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About State Farm Bank

State Farm Bank is an online financial institution that offers a variety of banking products and services. It’s a subsidiary of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and is headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois. State Farm Bank offers checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit (CDs) and credit cards — all through an alliance with U.S. Bank. It also offers personal loans through LightStream and home loans through Rocket Mortgage.

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Pros
  • Free checking account options
  • Easy ways to waive fees
  • Auto-enrollment in U.S. Bank's Smart Rewards Program
Cons
  • No physical branches or products of its own
  • Limited availability of U.S. Bank branches
  • Safe Debit account has non-waivable monthly fee

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I have had my banking account at State Farm for over 4 years and they have been the best bank I have ever work with. They have never charged me any overdraft fees. Their telephone...

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State Farm Bank made it easy to finance my boat and everything is good as long as you don’t need something out of the ordinary or to actually talk to a person. Everything is snail...

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What is State Farm Bank?

State Farm Bank is a division of State Farm Insurance that offers a variety of banking products and services, including checking, savings, money market and lending accounts. The bank also offers a variety of online and mobile banking services.

State Farm banking customers can manage their accounts at over 2,000 U.S. Bank branches, and withdraw cash for free at any MoneyPass and U.S. Bank ATM nationwide. If you have questions about your account, you can call U.S. Bank customer service at any time.

How does State Farm Bank work?

Rather than create its own bank accounts and loans, State Farm Bank partners with established financial institutions to bring its customers the best in banking.

  • All State Farm bank accounts and credit cards are offered through U.S. Bank.
  • All State Farm personal loans are offered through LightStream, a Truist company.
  • All State Farm home loans are offered through Rocket Mortgage.

You can open any bank account online or with a local State Farm agent. Rather than applying directly with State Farm, online applications get submitted through U.S. Bank’s website.

All State Farm Alliance customers are auto-enrolled in U.S. Bank’s Smart Rewards Program when opening a bank account. This program includes perks like these:

  • Earn interest on your Bank Smartly checking account
  • No overdraft fees when you overdraw by $50 or less
  • Overdraft forgiveness when you overdraw by more than $50
  • Free access to U.S. Bank ATMs

State Farm Bank products and services

State Farm’s banking products are offered through U.S. Bank. This means that accounts are insured by the Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation (FDIC) through U.S. Bank, and customers use the U.S. Bank mobile app to manage their accounts.

State Farm Bank offers these products:

Checking accounts
State Farm Bank has two checking accounts, both of which can be opened as minor accounts for teens aged 13 to 17.
  • U.S. Bank Smartly Checking — U.S. Bank Smartly Checking has added perks for State Farm Alliance customers, including no monthly fee, the ability to earn interest on your balance and fee waivers for non-network ATMs. You can unlock additional perks depending on the account’s balance.
  • Safe Debit Account — Safe Debit is a checkless account designed to help customers avoid overdrafts and fees. Rather than allow overdrafts to happen, it declines transactions that would result in insufficient funds. Safe Debit has a $25 opening deposit and a $4.95 non-waivable monthly fee. Customers can also monitor their credit score and get discounts on money orders.
Savings and money market accounts
State Farm Bank offers one high-yield savings account and two money market accounts.
  • Standard Savings — State Farm’s Standard Savings account has a $25 minimum opening deposit and no monthly fees. But the interest rate is lower than other online banks.
  • Elite Money Market Savings Account — The Elite Money Market has tiered interest rates that increase as your balance grows. While its standard rates are low, it also offers bonus APYs that go up to 3.50% at publishing. There is a $10 monthly fee that’s waived your first year and when you have a U.S. Bank Smartly Checking account after that.
  • Retirement Money Market — State Farm's Retirement Money Market account is a tax-advantaged savings account that earns interest and has no monthly maintenance fee. While it could be a good way to diversify your retirement portfolio, it only earns 0.01% APY at publishing.
Certificates of deposit
With State Farm, you’ll find standard CDs, as well as CD specials, step-up, trade-up and retirement CDs. Standard CDs have a $500 minimum deposit with terms ranging from three months to five years. Other CDs have a $1,000 minimum opening deposit. You’ll lock in the best interest rates with a CD special.
Credit cards
State Farm Bank offers three credit cards: the State Farm Premier Cash Rewards Visa Signature Card, the State Farm Good Neighbor Visa Card and the State Farm Business Cash Rewards Visa Signature Card. All cards have no annual fee, and the Premier Cash Rewards Card also offers a $150 welcome bonus for new cardholders.
Loans
State Farm Bank also provides customers with auto loans, mortgages and personal loans. While all auto loans are directly through State Farm Bank, personal loans are through LightStream and mortgages are through Rocket Mortgage.
Business banking
With State Farm Bank, small businesses can enjoy a variety of business banking products, including checking, savings, money market and lending accounts. You can also access a variety of digital tools, such as payment and cash management solutions.
Insurance
State Farm is best known for its auto insurance, but it also offers homeowners insurance, small business insurance, health insurance, disability insurance and pet insurance. When you request an insurance quote, you can select add-ons and see if you qualify for discounts. AM Best has given State Farm a high rating for its financial strength.

State Farm Bank fees

State Farm's Safe Debit account has a $4.95 non-waivable monthly fee, and the Elite Money Market account has a $10 fee that’s waived with a linked Smartly Checking account. You can enroll in overdraft protection and avoid fees by linking an eligible account.

