 on my account when I checked yesterday in the evening, which was January 20th. During the night I got charged $317 for the delivery, which I was supposed to get charged with days ago, so I had no idea it would happen that night. In the morning, when I woke up, I realized that my balance is negative, and that I also got charged $35 as an "Overdraft Fee". I went to the ATM, and I deposited required money, then I contacted customer care, and asked to get a refund - as it hasn't even been 24 hours since my balance went negative - and everything happened overnight.

    I called there twice, and both of the times they refused to do so. My next step was to go to the Santa Monica branch myself, and talk to someone in person. Their reply that this is a computer's decision whether to refund or not, and they have absolutely no power over it, and they have no idea how the system works, brought me into frustration. Their next comment that "if I checked my balance in the night, then there would be no problem" got me frustrated even more. On my question "should I check my account every hour or so during the night to know whether I get charged or not" I got no reply.

    I got very disappointed, then I got all my money from all my accounts, and closed all of them. Now I switched all my money to another bank. The point is not even about the overdraft fee itself. The point here is that my balance gets negative over the night while I'm sleeping, and I get additionally charged for it. Not only that, but also bank employees' unwillingness to do something about it. Besides, I don't want to be involved in the system where the computer decides whether I can get my money back, and the human has no power over it.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2015

    I will be closing my account as soon as I pay off my credit card. I have several cards with direct payments and as we all know that due to the economy, I only work two days a week! My intention is to pay but how can anyone survive with two days?! And then be charged late fees? I called to be refunded cash that I don't have and wasn't helped. Instead I was offered other options that charged a fee. What point of not being able to afford the late fee didn't they get? How am I being helped! Very disappointed! I will be sure to make a point that Bank of America doesn't help those who are struggling. I called with a problem and there was no solution after I got off the phone with the representative and manager. They told me since it wasn't the banks error I couldn't be refunded. I never said it was their error. All I asked was to be helped.

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    Reviewed Jan. 20, 2015

    I have been with BofA for about 15 years. I started my business in 2006. Opened Merchant account in 2012, which included Credit Card payment system. I have encountered fee after fee with BofA. I do NOT agree with their fees. I believe they, for the most part, are wrong. It's always the middle class being charged fees. How is a person supposed to make it when constantly charged "fees"? In all of my past cases with being charged ISF fees, I estimate 9 out of 10 fees, after my persistence/requests were credited back to me.

    I am very disturbed with the latest letter from BofA stating my Credit Card Service part of my merchant business is going from a $90 per year fee to a (they written this so it sounds like an amazing deal for me) $19.95 per MONTH fee!! Hello? That's going from $90.00 a year to $239.00 per year!! I will have to drop my card service, today. I pay numerous fees to have their credit card service, they charge me fees and all money I make is in THEIR BANK! What's wrong with this picture? My experience with my BofA has been very good but their fees are strangling me.

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    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2015

    I had a Bank of America credit card for years. No problem. I travel to Naples, FL in the winter and set up an account with Bank of America down there. I could not use the ATM. They said the card did not work because it was a savings account and not checking. I opened a checking account. The new card did not work at the ATM. They said I need to click on another transaction rather than just withdraw. They sent me a new card with my name misspelled. It didn't work. They sent me a new card to correct the spelling. The new card was also misspelled and did not work at the ATM. To make a withdrawal I had to go into the bank and to the teller.

    I called customer service that said I did not know how to use the machine. I went to the machine, called them and followed their step-by-step instructions. Still, no results. They sent me another new card, which had my name misspelled again. As usual the card did not work but they did try to spell my name a new way again. I went to the bank and withdrew all my money and cancelled my credit card. People told me Bank of America was not a good bank, but I had to learn for myself. By the way, I use ATMs at other banks with no problem.

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    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2015

    I have been dealing with Bank of America since 2008 and there always seems to be some new policy that requires them taking money out of my account. Currently Bank of America has been charging an overdraft fee of $35. When asked why I was still charged although I still had an efficient amount of money, they said I had signed up for the overdraft fee to be taken out when hitting a certain amount. So I asked them to take it off, however, now it seems like every month I see the same $35 overdraft fee multiple times, although I still have money in my accounts. Sometimes adding up to more than a hundred dollars which drains my accounts.

