Key Bank

Beware, balance transfers you make on the phone aren't necessarily going to go through. I spent an an enormous amount of time to do a balance transfer still 3 days before the deadline. The person I spoke to seemed to not know anything about it, and kept having to go back to her manager every time to ask basic questions: the length of the promotion, the fees, the time it would take. Despite me being used to speaking with people with very heavy accents, my family included, her accent was so difficult to understand.

Honestly this is the worst bank I have ever had. I switched to Bank of America but kept Key Bank as my secondary checking and worst decision ever they aren’t well in guest service. They are always short on tellers and I’ve dealt with a branch the guy asked me what the deposit bag was. Are you kidding me? This bank is a joke. They love taking fees and can’t provide the times stuff was pulled out your account.

I canceled my father's credit card, which was a horrible process. Three months later I get a statement saying there was a fifteen dollar charge which now totals 75.50 with late fees. We called last night to inquire. Rep took all of his information, including his permission to have rep talk to me - he’s 89. She was to call right back. She did not. I called from work this morning. They can’t talk to me unless he is present. So, we will go through entire process this evening. Can’t even begin to tell you how frustrated we are.

It is Friday afternoon and my account still shows the same purchases pending from Tuesday. Everything since then hasn't posted. They do not update the information often enough. They tried to straight up ROB me! I keep track of my purchases and balance. I had enough money to cover my expenses up to the final one when I unexpectedly had to cover my friend's dinner bill. They tried charging me 4 OD fees totally $140 for being $6 over on ONE purchase! I spoke to two people on the phone who couldn't make sense of it either and they each fed me a lame excuse like "sometimes they go through in a different order." Even if that were the case, I had money to cover either the dinner OR the three purchases that they said went through after. I went in to the bank. The two women at the counter couldn't make sense of it.

We got an account at Key Bank. When we got our first statement the charges were doubled for using a different atm other than Key Bank's! It totalled over $40 then I went to cash a check that I have been cashing the same check from my mom every month for 3 yrs and the manager lady treated me like I stole the check (I have been in there with my mom 100 times). I know they have to call if it's a certain amt anyway while she was verifying with my mom the lady walks by her and says, "Make sure she tells you the check number", and they both have the same reason for getting it! What business is it of hers what this money is for!!! Well they cashed it because they had no choice but I felt like I was doing something wrong by the way that manager lady treated me!!! No more Key Bank!!!

My account was hacked & I found out because my card was declined at Walmart while visiting family in Virginia. I called and the online rep could not help me because my last 4 digits of my Social Security # and my birthdate did not match what they had on file. I always leave travel instructions with the bank so they know where I'm going to be because I was hacked before. They did not have that info on my account either. Someone put a $400 transaction at a Sam's club in Las Vegas. I went into my home bank with my ID and SS card and manager asked if I was previously a 1st Niagara customer and the answer was no. No apology or reason why my incorrect info was on file. I have not received a new card or fraud paperwork yet and am totally disgusted with this bank. I will go to another bank as soon as this is settled.

A rep from Key Bank reached out to me a couple of weeks ago to let me know that they were changing the KBO website and gradually transitioning clients to the system. No real information was given, so I assumed (incorrectly) that it would be primarily a cosmetic change and would be easy to navigate, as the old system was. My company was converted to the new system this week. What a nightmare! Although the website looks great (even if they do have a winter snow scene background in May), the ACH payment area of the site is vastly different from the previous system, not at all intuitive and did not port over all the information from the old system.

Rudest employees and "Manager" ever (notice I put Manager in " "). I deposited a check written to me that bounced at the check writer's bank, but Key Bank (23116 Telegraph Rd, Brownstown Charter Twp, MI 48134 location) treated ME like I was a criminal. There was a hold on the check and it bounced prior to the hold being released so Key Bank did not lose any money, I did not cash the check or receive the funds, I simply deposited it into my account like you would any check someone writes you. Key Bank immediately closed my account and treated me like I was a criminal, spoke to me very poorly and rudely.

I transferred money between TWO KEY BANK accounts to cover checks that were going to hit the bank that night, they didn't "recognize" the transfer until the following day causing me $187.50 in fees PLUS they sent my checks back. When I spoke to them, branch manager and regional operations manager, she said that I did it past 7 pm and that it is not recognized. It was a cash deposit into one account to transfer to the other because I didn't have my debit card with me. However when you do a mobile deposit before 11 pm it hits that same day, does this make sense to anyone? They are a BUNCH OF LYING THIEVES! This is how they make their money! Will definitely be looking to bank elsewhere! If I am going to overdraft my account, it needs to be my fault, not the bank spinning it to their advantage!