State Farm Bank’s fees include:

  • $2.50 for non-U.S. Bank and non-MoneyPass ATMs
  • $35 for stop payment requests
  • $36 for overdrafts over $50
  • $2 for paper statements
  • $20 for incoming domestic wires
  • $30 for domestic outgoing wires
  • $25 for incoming international wires
  • $50 for outgoing international wires

State Farm Bank FAQ

What is the State Farm Alliance?

U.S. Bank refers to all State Farm customers as “Alliance members.” Being an Alliance member gives customers access to a range of U.S. Bank accounts and perks that are specifically designed for State Farm customers, including waived fees and higher interest rates.

Does State Farm Bank use Zelle?

Yes, State Farm banking customers can use Zelle to send and receive money from friends and family.

Is State Farm Bank and U.S. Bank the same?

State Farm Bank and U.S. Bank are not the same. However, State Farm Bank offers its banking services through a strategic alliance with U.S. Bank. So in that sense, every State Farm Bank account is a U.S. Bank account.

How can I open a State Farm Bank account?

You can open a State Farm Bank account online or in person with a State Farm agent. To open an account online, you’ll need to provide your name, address, Social Security number and date of birth. To open an account in person, you will need to bring the same information along with a valid ID.

Does State Farm Bank have a mobile app?

No. All State Farm Bank customers use the U.S. Bank mobile app to manage accounts, locate ATMs and deposit checks.

Still have questions?

Is State Farm Bank legit?

Yes, State Farm Bank is a legitimate financial institution. It’s a division of State Farm Insurance, which is a well-known and reputable insurance company. All bank accounts offered through State Farm Bank are federally insured through U.S. Bank for up to $250,000.

State Farm bank is ideal for current insurance customers who want to keep all their accounts under one roof, as well as anyone looking for a low-fee online bank.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedBilling

    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2025

    The worst credit card customer service, they never should have never partner with US bank. US bank is a HORRIBLE BANK, and that makes State Farm the worst!!!! The waiting is ridiculous!!!! Then they send you to another dept, then you wait again. Customer service, I laugh, there is no customer service. They just keep you waiting for as long as they can, probably so you will hang up!!!!! CUSTOMER SERVICE. 🤣🤣🤬 WHAT A JOKE.

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    Reviewed June 27, 2024

    State Farm Bank made it easy to finance my boat and everything is good as long as you don’t need something out of the ordinary or to actually talk to a person. Everything is snail mail or fax, no place to talk face to face and get something like a lien release quickly…. You must wait. These guys are a good insurance company but leave the banking to some else, somewhere you can go in and talk to a real person if you need something.

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      Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedBillingLoan Process

      Reviewed June 30, 2023

      I paid off loan online- checking information about 4 times and all was correct. Checking 12 days later payment was reversed as they couldn't find bank/account. Called, giving them the same information it was paid off. But 7-10 days later (which turns out to be 2.5 weeks) I get pay off information to transfer car to another person. Wrong VIN # was typed by State Farm Bank so Co. Clerk wouldn't accept it. Then they fax corrected copy to me which wasn't signed. Now I'm waiting another 7-10 days for original corrected copy. This place is a joke and will NEVER deal with them again. I've been dealing with them since 6/1/23 and 6/30/23 still don't have what I need to transfer car.

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      Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffLoan Process

      Reviewed April 28, 2023

      I took out an auto loan which I paid off early on 23 APR 19. When I purchased a replacement in MAR 23 I went to get the title of the old vehicle to sell to dealer. Could not locate, went to get duplicate and was told it was still being held by State Farm Bank. Went to local SF office where loan originated. They called SFB and I was told title would be sent in 7-10 days. Received only Lien Release, no title. Contacted SFB and was told this was all I would receive and I would have to pay for a duplicate title. I already paid for the title when I purchased the title. All SFB had to do is notify PA electronically upon satisfaction of the loan and the title would have been sent.

      Now more than a month later, $75 dollars lighter, and 3 trips to the title office I still am without a title, and hope the dealer will still buy the vehicle, SFB has been no help in this matter. DO NOT DO BUSINESS US/State Farm Bank. They are a total waste of time to deal with. Deal only with banks that have offices in your community so when you have a problem you can talk face to face with someone. Banks like US/State Farm Bank rely on the fact that they are states away to get away with poor abusive customer service.

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      BillingLoan Process

      Reviewed Aug. 31, 2022

      This company is a joke. After years of on time payments I switched banks and something got switched off. Normal loan companies would send you some sort of notification that payment was overdue but not this company. Instead they took the car in the middle of the night and thus started a 2 day ordeal to get the car back. That's not even the best of it! After months of fighting to at least have it removed from my credit report they tell me they didn't follow protocol in how they processed the repo but still won't do anything. Just went to sell the vehicle 8 months after this nonsense and suprise here is another $175 fee they stated that needs to be paid. Never using this company for anything again!!!

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      Reviewed March 14, 2022

      State Farm Bank went through some transition in summer 2021 switching their auto loans to another bank. They apparently sent 2 letters informing me of what I needed to do to to make this transition. Neither of the letters came from State Farm Bank or had the name State Farm on them -- rather some business name acronym, EMVOP (this is what State Farm's Customer Service told me). With all the junk mail and scam mail out there, I am sure these letters were not looked at closely or with seriousness, if they even arrived (apparently one in June and one in August).

