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About US Bank

U.S. Bank is one of the largest banks in the country, with over 2,000 branches across 26 states. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, its products include checking and savings accounts, credit cards, mortgages and loans. However, it’s known for having high fees.

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Pros
  • More than 2,000 branches in 26 states
  • Large ATM network
  • Several ways to waive monthly fees
Cons
  • High overdraft and transfer fees
  • Below average interest rates on most savings accounts

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2024

    This is the worst pain ever. I believe they might be just as bad as the Wells Fargo scandal. They’re always giving you the runaround. They never give you an honest answer. They could never see each other notes when you call customer service.

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    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2024

    I was charged $200 for a prepayment penalty on a boat loan that I had with US Bank for almost 3 years. CHECK ALL FINE PRINT FOR ANY LOAN PRODUCTS WITH THIS COMPANY!! In 30 years of auto, boat, mortgage, and personal loans I have never heard of any company charging a prepayment penalty!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2024

    I have been a loyal customer for over twenty years and they refuse to accommodate customers. Their APR is ridiculous even if you have excellent credit. Worst bank and I won’t recommend them to anyone. Go to a smaller bank that cares about their customers!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2024

    U.S. BANK is now one of the BIG GUY BANKS. I, WAS AN ACCOUNT HOLDER FOR OVER 6 YEARS. Since acquiring Union Bank, US BANK is now one of the BIG GUY BANKS. It is now imperative for US BANK officials to LIE to and deliberately WASTE customer's time. If a US BANK customer voices concern about this fact US BANK will close their accounts IMMEDIATELY! SHOP FOR A BANK VERY CAREFULLY.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2024

    I was recently a victim of fraud. My entire account was cleaned out for $16,000. It was a result of a series of bank errors that was 100% bank mistakes. After 2 months I still don’t have my funds restored. They wanted to wait till they got their money before I got mine. This bank is worth billions but couldn’t come up with $16,000 for an obvious fraud. You are safer burying your money in the back yard than depositing it with these folks. It would be impossible to even imagine a worse bank. It’s an absolute miracle they are still in business.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2024

    Sent me a card, I set it all up and when I went to use it was declined. US Bank told me I had to wait 60 days for them to learn my spending habits. Ended up using another card to complete transaction at the advise of US Bank and do balance transfer after. Called in a couple days later, was advised US bank forgot to mark a box which is why payment didn’t go through (I spoke to multiple reps that day, at least 3 people missed this) and that all the info they told me was wrong. Their solution to fix the problem was $50 in rewards, which was declined. Use anybody else.

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    Reviewed July 30, 2024

    At the beginning of July, I deposited a check for $9,750 into a new account I opened with US Bank. My old name was K***e, and my new name is K***n. I gave court documents to verify my name upon opening the account and depositing the check, and everything seemed fine at first. A few days later, I deposited another check for $20,000 at a different location from my home bank at 710 Olympic Blvd. A ** named ** put a hold on my account even though she didn't deposit my check or even assist me, I was then told my account is under a fraud alert and was escorted out of that branch.

    24 hour banking informed my of the hold and when I tried to find Jeanette in person I found out she was no longer there because she was just filling in at that location and couldn’t be located. No one at the Vermont and Adams or Vermont and 3rd locations could help me, so I was told to go back to my home branch at 710 Olympic Blvd. I was told to wait 5 days, 7 days, 10 days, and then 14 days for the review process. It has now been weeks, and my account is still on a level 2 hold. 24 hour banking has mentioned multiple times that. The only person who could lift the hold was Mr. **, the manager at my home bank who opened my account and deposited my first check in the first place; I later found out he was on vacation during the entire "review process". I've literally been patiently waiting for nothing because.

    When Mr. ** finally came back last Wednesday (7/24/24), he said he would unblock the account or give me a cashier’s check for the remaining funds. However, in less than 24 hours, Mr. ** informed me that he will be shutting down my account and sending the money back to the State of California. These are US Bank checks. As a disabled woman, I want to know, where does the need to lock me out of my account, with zero ability to purchase medicine or food even comes from. When I asked Mr. ** on Thursday last week (7/25/24) how long it would take for the government to get its money back so that my attorney could have the funds reissued to me, he said it generally takes 6 months but could not say when the process would even begin.

    The 24-hour banking line has been much better, they even sent police to my residence believing I was a threat to myself and others. Nightmarish! In fact, 24 banking said they are unable to escalate the matter to the resolution department because 24 banking says my account shut down information is not in their system yet. I asked 24 hour banking, what was showing in their system and I've been told by multiple departments from fraud to authentication that, the account is fully active they have no other information; Yet Mr ** insists that he is unable to give any other information either.