I recently charged my Key Bank card for a fishing trip to Canada, I have been doing this over the past 20 yrs. Today I opened up my account and found I was charged a processing fee for the purchase! I have never been charged before for this type of transaction. I called the 800# for Key Bank and the first person I spoke to was (Kiana) and she started out nice and then turned very rude and cold when I questioned her on the charge... Came out and said she can't do anything about it... I explained to her that I charge on this card for years and she said she will go back and look... So I was on hold for 10 minutes and she came back and said could not find any history.

As others have said... WORST BANK EVER!!! Their online/mobile banking is a joke and, as I have been told by KeyBank representatives, it is NOT up to date. So even if you are checking regularly, they don't post all charges, etc so you really have no idea what is going on until a day or two later. Was told to sign up for text alerts to get 'Real Time' updates/information... Signed up for EVERY alert I could find (email/text) and have yet to even receive a single text. I get emails 2 DAYS later telling me about overdrafts. They hold CASH DEPOSITS to ensure they are able to charge an overdraft. Payments don't show pending so no warning. They are there and will cause an overdraft. It's truly ridiculous.

Decided to open an account when I received a promotional offer by mail. The entire experience was unpleasant. Very non-customer-centric bank. Closed the account after just 2 months and will never use the bank for anything ever again.

Key Bank is the worst. I changed bank accounts a few months ago and it was a giant fiasco trying to set up automatic payments from my new checking account. I tried doing this over the phone, and they said I would have to go to one of their branches to set it up. When I went into the branch, they said I required a voided check and would have to email in my application. That alone was extremely inconvenient, and in the meantime I've been making manual payments over the phone.

Our business accounts have been with the same bank building for almost 50 years. We have been through at least a dozen acquisitions and name changes without any issues. Recently Key Bank took over from First Niagara and that's when the service went downhill. First to go was the helpful branch manager and her assistant; then the friendly tellers and, finally, the head teller. In their place, you had a bunch of rigid, unfriendly, unhelpful drones. Things finally came to a head when my 80 year old father was unable to cash a $10.00 check because the check was made out to his business and not to him personally. We went down the next day and transferred most of our accounts to another bank.

I have to agree with most of the one star ratings... and that is being generous. I visited the Parker, Colorado branch and what a joke. Perhaps mediocre customer service is a thing of the past and the concept is simply swirling the toilet bowl? Where do I start? I went in to cash a check on their bank. Ultimately, they charged me $7.50 simply to do that. Corrupt. The tellers (if that is the total they hold) simply ignored me for the first fifteen minutes. They ignored the drive up customers, telling one of them that the lobby was full.

7 years ago I was selling an antique desk online and received a buyer for it who sent me a Navy Federal check. I deposited the check only to find out it was fraudulent. The bank contacted me immediately to let me know. I never withdrew any monies from the check and as far as I knew the incident was over. Now it's 2018 and I go in and open a new account with them and after they deposit my money they tell me my account is flagged because of the fraudulent check that I deposited 7 years ago and they closed my account only to say they didn't wanna do business with me!!! Why allow me to open it in the first place? And why am I being flagged for a check I never withdrew any monies from that I also told them I received as payment from furniture I was selling online?

The worst bank ever. The Federal needs to investigate how they do business with customers. This is abuse and stealing. How can you check your account and find that a payment had already came out, so I went and make a deposit. Now today the bank charge me an overdraft fee for something that had been deducted out of my account. What I can’t understand is the fact that the payment was already taken out of my account and I had money left over in the account.

I had a total loss a vehicle. They don’t cash the checks from the insurance money in order to try to get more money from me. How they can do this to anyone is disgusting. My accident was in December. It’s now March and they want payments from me, meanwhile one service rep said no checks are posted to my account. Then I call my insurance company and the checks were posted. Over $19,000 and they still try and make me pay. I call back. This woman now says they do have the checks. This is only when I have my insurance company on the phone. They are scammers and so unprofessional.

This is a combo between the Benson/Old Seward location(s). I've had a past account and recently opened up a brand new checking account with KeyBank. The branch rep that helped me asked all the basic qualifying questions about money in...money out. I told him that I was working on-call and my employment was far from stable and very unpredictable. He suggested the Money Market account. I also had a $200 promo code for qualifying direct deposits of $500 or more. I qualified once I handed in my direct deposit slip to my employer's payroll dept.

Went into open a savings account for an Etsy shop. I has asked if it was cut and dry where there were no fees unless you obviously overdrafted. Anyway, sat there an hour with a guy and a woman that knew nothing and had no customer service skills, besides talking about their personal life. I have my accounts at American Eagle, I wanted to open an account and keep it separate from our other account in case something bad happened. Anyway, I sat there for almost an hour, no talk about the savings account, just asking me about my personal life, where did I work etc., then her telling me how her parents are building a home around a pool etc.