      Following that, there was no communication from State Farm Bank (it's March 2022 -- 6 months after we apparently received mail notification from some company that was not Sate Farm Bank). This morning a repo man came to take my wife's car -- luckily she and the car were at work. I was in complete disbelief. I was told by State Farm Bank Customer Service I had no other option but to pay the remainder of the loan, which was quite a bit for us, or lose the car to auction in 15 days. One could say that I could have noticed the car payments weren't coming out of our bank account -- this is of course true.

      However, like many families working hard to make it now well, with kids, school, sports, volunteering, the hectic aspects of life brought by the pandemic, etc., things can get missed -- even big things like car payments. When these things happen a good company reaches out to its clients. I am, at least for now, a State Farm Customer and they have all the information they need about be to get a hold of me, or even my local representative. Instead, I apparently received 2 letters from EMVOP and then they sent the Repo Man!? I am completely disgusted with every aspect of my dealings with State Farm Bank -- no communication, heavy handed, no options, cold customer service. I am looking elsewhere for insurance and will never look at the company as a whole in the same way. My whole family has always had State Farm insurance. That stops here.

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      Reviewed Aug. 8, 2021

      If I had written this review prior to the merger with US Bank I would have had a positive review, now one star feels generous. In 2020 after the merger I started getting letters that I needed to refile paperwork for my auto loan to be drafted automatically from my bank. After confirming with the bank that this wasn’t a scam I mailed in their form and a voided check as requested. Months later I am still getting notices so I figure lost in the mail so I send again. A few more months and still getting letters so after confirming they don’t have my info I both mail and fax a copy.

      Now months later they still don’t have my info so even though the bank and insurance are separate I visit a local insurance agent who sighed as they said they have received numerous similar complaints. They help me fax in another copy while on the phone with the bank office who confirm it has been received, figured that finally fixed the issue…

      Now apparently July 2021 is the first time that old paperwork won’t work so my auto draft didn’t go through and for the first time in 3.5 years I have an overdue payment. I don’t receive an email, text or snail mail message about this…now that would be treating me as a valued customer. I work with commute 14+ hours overnight this weekend and I woke up today after 3 hours to a phone call from a debt collector. No late payments in 3.5 years and the month after this change they sic a debt collector on me.

      After calling them and describing everything above their only recourse for me is to either mail or fax them the form and a voided check…the very thing they have failed to properly process five times already. I however have come up with another option, next week I will take my 800+ credit score and refinance with another entity to remove my loan from their care. This company should not be able to run a lemonade stand much less a bank. Avoid at all costs!

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      Reviewed July 20, 2021

      We pay off totally about car loan and we pay by phone but for many weeks nobody we gave one specific answer. The worst part is the customer service. I have to waiting for almost two hours to answer our phone call and we have to find a attorney to get a solution our bill, because we used everything. Insurance car and home, saving money, car loan and honestly it was a nightmare to repair everything.

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      Reviewed April 2, 2021

      I'm a long-time customer of State Farm (going back to my teens). My parents have also been long-time customers as have my sister and both of my brothers. My and her family have all had insurance through State Farm for years as well. I've been really impressed over the years with State Farm's customer service. It feels weirdly like a member of the family. Back when my old agent was with State Farm, he even contributed to my Eagle Scout project back in 2002.

      I wanted to write this review, though, because we had an absolutely abysmal experience with their loan department/collections department. My wife has her car loan through State Farm. We moved several times since getting married and last year (2020) merged our bank accounts before buying a house. An unintended side effect of that was that her loan payments stopped going through to State Farm. It has been a hectic few months with the merge, buying a house, the pandemic, etc... and we didn't realize this was the case until we woke up this morning and found out that State Farm had re-possessed her car and its contents (which are all medical supplies as she is in the healthcare field).

      When we called, we were told that State Farm had sent several letters to our old address and had tried calling, but we never received those letters or calls. They also couldn't find any info about her loan the first few times we called because they had the wrong SSN on file (which didn't match what was on her actual loan paperwork), so they brushed us off. We both have been very faithful in making our payments on time until that point, but when they finally realized their mistake and were able to find the loan info, we were told that, regardless, we'd have to pay the entire loan amount along with the fees to recover her medical equipment, car, storage fees, etc... (all totaled this would be over $7,000) to keep the car from going to auction in 15 days.

      We were prepared to pay the lump sum of the months we inadvertently missed, but to be told that we had to pay the entire loan amount to keep her vehicle from going to auction, be without transportation/means to see her patients and without her medical supplies during a pandemic is pretty low. At one point, one of the agents yelled at my wife because she couldn't find the info they needed quickly enough while sifting through her loan info. The agent was so rude, it drove her to tears in her panic to find the info they needed from her.

      I am extremely disappointed with the company. Speaking with State Farm's loan department was a terrible experience. I am not sure what else can be done, but this has been a huge deal for us as we don't have that kind of money. My parents, siblings, in-laws, and friends/co-workers all know about this because of its impact on us and are all planning on leaving State Farm over this.

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      Customer ServiceLoan ProcessTransparency

      Reviewed March 6, 2021

      Didn't apply my loan modification correctly in Jan 2020 and then never updated and corrected after a year of numerous calls and emails. They never provided itemization or statement detail. Then sold loan with incorrect info, so now I look like I'm in forbearance to the new lender.