    He apologized profusely for all that has happened since he opened the account and left for vacation leaving me with no one who could assist me during the review process". He also apologized for opening my account and depositing my US Bank check in the first place; But reminded me Thursday that, he CANNOT HELP ME. He just stopped answering my questions. If 24 hour banking cannot help and my home branch cannot help, then what?

    I must buy food and medicine and I have waited, PATIENTLY! This is not just an inconvenience, this is getting extremely tenuous for me. If a disabled person is completely locked out of their account, that puts them in danger. The fact that US Bank will send the police to my house but will not allow me access to my account after depositing two US Bank checks from the state of California is insane. Where does the need to end my account, put it on a level two hold, while sending all of the funds back to the state come from? Where is the fraud in the first place.

    I am a disabled person of color, and this situation has left me in peril, unable to buy food and meet my basic needs. This is definitely causing me pain and suffering. It's a terrible way to treat a disabled person. I must have answers and immediate action to resolve this issue. I have been told by 24 hour banking that a possible way to resolve this is by allowing access to the first check that was deposited during this process. 24 hour banking is uncertain if the account shut down due to the information on their end in the first place. Being locked out of my account unable to buy medicine might be the death of me. There is a part two because today my home branch called the police on me for inquiring about the account closure. Yes I stood there for longer than three hours requesting info but not causing a commotion.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed July 29, 2024

    DO NOT OPEN ANY KIND OF ACCOUT WITH THIS BANK, YOU’LL REGRET IT! 7-29-24 - OK, today it was 3.25 hours. You know when they say “writing a journal about your griefs, will help you relieve the trauma”…. Well, here I go, you are going to see my journal. I’ll start by saying that my writings will be reflecting similar experiences that I have had, for 15 years with US Bank (now referred to as them). Today it was 3.25 hours of nothing but frustration, and a waste of my time. For four weeks I’ve tried to submit application for financial assistance form. Because my interest rate on my equity loan doubled six months ago and due to them not letting me “fix” my rate (for years and years I tried).

    When I called the Loss Mitigation Dept. (who I was previously told to reach out for application status), then they transferred me to talk with the Home Equity Dept, who transferred me to the Hardship Dept. who then transferred me to the Special Point of Contact Dept, then, after 45 minutes on hold, told me that I am being transferred to the ‘Collections Dept.”, another 45 minutes to find out that I am not in collections, and then I was transferred back to my original department, to the Loss Mitigation Dept. Yes, the transferring all around, with no accountability from the employees doing this, so very frustrating.

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    Reviewed July 27, 2024

    I repeat DO NOT!! Get this card. Even tho I have State Farm I wish I had not gotten this card. Their customer service is rated a 1 to me. I was told I had No auto pymt set up as of May. So in July I made my 80 pymt on the 13th, not knowing they took out a auto pymt the day before. When I called to get refunded I was told it would be better if I did the footwork. Oh ok. So I did. My bank is wonderful and fast. But the draw back US Bank charged me 30 to refund my 80. I have asked too many times to please remove the 30.00. Each time the story is different. I will have to contact someone higher up regarding this issue. As they still think it's fine to not credit this back. So please beware. They will screw you and not claim it was their error!

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    Reviewed July 17, 2024

    I am closing my business acct. My online banking has been disabled for the 5th time in less than 90 days with no explanation or solution. When disabled I have to wait 48 hrs to obtain access to online banking and another 24 hrs (72hr total) to use Zelle. When it goes under “review” nothing improves nor is any fragment of a solution offered. It is apparent that US Bank lacks basic security fundamentals and technology. Their customer service team is incompetent and reads from a script vs engaging in real time conversation with its paying customers. DO NOT BANK HERE!

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    Reviewed July 16, 2024

    I spent 20 minutes trying to deposit a check only to find out that it was not possible on the web page I was on. You can transfer funds, pay bills, apparently do everything but deposit a check.... How utterly confusing. ... But apparently you can only deposit checks from the mobile app. Why don't they post that somewhere on the page, so you don't spend all that wasted time trying to figure out where the link is. What idiots put that together.

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    Reviewed July 15, 2024

    I opened saving account with promotion code. Banker assured me I'll get 300$ if I deposited 25000 before 04.01, I deposited on 3/30. I called few times to be sure I met requirements. Today Mariya very unprofessional and rude women stated I didn't met requirements. I will not receive money. I asked her to transfer me to manager. What she replied, "We don't have any," and hung up on me.

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    Reviewed July 15, 2024

    The worst experience I have had entering a bank as non account holder I entered the bank to get a cash advance and the clerk at the desk was absolutely rude and possessed no soft skills at all. I called and asked to speak to the manager and she was absolutely dismissive and just as rude.