    It is also frustrating when calling and complaining to get reimbursed for the same miscommunication. Nothing ever seems to be resolved, instead it's the same cycle every month. I am tired of being lied to and my hard earned money taken. I hope the CEO Brian T. Moynihan can answer at some point to his company's polices and why they continue to steal from their clients.

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2015

    This is the most frustrating bank to deal with. Just needed to unlock the account because their website kept screwing up yesterday. That after giving the chat guy everything but my first born, he refused to unlock it. Then I got the run around on the fun and got hung up on FIVE times. I finally figured out an easy way to get into my account with the help of my child and Hang up on them. I will be removing all accounts from this Bank. They SUCK.

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    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2015

    I noticed I had an overdraft on one of three checking accounts at Bank of America that I've had for years and years (since the 80's). I looked into it and found that they had charged me $25.00 for something called Advantage Monthly Maintenance Fee. When I looked further, they had been doing this each month since last September. I called the bank and was told that when the sum total of all my accounts reaches below $5000 I would get a charge. I explained that when I set these accounts up, there were to be no bank charges no matter what my balances were. I asked why was I not notified that these account agreements were going to change? She had no answer. All she did was remove the last $25.00 charge. She had no explanation when I told her that my bank balances are always under $5000 so why did the charge only start last September? Her explanation didn't fit the situation. I feel like they have robbed me of $150.00. They just went in and took it with no explanation. The least they could have done was let me know this would be happening. I'm taking my money out of this bank. Horribly dishonest!

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    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2015

    There will be 2 different complaints in this reviews. Before going into my issues with Bank of America, I do like the bank because you can do a lot on the phone apps so they're quite updated. They're also almost everywhere so it's quite convenient. I loved that it was my first credit card and if I needed an increase in my limits, within a few days I would receive a call and once provided legitimate reasons, my credit limit was increased. It was quick and simple in that aspect.

    However, things changed as soon as you need to deal with names changes and promotion issues. I had just passed the citizen test and makes minor changes in my name. I called first asking if I could change my name. They said I should go to the bank with the new information. I showed up at the bank requesting a name change with the banker. According to the banker, the bank doesn't really handle credit card issues. Therefore, he checked the citizenship and also makes a copy of my NEW driver's license and faxed it. He then called the credit card agency and asked them to corrected my name and said the information was faxed. Everything was okay so I felt happy leaving the bank - a little disappointed because my stuff wasn't handle then and there.

    After waiting a few weeks, I received a letter asking for my info again - the requirement is a copy of my driver license, so okay, maybe the banker didn't faxed over so I photocopy and send it in a letter. Once again, I receive the same letter saying that I didn't meet the criteria. So I thought, maybe mailing isn't the right way for them to get it. This resulting in me trying to accommodate them, so I faxed. It went through. Yet again, I received the same letter. You can imagine how frustrated I am now - from phone to bank, to letter, to faxing. I honestly don't want to just cancel the card because it's my very first one so I faxed again with a letter attached to it. PLEASE, WHAT INFORMATION DO I REALLY NEED BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT YOU ASKED! And finally, my card get send home just like THAT!

    So what went wrong This process should've been very easy yet it took more than 4 months. During this period, I also received a promotion. This is the promotion for opening a checking account or in short, what I was aiming for - to receive $100 for opening a new BAC Consumer DDA and having two Direct Deposits of $250 during the 90-day offer period. A qualifying direct deposit is an electronic deposit of a paycheck, pension, Social Security, or other eligible regular monthly income electronically deposited by an employer or other outside agency into your new consumer checking account. I figure opening a checking account with Bank of America will benefit not the $100 dollar, you also get 10% back when transferring cash back from credit card to checking. So why not?