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      Reviewed May 23, 2020

      Worst and most unprofessional company I’ve ever dealt with and that’s saying a lot. I encouraged my son to consider them for his home mortgage and decided to give them a shot. I can’t express how deeply I regret asking! They can’t keep of with proof of home owner insurance as he’s had to provide that for now the 3rd time even though his insurance provider required acknowledgement of them receiving each time he sent it because of their ineptness to keep up with anything in his file.

      While waiting for them to “find” it the last time they tried to make him pay and increased amount of almost 400.00 where they added an additional policy to his note payment. Customer service is pathetic to say the least no one returns a phone call and they just pass you around hoping you’ll give up and just pay whatever they ask. Run don’t walk to the next lender on the list State Farm Bank is not where you want to be you will end up paying for their mistakes with your credit rating, your sanity and possibly your home even. We should have read reviews before considering them and we would have known what a sham they really are! I was forced to rate 1 star to be able to post review or I assure you I wouldn’t have given them any.

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      Reviewed Dec. 30, 2019

      I have cancelled polices after making payments, with them stating a text or email was sent and no email or text was ever sent. In December they told me I hadn’t paid a payment since October so I needed to pay September and November for the car insurance so I paid it, then they cancelled it because they said I didn’t pay 27$. In December I paid the house and the car then they said the same thing for the house that I was 2 months behind, I asked them why didn’t they tell me I was a month behind in November. Why did they wait till December to tell me?

      They couldn’t explain it and had no answers. And then the person I was talking to said that he had no idea that he didn’t deal with payments and I had to wait for another lady to be there. It seems that no one has any idea about what happened to my 2 payments for the car and they wanted to double my payments for the house and raised my premium. I believe that they target elderly people in the hopes that they will not notice that their money is never making it to the “State Farm”.

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      Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaffProcess

      Reviewed Nov. 19, 2019

      I recently applied for and received a State Farm credit card. I was attracted to the favorable interest free period for balance transfers as well as the interest rate. The balance transfer process was exceedingly clumsy and involved a 45 minute phone call to transfer 2 balances. I had some misgivings about the process as at one point the agent I was working with said there was a double payment to one account showing and she had to get a supervisor to back it out. I checked my account a couple of days later and that duplicate transfer was still showing as pending. The only contact given for problems with an online notification-which I did. I received a letter yesterday saying that this was corrected and only the two original balance transfers would be put on my account.

      I checked my account today and the duplicate charges were processed. After a 20 minute phone call State Farm's only advice was for me to call the other credit card company. They could not even authorize taking off the duplicate transfer fee. I have found the customer service with this bank to be slipshod and extremely unhelpful. There are other banks with similar terms, you would do better applying to them.

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      Punctuality & Speed

      Reviewed Oct. 29, 2019

      Proceeded with refinancing procedure through State Farm in May 2019. After mountains of paper works submitted with 2 hard pull of me and my wife's credits with many paid offs my credit cards and 6 months later I decided that they were wasting my time. If you thinking of any types of loans through State Farm Bank, Please save yourselves the headache. I paid money for rate lock. I paid for your home estimator. I submitted mountains and mountains of paper works. Mind you I have to turned in almost every week to them within 6 months time frame. RUN AWAY FROM THIS MEDIOCRE COMPANY THAT IS TRYING TO GET INTO BANKING AND FAILED MISERABLY. Would not recommend this company to anyone!!!

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      Reviewed Oct. 1, 2019

      I applied for State Farm visa card on 5-21-2019 after receiving promotion in mail stating that I would receive 15000 bonus points after spending 1000 dollars on card within the first ninety days of having the card. I spent over 1200 dollars within 60 days. They refused to give me the statement credit. They said I had to spend 1500 dollars to qualify for 15000 bonus points unless I provided them with a copy of the offer. I didn't keep a copy of the offer. I did spend over 1500 dollars within the first ninety days from when I activated the card. They still refused to issue me the statement credit. They said that I had not spent the 1500 dollars. This a lie! I will be looking for a different card. I will also be looking for another insurance company that is not called State Farm! Sincerely Gregg

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      Coverage

      Reviewed Sept. 28, 2019

      Received letter from State Farm Bank stating that if I didn't use my visa card by a certain date; that they were closing my account. I didn't use the card and ended up shredding the letter that they sent me. Next time I checked my credit report; they reported to the credit bureau that "I" closed the account. Of course I had destroyed the letter that they sent but somewhere in their records they should have been able to confirm their own action; and therefore I could not get the credit bureau to change the reason why the account and who really closed the account. State Farm should stick to insurance and leave the banking to other reputable people.

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      Reviewed Sept. 20, 2019

      After moving and changing my address online through State Farm's portal. They still managed to send my new card to my old address, which was returned due to 'non-deliverable'. Then, after I call them, change my address AGAIN, they said they would send the card. Two weeks later still no card. BUT, they did send me an address changed piece of mail. I called them again about my missing card. NOW 'someone' in the 'fraud' department wants to talk to me before they send another card and oh, by the way that department is closed for the next 3 days so basically I was told to go pound sand.