I got a car loan with Key Bank. Unfortunately, my vehicle was totaled. My insurance company paid them an amount estimated for the vehicle... They sent me a statement showing the payment. My insurance company recalculated the car amount. They are now paying them more. I also have gap insurance. It’s been three months I continued to make payments while my insurance company estimated the value. So after three months of payments no phone call saying my insurance company took the check back and they are sending a new one. They call me and give me a late fee and say I have to make a payment. I was put on hold. Argued with the representative and he put me on hold for 20 minutes while looking up my file. As if I’m just not paying and I still have this vehicle. They have no communication or records kept at all. Very unprofessional.

I used a Key Bank ATM at 2133 Poquonock Avenue in Windsor CT on February 20th at 11:09. I tried to take out $200. The ATM took a long time to dispense the cash. A red light went on and I received the message that the ATM was unable to process my transaction at that time. I tried again but this transaction failed as well. I then went across the street to a Webster Bank ATM and was able to withdraw $200 from my Key Bank account. I called customer service after I discovered that my account was debited for $200 even though I never received the money. They told me it would take up to 10 days to resolve this issue. It is day 2 and the $200 has still not been credited to my account.

Had to set up my online payment with them three times. I also had to drive to 20 miles to a branch to hand deliver my ACH information because they only accepted a Fax (which they said they can't confirm they received). After two months they had an issue and I was not notified so I went online to make the payment. My bank info was gone (again) and I had to work with their team for a "workaround" because of an archaic system design. By the way their system for fees and late fees seem to work fine. It seems like a scam to get fees (all have been waived though). Nothing but a headache.

This banks should be called FEEBANK, not Key Bank. Unscrupulous practices, items pending on a Sunday night when the Federal Reserve is closed are automatically pushed through just to create an overdraft. My family has over 500,000 in this bank and have used them since 1965, when they were Society National BANK. As a third generation banking customer, they cater to people that are in the credit range of 800 and up, and have at least 50,000 in the bank. They can stick their line of credit where the sun does not shine. And their crappy practices as well. I have had great service with Huntington and PNC which I have moved all my accounts to. My branch was in Huron, Ohio. Worst service ever. Went to close my account, and was told to come back another day because a 10.27 dollar charge at a gas station was pending. GO ** yourself KEY/FEEBANK!

I have to agree with others that this bank's practices are completely unscrupulous. Depending on who you talk to, you will receive different information about fees charged to your accounts. I have had false fees removed by some customer service reps but not others. They will flat out lie to you to get you to open accounts then hit you with fees that someone assured you would not incur. I am done with these thieves. Please, entrust your hard earned money elsewhere. This bank should be investigated and closed.

Key Bank will allow a transaction to go through and then make you pay a service charge. I have had this same experience multiple times. Today (2/6/18), when I called the customer service line, the lady I spoke with told me that "they were helping you out". In what land did "helping you out" involve making you pay for the help? I'm so pissed that I can't even go into the detail of my experience with this Fraud that calls itself a bank. Nevertheless, there are kind people at some of the branches I have visited, but the system is just there to "milk" customers. First thing 9 am tomorrow morning is to go down to the nearest branch and close my account. I have had enough. I wish I could pass with a Zero Star or even a minus Zero... Ha!

They are unscrupulous. They will edit your debit history, push through transactions and even hold deposits to make sure your balance is screwed up. Then they'll charge big fees. I have 2 account with this bank. Every month they figure out how they made my account go negative to charge overdraft fee's on top over and over again. Every month I'm paid $200.00 dollar about this issue. This is take money off my budget. I need to paid other thing. I can't afford those people take money off my account or manipulation my financial system just to made money for themselves.

I am closing an account tomorrow morning. I have spent the past six months, first, trying to get Key to acknowledge their mistake, and second, correct it. After the first fraudulent charge I called customer service, who told me to go into a local branch. I did, and the local branch manager told me to call customer service. By the time they removed the first 18.00 charge, two more had been added in the following months. Each time, I called, was told to go into a branch, and was told when I got there to call customer service.

If you love throwing money away, this is the bank for you. On several occasions they have held my deposit & my debits go through & have ended up with $100 in fees. I've tried talking with them, the branch people are rude & call center don't care. This place needs investigated. They are ripping people off!

I have had an account with this bank for many years. Recently after having a new automatic deposit of several hundred dollars they started delaying debits to my account in order to put it in Insufficient Funds status. During the middle of Christmas shopping in 2017 they charged me an overdraft fee when my account showed a positive balance. I made a deposit immediately which they delayed posting. So the overdraft fees continued. I had automatic payments I could not stop because of PayPal policies. But mostly because of Key Bank my account is now over $700 in arrears. They have financially ruined me. And they don't seem to care. I fully believe that they did this because of the new direct deposit. They assumed they could collect from that but I was able to change that deposit in time to another bank who truly cares about their customers!!!