    After about 4 direct deposit - once each week - I emailed them about the promotion and asking why I didn't receive the $100. They said my bank have to be open for at least 90 days. So okay. I only asked because I would forget - of course, that's what they want. Opened since July, I emailed them back today. Another bankers reply to my email saying the promotion require that I have to continue my direct deposit for 90 days and I only do that for 60 days. So I figure that banker didn't read the promotion clearly and copy/paste the past banker answer as well as reassure them I only need to 2 direct deposit and I did it for 60 days divided that by 7 days so that many weeks - each week is one deposit. So I met that criteria.

    Then another banker reply, this time not mentioning about the number of direct deposit that I need to meet, instead changes into it have to be from an employer, etc., which is what I copy and pasted on the statement above. Seriously? Of course it's from my employer! They have to set it up themselves. The issues haven't been solved. It's still occurring and I'm really upset with how much you have to accommodate the banks when it come to credit card issues. Then when you receive a promotion, they try to outsmart you by rephrasing it in a different way.

    So here is my final word, at least to Bank of America. I'm apparently quite frustrated and angry to write such long reviews and describing it in so much details. I named the benefit of your bank but also how inefficient it is when handling an issues that I'm still dealing with. Either get all your employees in the same page with the promotion because a customer shouldn't have to remind you what that promotion is. Also fixing the emailing customer service systems because although I find it's easier than going on the phone and listening to your background music, I have to deal with so many bankers replying to my emails. None of them seem to read what the conversation was in the past and just went on with writing what they think is right and rewording what already there even when I copy/pasted for them.

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    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015

    I have been with Bank of America for many, many years, and primarily a checking customer. In the past, I have had very few incidents with them, and felt that overall they were a very convenient way to bank, especially when traveling across country. Recently, I was traveling home from California back to Arkansas, and due to severe weather and frozen roads I was delayed in Albuquerque and again in Flagstaff, causing me to get home a few days later than anticipated. While away, I never had the opportunity to deposit some money in the ATM, like I always do, and had to wait until we got home.

    During this time, the balance dropped quite low, and there were a few items (ranging from $2.95 to sometimes only a few more dollars) that cleared, from monthly memberships, Satellite Radio subscriptions for the car, etc., that were NSF, since I had not made the usual deposit. For each of these, I was charged $35 as an NSF fee. I am NOT disputing the fees. I understand that things happen, and facts are facts. Because I did not make the deposit, regardless of why (weather, etc.), the items were still NSF. So, that is perfectly fine with me. HOWEVER...

    Where I am NOT happy is in how they are handling my deposits. I am a long-time user of the ATM, to the point that I always deposit my checks through there. And for years and years, I deposit my checks, and then I use the funds on the next day. (I understand that things need to be processed so I am not unrealistic in my expectations. If I deposit a payroll check at lunch on Monday, I don't expect to use those funds until Tuesday, for example).

    NOW - after this holiday trip, they are holding my deposits for extra time. I deposited my payroll check today, and rather than the usual availability the next day, I have to wait for THREE days. This is through the ATM. Well, this has NEVER, EVER happened with my account in all these years. I called support, and a very lackluster, careless person chalked it up to the fact that I had a few NSF items over the holidays, and that they were protecting the bank in case the deposit item were to be returned. WHAT?? This made no sense whatsoever.

    I have deposited these checks in the ATM for YEARS. B of A has never, EVER received a returned deposit item on my account. Ever. I asked to speak to a supervisor and was told there was nothing that could be done. I am so angry by this. Luckily I don't need the money this week and I can wait the extra three days. BUT - what IF I had to use the funds? I would be out of luck. I would certainly not have deposited the check if I had known they would do this. I could have gone to the bank it is drawn on, just up the street, cashed it, and then deposited the cash!

    I don't feel that because of a couple of NSF items over the holidays, which occurred while I was traveling, I should now be penalized by having my deposited on hold from now on for longer than normal processing time (again it has ALWAYS been available the next day). If this is going to persist, and because of the lack of caring and total unprofessional way in which I was handled as a customer, a long-standing and LOYAL customer, then I will be finally once and for all closing my account and never deal with them again. I will also not deal with them in regards to my credit cards, my home mortgage, my 401K, or my IRA. B of A obviously has no need for good customers.