      Come Monday, I will be cancelling and closing my account. Every other major card company has a 24hr line that I can get my card. Nope, not State Farm. Steer clear for any banking needs. Insurance, they are decent...just not banking. -Side note, their 'hold' music is about 10x louder than anyone you will talk with, so if you get put on hold BEWARE! It may blow your eardrums, I know it gave me a migraine.

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      Reviewed Aug. 29, 2019

      I don't have the time or space to explain the hours of phone conversations I had with a Customer Service Rep, A level 2 Person and a Supervisor. They cost me money by giving me misinformation and cost me the sale of my truck. They took responsibility for nothing except saying their rep gave me wrong information. Stay clear, they didn't earn their overall (*) star rating from everyone by being good. You are better off with nothing than anything from them. Worst experience ever!!!!

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      Reviewed Aug. 29, 2019

      We were in the process of buying a house in June of 2019 so I went in to discuss their home insurance. When the agent heard that we were buying a home he suggested that we get rates from State Farm Bank. I thought he was just going to contact the branch's agent and have him send me some general information to see if I would be interested, so I said sure and gave him our information (he already had most of it from the home insurance quote, like our SSNs, so nothing seemed out of the ordinary). But nope. Instead they ran mine and my husband's credit and preapproved us for a loan.

      We already had another bank that we were going with for our mortgage, and on top of that their rates were a whole percent higher than what the other bank was offering us. However now our credit scores have been lowered from their hard inquiry and we may not get as great a rate as we had previously. Also, they BOMBARD you with every form of communication you can think of. Emails, snail mail, phone calls, texting, leaving voicemails. Thanks State Farm. So glad I dodged that bullet

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      Reviewed Aug. 9, 2019

      Banking is backed up by a reputable company. They reflect what online banking is through the rest of the "pack" and I have been banking with them for about 7 years now, and they've always upgraded capability & kept security front and center.

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      Reviewed Aug. 7, 2019

      My son got a vehicle loan through State Farm Bank. We are insured with State Farm also, no issues there. My son was rear ended resulting in a huge repair for the truck. They reported it as a total loss, but DID NOT tell us that. they just gave it back to keep driving and paying for. Shortly after, my son enlisted in the Marines and left for 13 months. State Farm Bank said that in accordance with the servicemembers Civil Relief Act, his payments would be put on hold pending his return. I was assured that they would not report non-payments to any credit bureau, and he could resume payments upon his return.

      Last week when he came home, they told him they wanted $1200 a month for 30 months. We decided to try to trade out of this deal, but were informed that since the truck had been reported as a total loss, it was basically worthless. On top of that, they reported 13 missed payments to the credit bureau, which has destroyed his credit. We had the free gap insurance that should have paid for the truck when it was totaled, but clearly since State Farm owned the note and the policy, they protected their own interests and screwed over a young Marine. I will NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH STATE FARM BANK AGAIN.

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      Reviewed July 22, 2019

      State Farm has a large variety of financial resources. State Farm has more resources than most know. I've had State Farm Auto and Life Insurance since I was a teenager. My IRA is with State Farm. All my banking is done with State Farm Bank. I have RV insurance with them. Of course being an auto insurance company, they would offer auto loans with competitive rates. I would not overlook this financially stable company.

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      Reviewed July 17, 2019

      I was quite surprised to know my insurance company also offered auto loans. The loan was competitive and included GAP insurance without paying more. It wasn't needed, but good to know its included. I will use State Farm Financial on more purchases at a later date.

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      Reviewed May 30, 2019

      We've carried insurance with them for years and have been pleased with our local agents. The State Farm credit card is a different matter. We have not been satisfied with their customer service. A couple of years ago we made a hotel reservation using our card points and had so many problems when we arrived at the hotel that we never attempted that again. Recently I needed to get information on my online account and forgot my password. I never received the promised email, so I called to see what I needed to do.

      They would not talk to me since my husband's name is on the account, even though I have a card, do all the banking and had all the information that they needed. My husband got on the phone, and they asked him what our last balance was. When he turned to ask me, they told him that he could not get that information from anyone else. My husband promptly cancelled the card. Time for a new company.

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      Reviewed May 3, 2019

      I have a Money Market account and wanted to open a CD while the rate was good. I spoke to a representative on March 13, and she input everything and asked how I would prefer to receive the paperwork to sign. The ONLY options were Fax, Mail, or visit a State Farm agent's office. I chose Mail, and she said it would arrive in a week to 10 days. On April 1 nothing arrived so I called and the representative confirmed nothing had been sent (he had to speak with the New Accounts Team) but it will be sent out by mail. April 24 and still no paperwork. I called again and asked if the papers could be sent by other means such as encrypted pdf or through the State Farm Secure Email system (you would think this is the intended application) but they said NO. Only the 3 methods.

      I then remembered I had an old computer printer that included FAX, so I got it it up and called again. The next rep. said he could process the FAX and I received a form to authorize an electronic transfer from the Money Market to the CD. I faxed the signed form back and verified (the next day) that it was received and the CD would be processed. Then on April 29, two more forms arrived in the Mail, a CD application and a Signature Card. These were what should have been sent in March. I completed both and faxed back the same day. Finally on May 2nd the CD was issued.

      The takeaways are State Farm customer support in general and the New Accounts Team in particular do not seem to know what they are doing. Also, the company is stuck in the past by relying on antiquated FAX technology without considering the many secure options available these days for private document transmission. I am happy to have the CD set up, but will not put myself through this again. And may consider closing out the other accounts we have (Money Market, IRA, CD) when possible.