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    Reviewed July 15, 2024

    Recently I had seen US Bank had a pretty decent bonus for opening a checking account. I already had two checking accounts with 2 other companies but I figured I could use a third exclusively for online purchases. Anyways I was not approved for the checking account. I didn’t even know that it was possible to be declined for opening a checking account. After reading some of the reviews it seems I may have dodged a bullet as it seems almost every review is bad. So in a way thanks US bank but I am still giving you only one star which is one more than you deserve.

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    Reviewed July 14, 2024

    Horrible Attitude, they Treat the Customer as if it's Their fault instead of being Pro-Active and fixing the Problem, ASAP... Each phone assistance lies about being sympathetic... I can not wait to leave this bank for a better Credit Union instead...

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    Reviewed June 25, 2024

    I have had a US Bank account for all of my adult life and if I remember correctly, my grandmother opened an account for me and my brother when we were under 10 to teach us how to save. I have been a faithful customer of US Bank for all of these years even though the number of banks out there to choose from are countless. My husband took a check for some flooring he was selling and did a mobile deposit. Almost immediately they froze his accounts. Not just the checking but all three of the accounts with his name on them. He had no access to any of his money for over 10 days.

    After a week he got a call and was told that the manager had closed all of his accounts because it was a fraudulent check and had decided to “part ways” with him. After over 20 years of loyalty to that bank they just part ways because someone gave him a bad check???? What???? So then instead of giving him his money, they sent it out via cashier's check which took another almost week to get. Meanwhile all of our autopay bills were bouncing, our mortgage did not go through, it was a mess. Most of the places that got denied charged him a fee and it has been a colossal mess. Needless to say, I closed out my accounts as well and closed out my Safety deposit box and changed banks. You can be loyal to them for decades and it means nothing to them. They absolutely have no loyalty to their customers anymore. I am so disappointed. I used to love my bank but they failed my family.

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    After a positive interaction with US Bank, Dano increased their star rating on June 23, 2024.

    Updated review: June 23, 2024

    Came to understand the personal checks needed to be reissued from the employer, so review increased one star. Teller was still very rude and unaccommodating considering the situation. The $500 cash deposit limit is still ridiculous.

    Original Review: June 18, 2024

    Helping an incapacitated friend with an account, they refused to accept a deposit into her account. After complying with a personal interrogation and providing my personal identification documents they could not accept checks or cash. On top of a policy of not accepting more than 500$ cash a day normally (ridiculous).

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed June 13, 2024

    Horrible bank and customer service including managers and supervisors. There was a $350 credit on my account which they never paid it to me. I spent hours on the phone with the manager but they had made the credit to disappear on my account. I've never seen this before. My credit score is 850 and I always pay the statement balance in full. So if you don't want your money to be stolen from you, stay away.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed June 13, 2024

    I relied on US Bank for decades, and loved their customer service and the app. However, my faith in the security of the money I have there has been shaken greatly recently. I have a regularly scheduled transfer between checking and savings accounts. This past Monday the transfer went through just fine, but then US Bank deducted the same amount again from my checking account and sent it to... who knows where? I've called their customer service line every day since and they tell me they know about the issue, and are attempting to fix it, but they have no estimated timeline for the fix. Plus they still have not replaced the money they took from my account. This has got to be illegal?!

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    Reviewed June 3, 2024

    Since the first minute I opened my account nothing was done right! From wrong name/address in the checkbook to wrong name in the credit card (so won't connect to my other accounts/cards), I cannot even make a payment or check my balance! I have never seen so many incompetent people working at just one company! I am ready to shut everything down and move to a reliable institution. US Bank really sucks!

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    Reviewed May 28, 2024

    I've been a US Bank customer for 39 years. On May 23, 2024 I converted $1500 to euros via the US Bank website. The process was easy and I received my euros in just a couple days. However, the conversion rate used was 1.1641 dollars per euro, much more than the published conversion rate that day of 1.08 dollars per euro. This conversion cost me over $100! It is admirable that US Bank provides this service, but at a minimum they should indicate the conversion rate used on their web site. In the future I will be securing foreign currency via overseas ATMs.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2024

    Dear Sir, I am writing to thank you for holding my funds with which I endeavoured to pay my groceries this week. By my calculations, three nanoseconds must have elapsed between my accidentally ordering from Amazon using the wrong card and cancelling as soon as I realized my heinous mistake. My thankfulness springs from not only starvation the last 8 days (you have been holding MY money IE not YOURS) but also the manner in which this incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways.