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    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015

    My husband passed away in July. We were joint account holders and I am the sole beneficiary for all the multiple accounts. Our business account (which I am the ONLY signer for) was immediately frozen for "proper paper work". It is now mid January and I finally got the funds out. I had to start a new business in my own name using money from my own savings from a separate credit union. His IRA's (I am the sole beneficiary) were frozen and I had no access to them for 6 months until they were released. Our personal accounts, checking and savings, were frozen for 2 weeks. I was left penniless while they held over $200,000 of my money. I still do not have access to our mortgage, however, I must pay because they threatened repossession. The attorney that I hired has repeatedly said that in the State of Texas, I am rightful owner of all his assets because I am his wife. We even have a will that states he left everything to me. I have been overwhelmed with grief but have to swallow it in order to fight the bank so I can pay my bills.

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    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015

    Their overdraft fee rules are ridiculous and make it impossible to get your money back even when it's a bank mistake. The manager I spoke to did not have the slightest interest in helping me. They are obviously trained to keep as much money as possible. Terrible company, I'm closing my account today and never going back.

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    Lori increased rating by 1 star.
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    After a positive interaction with Bank of America, Lori increased their star rating.

    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2015

    I have been on the phone with Bank of America customer service for 35 minutes to get a copy of my statement. They have put me on hold and transferred me to 3 different people. I called the number on my last statement -- that says "customer service" and if this is their idea of customer service it makes you wonder. 35 minutes and I'm still not done.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 10, 2015

    Awful customer service north Plainfield, NJ- This bank is horrible at customer service. I arrived at 11:10 am on Sat, one teller working, 13 people waiting ahead of me. 45-min wait, finally my turn, can't cash my check, come back Monday. I left at 12:53 pm took an hour and 43 minutes, then people waiting for over an hour were told they couldn't be helped and to make an appt. One just wanted to close his account because he had a lot of problems with BoA. Asked to speak with manager, she was no help at all, kept apologizing. Horrible experience, never again.

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    Reviewed Jan. 10, 2015

    I deposited a check for $15000.00. They gave me access to $300.00 of it the next day. About a week later they gave me access to $3000.00 more of it. Another four days later the check finally cleared and I had the full amount. A week later I withdrew $10,000.00 on a bank check and had to wait three days for the bank check to clear. I had just waited a week and a half for the funds to clear and now I have to wait longer to use them. This is absurd! I withdrew the money to open an account at another bank. The funds and now that they're there I have to wait longer again.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Jan. 9, 2015

    In September I was approved and completed a shortsale with Bank of America. I have free checking account from direct deposit for many years. My account was changed and I was charged 25 dollars a month from October to December for maintenance fees. I went in December and had it changed back to a direct deposit account. I asked the Rep to return the fees because I always had direct deposit. She told me the supervisor is on holiday break and to come back after the New Year. I went back in January, the manager walked over to me when I came in and told me they could not return the fees because I had a short sale and it was not allowed. I feel these penalties are unfair. I paid 2000 dollars a month for 11 years and the person who bought the house paid 75 percent of the debt. I should not have to pay a penalty for a shortsale, that was practically paid in full. My papers say 0 dollars owed. I don't trust them now, they may extract money from my account again. This bank is not to be trusted.

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    Reviewed Jan. 9, 2015

    The worst customer relationship. I had a payment come in early and the transaction was paid but fees were assessed. I called to get those fees removed and my wish was granted. Four Months later I have a similar incident but when I called about the fee I was told that an automated system rejected my request for a fee refund and there was nothing to be done.

    I asked to speak to a manager because a manager could override the system and that my overdraft was an honest mistake. The manager was more obtuse than the system. Apparently you can only make one mistake a year with this bank. This is unacceptable. How can a system assess a situation? The manager was of no help so I ask that my call be escalated. The manager's manager pretended as if we had a bad connection and hung up on me.