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      Reviewed April 16, 2019

      Whenever I have problems with State Farm Bank, which is often, they never have solutions. I mail in paperwork to update my account information, they ignore it. Whenever an online purchase fails to go through, it's never their fault. Whenever I ask why small transactions won't process, they say that they clearly see I have the funds to purchase the object and nothing's wrong on their end so they don't see what the problem is, so I must have done something wrong.

      When I'm standing in the grocery store unable to pay for $40 of groceries because they canceled a card which wasn't set to expire for five more months because they're sending me a new one (which I did not request) in the mail, they act surprised and offended that I have not received it yet and complain about having to reactivate my current, perfectly functional card for this one purchase and then redeactivated it immediately after. If it was once or twice, I could live with that, but they've proven themselves time and time again to be incapable of handling even basic interactions. No fee ATM withdrawal isn't worth this. Searching for a new bank ASAP.

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      Customer Service

      Reviewed April 10, 2019

      I called to confirm that they received my $100,000.00 IRA direct rollover. They did. I wanted help in getting signed on-line so I could confirm and print a document showing they received my funds. Couldn't get online access so they have to send it to the IT people. Then I asked her if she could email proof they received my funds. The answer was "NO". Although she emailed me an verification code, she won't email me anything showing that they have my $100,000.00. That is State Farm Bank! (FYI... My $100,000.00 was previously sent on 03/15/2019 and magically it went missing so I had to wait 10 days and start the process of filing the paperwork to get a check re-issued. I had tracking placed on the 2nd check to prove State Farm Bank received my money. One problem after another. Don't get me started on them leaving off the beneficiaries off of my documents and refusing to correct it.)

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      Reviewed March 29, 2019

      I have a family member who is an agent and after 3 weeks and two applications and phone calls, my gf and I are going to use Wells Fargo for a shared expense account. What a struggle! Good thing their money market account rates are so good otherwise they should close this part of their business...

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      Customer ServicePriceStaff

      Reviewed Jan. 7, 2019

      Looked for six hours for an email address or fax number to send the following letter to State Farm Bank or Royal Bank of Canada or Black Rock. Was on hold at different places for at least three hours and no one picked up. The agents I did contact could not give me a fax number or email address for State Farm Bank, Royal Bank of Canada or Black Rock complaint departments. Have a growing concern for my funds. On January 7, 2019, the online account information was not accessible again and the bank specialist were not available - was on hold for almost an hour.

      To State Farm Bank, Royal Bank of Canada and Black Rock. January 6, 2019. State Farm and State Farm Bank has cost me around $5000.00. They deliberately ignored and disregarded important information and facts. They are guilty of objectual and technical ignorance. These are the mutual and money market funds I had with State Farm Bank before they moved them to Royal Bank of Canada and Black Rock. TRADITIONAL IRA: Money Market, LifePath 2020 Fund. INDIVIDUAL: LifePath 2020 Fund, Money Market, LifePath 2020 (B), Money Market (B). These accounts made it possible to move funds from the LifePath 2020 account to the Money Market account and redeem to the checking account. When there was a bear market, I moved my funds from the LifePath 2020 accounts to the money market accounts. Then as the bear market turned bullish, I would move my funds back.

      I lost all of this flexibility when State Farm Bank moved my funds to Royal Bank of Canada and Black Rock Financial. I not only lost my trading flexibility, I lost all access to my money. All of the bank agents that I contacted told me to go through my local agent. When I talked to my local agent, she was not trained or legally registered to handle any of my requests. All she does is handle insurance. I not only lost flexibility of my accounts, I lost complete access.

      Since State Farm Bank is a virtual financial institution, I am used to doing everything online. All of my fund tracking and maintenance are done online. I am 72 and disabled. When I couldn't even see how much money I had, it made me very physically sick. In 1999 I lost most of my MCIWorldCom retirement because of a Ponzi scheme and it all started by not being able to access the retirement funds. At this time the Dow Jones Industrial Average went from almost 27,000 to 22,000 points. I always moved my money from the LifePath 2020 to money market if the Dow dropped more than 1000 points. The move from one account to another was done overnight. This time the Dow dropped 5000 points and I lost a lot of money because all I could do was worry, get sick and cuss the guilty people.

      When first approached by my local agent to sign the consent forms to transfer my funds from State Farm Bank to Black Rock, I was told that this transfer was for the better. She told me there would be better investment options and that I would not lose any of my present benefits. When the funds became visible online, it appeared the worse was over, even though all ability to move or redeem funds was lost. Had to go through local agent to access any funds. The local agent is not an investment broker. She is hard to find and has not been trained to do any transactions. Personally, I do not feel comfortable in letting her into my financial matters.

      On January 4, 2019 things got worse when online access to my checking accounts was lost. I was not able to do an external transfer which I have done many times and funds arrive at external location the next day. Had to locate the local agent, who had taken the day off, and told her losing access to my funds was not acceptable and was costing me money, she got bank agents to call me to access my account and do the transfer by phone.

      Talked to Kaitlyn first and she couldn't confirm me because I couldn't tell her the balance of my account or the amount of my last deposit. I couldn't access my online account, so I didn't know. Asked her to get her boss. Kaitlyn got a bank specialist, called John, who appeared bothered that I asked for him. He got my information and said he would move the funds. On January 5, 2019, the transfer showed the funds taken out of my account, but it did not get to the external location. Lost a deal of around $2500 profit. Have lost all confidence on online banking and on the virtual States Farm Bank.