    I noticed that whereas I personally attend to your telephone calls and letters, but when I try to contact you, I am confronted by the impersonal, overcharging, pre-recorded, faceless entity which your bank has become. From now on, I, like you, choose only to deal with a flesh-and-blood person. My CC loan payments, addressed personally and confidentially to an employee at your bank whom you must nominate. Be aware that it is an offense under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an envelope.

    Please find attached an Application Contact Status which I require your chosen employee to complete. I am sorry it runs to eight pages, but in order that I know as much about him or her as your bank knows about me, there is no alternative. Please note that all copies of his or her medical history must be countersigned by a Solicitor, and the mandatory details of his/her financial situation (income, debts, assets and liabilities) must be accompanied by documented proof. In due course, I will issue your employee with PIN number which he/she must quote in dealings with me. I regret that it cannot be shorter than 28 digits but, again, I have modeled it on the number of button presses required of me to access my account balance on your phone bank service. As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Let me level the playing field even further. When you call me, press buttons as follows:

    • 1. To make an appointment to see me.

    • 2. To query a missing payment.

    • 3. To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there.

    • 4. To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am sleeping.

    • 5. To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to nature.

    • 6. To transfer the call to my mobile phone if I am not at home.

    • 7. To leave a message on my computer (a password to access my computer is required. A password will be communicated to you at a later date to the Authorized Contact.)

    • 8. To return to the main menu and to listen to options 1 through to 8.

    • 9. To make a general complaint or inquiry, the contact will then be put on hold, pending the attention of my automated answering service. While this may, on occasion, involve a lengthy wait, uplifting music will play for the duration of the call.

    Regrettably, but again following your example, I must also levy an establishment fee to cover the setting up of this new arrangement. May I wish you a happy, if ever so slightly less prosperous, New Year.

    Your Humble Client,

    Marcy **

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 24, 2024

    HORRIBLE Bank! They have burned us over and over and over. The latest one is that we went in to move our money when they were closing the branch in our city. In order to keep us there they promised us a 4.5% interest rate so we set up 3 new accounts with over $75,000 to get the good interest rate. It immediately started dropping from 4.5 a little at a time, but today when I got half the interest I expected I realized they had dropped yet again-- from 4.2 down to 1.98. I called and was told that for accounts opened when I opened my account they could do an exception and get it back up to 4.25, but I have to go in to my local bank (which, of course, I don't have anymore!).

    When I contacted the bank nearest me he came back with the answer that if we put $10,000 MORE into each of our money market accounts then they will honor the exception. At this point we already have $115,000 in there-- and they won't honor it unless we put MORE!?! 'L NO!! I just withdrew all but $10 in each account and put it with my other money making 4.4% interest. As soon as the weekend is over I will be looking for a new bank. US Bank has been horrid for YEARS! I can't believe I've stayed with them this long~

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    Reviewed May 22, 2024

    Terrible customer service. The worst customer service I have ever had. Literally did not help me with anything. I’m trying to activate my card my job sent me to get paid and I’m having trouble activating the card. I called and she said I have to register it through my job, but everyone else just had to call and activate the card. It should be that simple. I’m having trouble. She was rude nor did get a manager or someone above her to help me.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2024

    US BANK email me, the bonus 200 bucks if I spend 1000, Please peruse the photo. Then after I spend 1000 they say it is a mistake. NEVER EVER TRUST THIS BANK. THEY ARE SCAMMERS, UNPROFESSIONAL. They can only promise but never to deliver it.

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    Reviewed May 21, 2024

    I recently deposited a check for 2,500.00… The check was from a customer to start a home improvement project. I am an Independent licensed contractor. The check was cleared and the money was received by U. S. Bank in the morning hours the following business day before noon. Here we are over a complete week later and my funds are still not available. I completely do not understand how this practice is ok.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2024

    My company had a business account with US Bank for 7 year as well as a business loan. I have recently closed all accounts due to lack of Customer service from the business department. As a business owner I don't recommend using their services.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2024

    If the Olympics held an event for Incompetent CS Management, US Bank would be awarded a Gold Medal. This bank could create a traffic jam at the procession of a one car funeral. Working with this bank's CS department is exhausting. Geezus.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2024

    Do not bank w/ US Bank especially for business. They do not communicate with one another and just passes blame to other departments. The whole time not helping out the customer. They hide behind “NEW” policies when they are caught not follow policies.

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    Reviewed May 8, 2024

    We applied for a refi but their loan team made numerous mistakes and did not do a correct assessment of our potential loan. They never followed up and in general seemed disinterested in the result of the loan. I would NOT recommend them to anyone.

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