    I will be switching banks as soon as possible. I refuse to bank with an institution that lets computers decide if someone is eligible for a fee credit. The crazy thing is, is that I've incurred fees from Bank of America on more than these two occasions (not excessive) but when I'm at fault I don't ask for those fees to be replaced. Avoid this bank at all costs.

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    Rochelle increased rating by 2 stars.
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    After a positive interaction with Bank of America, Rochelle increased their star rating on Feb. 5, 2015.

    Updated review: Feb. 5, 2015

    I was contacted by the bank and they agreed to refund the fees on my account. I am happy with the resolution and their promptness after receiving my complaint.

    Original Review: Jan. 7, 2015

    I have been a loyal Bank of America customer for almost a decade and unfortunately the past 3 months I have unexpectedly had the worst experience as a consumer and customer.

    In October my personal account overdrew by $2 when a draft from a 3rd party vendor that I requested closed drew a final amount of $10. From the $2 over draft, Bank of America has charged me over $70 in overdraft and extended overdraft fees. When I called the bank to discussed, I was advised that they would not reverse the fees even though they agreed that $70 in overdraft fees for a $2 overdraft was exorbitant. I spoke with a representative in November. At that time the representative advised me that no additional fees would be charged for the overdraft and that I could pay the fees when I had the extra money available.

    I went in today (January) and found that Bank of America transferred the overdrawn fees ($70) from available funds in my joint account which is the account from which my family's bills are withdrawn. This is now throws the budget and balance in my joint account for my bills off and will cause additional fees now in my joint account. I called and spoke with a representative named Monica and she said that there is nothing that they are willing to do and that it is just an unfortunate situation that now my joint account is going to be overdrawn.

    The bank representatives advised that I can feel free to close my accounts with Bank of America once I pay them all of their fees and none of my accounts are in the negative even though they are in the negative because of the fees. I am disheartened by the lack of value that they place in me as a customer and that the bank has little concern for whether or not I remain a customer. It is dangerously unfair that Bank of America is allowed to charge fees that are 3500% the overdrawn amount.

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015

    We are banking on BOA more than twenty years, when the name was Barnett Bank at Tampa, Florida. Most of the time the service was great from all the employees. When we had moved to Belleair Beach, and Largo cities of Florida, we continued banking in BOA, location 125 Indian Rocks Road N.-Belleair Bluffs, FL.

    The employees have a nice disposition to take care our inquires, specially the manager Roberta ** and Donna. Donna is doing an outstanding job for her professional knowledge and polite attitude towards us. Please Roberta, congratulate Donna for her professional performance.

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2015

    No matter how long you've been with them, no matter how much you improve your credit with other sources, this bank does nothing to help out its customers. Only thing I've ever received from this bank was a secured credit card. Read stories about some customers having the secured card making on-time payments for one year and then being graduated to an unsecured credit card. Had mine for over two years, never went over the limit, never made a late payment, cleaned up my credit report by paying off old accounts during that first year I had my BOA secured card, but each time I called to request an unsecured card upgrade, I was always denied. So I found them worthless in all ways. Even though I had direct deposit to my checking account, never had any overdrafts or any negative issues with my checking or savings accounts, I could never get anything from this place to help me out credit-wise. So glad I closed out my accounts with them. They are worthless. I don't think they deserve to have the name "America" in their title.

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    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2015

    I had an auto loan with a previous bank that I made all the payments on and had it paid off, that bank had been bought out then the bank it became had been bought out by Bank of America. This was of no concern to me because, to my knowledge I no longer had an auto loan with any bank. There were never any statements sent to me saying I still owe money or any statements saying my vehicle was going to be repossessed, so when I called Bank of America to get my title for my vehicle, they refused to give it to me because they claimed that I owed them a certain amount of money still. I disagreed with them, but asked them to send me a statement stating how much I owe them anyway. They refused to send me anything and just kept telling me they needed a certain amount of money from me for them to release my title to me. How do you expect me to just pay you money with no proof whatsoever that I even owe you money? I honestly would not have a problem paying it if they would send me some sort of statement saying something. I honestly cannot afford a lawyer at this time, but I need something to get done because I need the title to my vehicle.

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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