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      CoveragePrice

      Reviewed Dec. 20, 2018

      I recently bought a new vehicle and financed with the manufacturer credit provider to get an extra $1,500 discount. After the first payment, I began the process to re-finance with State Farm since I have had State Farm auto and home insurance since I first got a driver's license. What a mistake! Not only did I not get the "best rate" quoted on their website with a credit score over 800 and 1/3 the cost of the vehicle paid down, due to State Farm's back-office incompetency, the loan did not fund for two weeks after I applied. I wound up having to make a second payment on the first loan so as to not be delinquent and then wait for a refund check.

      Then, State Farm Bank had the gall to start charging me interest from the day I applied rather than the date they funded the loan. Nowhere is this disclosed in any of the documents relating to the loan. It probably doesn't matter because it's most likely illegal. If you have ever obtained a State Farm Bank loan you should carefully examine the details of how they apply your payments. It is very possible that State Farm Bank is charging you more interest than allowed by law. I plan to seek out an attorney to file a class-action lawsuit against SFB for this egregious behavior. Needless to say, State Farm will soon no longer insure anything I own.

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      Customer ServicePriceOnline & AppStaffReliability

      Reviewed Dec. 17, 2018

      Updated on 03/27/2019: Long story short this has experience is actually as bad as dealing with Xfinity; which was rated the worst company in America. Not only did it take 4 weeks to resolve an issue for simply logging into a new account, but then I did not have access to my account, which then took another few weeks to resolve.

      However, this was only the beginning. All I wanted to do was find a deposit sharing ATM to deposit cold cash into this checking account. I live close to Wrigley Field in Chicago. Now mind you Chicago is one of the largest cities in the world. Guess what....not one single ATM to make a deposit. When I contacted State Farm I was actually told to purchase a money order and mail it in to them for deposit!!!! I honestly thought they were joking. Of course I could fund from my BofA account but I think they charge me $3.00 for an external ACH transfer. Bottom line it appears as if depositing money into a State Farm checking account will cost you money. I almost feel like they are nothing more than a next level prepaid debit card service.

      I honestly have no idea how they still offer banking. Customer service is basically useless as they must submit a ticket to get anything done and that take days if not weeks to resolve. And the app which I was told would find me a deposit sharing ATM was worthless. It took me to two PNC bank ATMs all of which did not offer cash deposits? I mean if they don't offer ATMs in Chicago I can only wonder where on earth are these magical ATMs. I not only would not recommend State Farm bank but I it has turned me off to any of their other products. I don't mind futility but it seems they are actively trying to sabotage ease of banking. Not sure why they even offer this horrendous product.

      Original Review: To summarize I opened an online checking account with State Farm. At first I was unable to even log in and this took close to 10 days to fix. So once I was able to log into my account I clicked on my account and this is the message I have now received going on 10 days... "We apologize! Our online deposit account application is not available at this time. We are working on a solution and the application should be up and running soon. For immediate needs, please contact us at 1-877-SF4-BANK (1-877-734-2265)."

      When I click on transfer funds this is what it says. "We apologize! Our online deposit account application is not available at this time. We are working on a solution and the application should be up and running soon. For immediate needs, please contact us at 1-877-SF4-BANK (1-877-734-2265)." So in my near month long time being with State Farm I have had to call in close to 10 times and still do not have a truly functioning checking account. This is not my only checking account but if it were I would be in trouble. They do not have branches and this is a virtual bank so if online services are not working what are customers to do? On top of that I could not believe this issue is not resolved in over a week? I can't believe they have one customer who puts up with this.

      On a positive note the debit card they sent did work and I was able to access the money in the account using an ATM. They supposedly reimburse fees for ATM usage but your account cannot be closed within the same month of those fees or they will not reimburse you so for now I have to keep my account open even though after this experience I will never recommend such an unreliable service.

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      Customer ServiceReliability
      After a positive interaction with State Farm Bank, Atif increased their star rating on Dec. 12, 2018.

      Updated review: Dec. 12, 2018

      Perhaps I should have been more patient but finally the situation was resolved. I will definitely update with how their overall banking platform is but I please that they corrected the issue. Given the holidays I can understand the delay.

      Original Review: Dec. 12, 2018

      So I had opened up a checking account online and that was easy. I received my debit card and PIN in the mail. However when trying to create an online profile I kept receiving an error message. This is when the futility of this virtual bank shined. Over the course of 2 weeks I called 8 times and was assured that a support ticket was created and would be reviewed. Often I would be placed on hold with no one ever coming back to the call. The fact that it could take this long for a simple log in issue is scary. Imagine if you have a real problem like fraud or identity theft. They are not ready to do banking.

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      Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

      Reviewed Nov. 30, 2018

      These guys should stick to insurance and leave credit to companies that know what they are doing. After putting an unnecessary hold on my card and not bothering to try and contact me, it took me 5 weeks to get someone from their fraud dept to speak to me. I called twice a week for 5 weeks! Left messages, talked to supervisors... all assuring me the fraud dept would call me back the next day. They would confirm they had received the document requested for verification but no one would take the hold off. Finally 5 weeks later I got lucky and spoke to Jim in the fraud dept. He claimed they never got a doc - although the supervisors said their dept had noted it had been received. I probably wasted 10 hrs on the phone over 5 weeks with these guys. Worst customer service ever. Jim would not give me his last name - threw me loads of attitude - then closed my account. Thank god I am rid of State Farm.

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      Customer ServiceProcess

      Reviewed Nov. 4, 2018

      In an attempt to be diligent in protecting card security, I called while traveling to card services. I provided full name, address, social security number. I did not know card # -- card was lost. They asked me a security question. I did not know the answer. I provided State Farm agent name, limit, balance, card last used, email address, home phone, cell phone. They would not agree to block the card as they claim they could not verify my identity. 1/2 hour on the phone for the most frustrating experience. They need to review the process... Protect the account and consumer first. Worry about reissue of card at a later time. Very poor customer service. No wonder we have so much loss and expense due to fraud. I have filed a complaint with the bank as well as other consumer agencies.

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      CoveragePricePunctuality & Speed

      Reviewed Oct. 12, 2018

      I was 2 going on 3 months behind due to job issues. I paid $1100 dollars before the deadline. I gave everything I had. Due to becoming a full-time employee no longer working through temp service now I get paid bi-weekly. They pick up my car for $75 after I paid 1100 dollars. In order to get the car back in my possession I need to pay the late fee of 25 dollars plus the $75 car payment plus a $475 dollars towing fee plus a 150 dollar administrator fee adding the fee total 740 dollars. But wait the towing company charging me an extra $300 dollar for getting my car back in my possession. In which I had to drive an hour there. A hour of waiting to have my car release. To a company that has a lot but no office building. My car is not secure. Behind a old gate with one rusty chain.

      To let the towing man tell it State Farm was already trying to send it to auction within 36 hour that they had it. I guess not looking at GA repossessing law. What I don’t understand is... “like a good neighbor State Farm is there.” Well State Farm wasn’t there for me in fact $75 dollar cost me $1100. It’s sad to say cause I have two vehicles Finance to State Farm plus both of them I have State Farm full Coverage insurance, two life insurance policies and I’ll top of that home mortgage Insurance. They lost a customer of 5 yrs.

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      Customer ServicePrice

      Reviewed Oct. 9, 2018

      Since I've started this account, there have been nothing but fees for things that are normally free with other banks. Transfer fees and foreign transaction fees are especially painful. Most banks don't charge these things anymore. The final straw was this weekend. I deposited a check to cover some automatic drafts that were coming through. It was approved and then the items came through - and were all rejected.

      I called the rep and she said, "Well, this is a holiday weekend and so no money was moved yesterday." Oh, okay, but yet you were rejecting drafts left and right when you have a check pending on the account. On a side note: the check was approved and normally would have cleared the next day. The day I deposited it was not a holiday. I don't give a crap if it's after 2pm. Most people make deposits after 5pm on Friday. Most banks will hold all items if there is a payment pending on the account. Not State Farm.

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      Reviewed Sept. 30, 2018

      One problem after another and it is never State Farm Bank at fault. Unexplained fees on statement, unreceived payments blamed on USPS, 15 days to get from DE. to GA. not likely. How long in your mailbox? Goodbye State Farm Bank. Shabbyest c.c. Co. I have ever dealt with.

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      Customer Service

      Reviewed Aug. 18, 2018

      I have been with State Farm insurance for 12+ years and have always recommended them to anyone looking for an insurance company. When I bought my first brand new car, my agent suggested that I finance it through their bank. Worst mistake of my life. When there was some hardship in my family last year, I missed a payment. I called a couple months ago to rectify the situation and was given the option to add the payment to the end of the loan. Awesome! Seemed simple enough. They were to mail me a form, I would fill it out and send it back with a check for the interest and was informed to make sure the money was not in the account so when they tried to take the payment, it would be for the current month and not the missed payment.

      Well the form came too late, the money was not in the account as requested and now I am behind 2 months of payments. State Farm has proceeded to call me so much that I have been forced to block them. They now have started calling my work even though I am actively putting whatever I can towards the account on a monthly basis. I understand that I am the one who missed one payment ($364) but the terrible customer service and downright harassment from this division of the company has made me rethink them as a whole. I will never refer anyone to them for insurance ever again. And honestly, I might refinance my auto loan with another company just to end the harassment sooner.

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      CoverageReliability

      Reviewed July 11, 2018

      Opened account two weeks ago and no one can help me login. I called to close account. They wanted account number to transfer funds back to me, I don't think so. Why would I trust you with my bank account and you cant even help me login to your own bank website? Stay with insurance, everyone cannot do everything.

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      Customer ServiceCoverage

      Reviewed June 27, 2018

      An automatic charge of $5 went on my State Farm Credit card. I was not aware of it. The statements got lost in my email. After about 3 months, I received a letter from State Farm that my account was closed and I owe $102.72. I was going out of town and I paid the full amount of $102.72 without calling State Farm. State Farm owed me $53.68 in reward points. When my insurance bill came in I tried to access the reward points and found it was 0. I called State Farm and was told that it was forfeited. I, therefore, paid State Farm $150 fees for $5. Why couldn't State Farm use the $53.68 to cover the $5 that was owed? I had State Farm insurance on home and car since 1985. It looks like it is time for me to fire State Farm Insurance.

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