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Fifth Third Bank Complaints - Poor Customer Service!

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Fifth Third Bank

Posted: 2006-09-27 by Rajesh [send email]
Poor Customer Service!
Complaint Rating:  88 % with 8 votes
I have been a customer with Fifth Third bank for almost 2 years and I never used to call their customer service until today. I called them at around 1030 pm EST. I had to wait for almost 17 minutes until I got a live person. Her name was Cynthia and was talking so fast with the initial greeting. I asked her to repeat her name and she raised her tone and was asking my name instead. Very poor service. Since my last name is very long, I asked her to call me Raj and she wouldn’t do that and I was not comfortable hearing her mis-pronounce my name. She was so unprofessional and rude. I heard a similar situation from my friend long time back. Today I got the same response. Poor Customer Service! I am thinking of switching over to some other bank who can offer me better customer service.
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306 days ago by Adrian Watts [send email]
When Fifth Third Bank took over Old Kent the problems started.
Anyone banking with them might know some of them. They include frequent un-notified changes of policy. But the most outrageous are their statements. They are so confusing even the smartest among us would have trouble making sense of them. They include debiting from the lowest to highest but accounting from the highest to the lowest, putting in direct debits late and then charging fees and crediting checks at the end of the day after debiting all the items and then charging fees. The list is endless. Stay away.
278 days ago by Ima Banker [send email]
If that's your biggest problem, consider yourself very lucky.
230 days ago by Elizabethpruett [send email]
I have never been treated so badly by any custmer service rep as I was this morning by a Fifth Third Bank rep. She said her name was Sheila PMBA. I called to make a payment on my car loan. She was extemely rude.

I asked to speak with a supervisor and she refused. She stated she was the one helping me and asked why I needed a supervisor. I told her its my right and my option to ask for one. She never let me speak with anyone.

I was left feeling extremely uncomfortable giving my personal banking information to her in order to make my car payment.
Please can someone help me? I no longer wish to bank with Fifth Third Bank. I will not be treated so rudely.

I asked which number I was to use if I called back and she said 800-457-0839.

I want to speak to a supervisor!!!
216 days ago by Kelly Shanley [send email]
I had a car loan for the last 5 years with 5th 3rd. In Sep. they sent me a final payment letter. I paid it and thought I was done with them. A few weeks later I got a default letter saying I owed them 0.00 how starnge, so I called just to make sure everything was paid off & they said the letter should not have been sent out & I was all paid up, all was fine.
Two weeks before x-mas I got a call that I owed 108.00 in late fees, they put it on hold until after the new year (I told them they would not get any $ out of me right before the holiday).
I have never gotten a letter from them about this. Only phone calls asking me for the $.
Tuesday I spoke with Andrea in collections dispute & she was nice, but wants the $ and does not care about what letters I have, I signed a contract & that means something, but their letters don't count (?).
So I called back & spoke with Charles in collections, I explained that I don't feel comfortable giving them this money when I have back up that says I dont owe. I am not giving them my $ without at first looking into it.
He told me that this is "just not clicking with me" about 25 times. I asked for his manager & he refused over and over again. This person I have never met brought me to tears of anger! He finally put his manager, Derrick Flynt on & he basically stuck up for Charles. So, I ended it with I am not paying any $ without an investigation on my part.
What guarantee do I have that I give them the $ they want now and in 3 months they call again and want more? Wheres my protection from this company?
Well guess what? This morning I got a call from Kristen at 5th 3rd collections telling me I owe them over 600.00 !!! I am disgusted with this company and not one employee can give me the name of a upper level manager that I can take this too.
sorry this was long, but it sure felt good to get it out!
I am not bending over and giving them a dime without a fight !!!
139 days ago by Emily Kovach [send email]
I am very discouraged by everyone in the lease termination department and the customer service department. I have been disputing a charge and everyone I talk to gives me the run around. I leave messages and nobody calls me back. Some people say sorry its too late you are going to have to pay anyway. Nobody wants to actually look into the situation and find out how they can help. I have even gotten people who refuse to transfer me to anybody else. I feel like they don't care about their customers, only getting the money that I shouldn't have owed in the first place. To make matters worse, I got the bill only a month ago and they have already reported me to collections and told me it was going to be on my credit report despite the fact that I am trying to dispute it. I'm tired of the collections department calling 5 - 10 times a day and not understanding that I am trying to dispute this charge. I am tired of talking to people who don't actually care about their customers. That shows a reflection of the bank. Who would ever want to bank with people who don't seem to care about you. I want a bank that will try to understand my situation and research it to the best of their ability and help me come up with a reasonable solution.
106 days ago by Bill [send email]
May 7, 2008

To:
Fifth Third Bank
PO Box 630778
Cincinnati, Ohio 45263-0778

Regional Adjustments Bureau Incorp.
7000 Goodlett Farms Pkwy.
Condova, TN 38016-4916
1-900 382 0250

Better Business Bureau
1005 LaPosada
Austin, TX 78752
512-445-2911

Subject: Harassment

Un like you, I am going to give you the courtesy to let you know of a potential problem.

First, if a problem arises with any loans I have, I expect the bank to at least contact me before turning the dogs loose. That never occurred. Second, the dogs never contacted me either. But did make contact with neighbors and family members, and never stated what the problem was nor would they accept my home phone number so that contact could be made.

I identified the problem with the bank and paid with penalty prior to any of this BS surfacing. What amazes me is, all of this occurred on a monthly note that was less then 20 days late. Needless to say, both companies involved have acted in a less then professional manner, in fact, it is down right sleazy.

Here is the potential problem, if I find out about any more of this kind of activity, I wont stop with the BBB and you will hear from my lawyer.

William Zech
86 days ago by Gina Boltz [send email]
Harassment!

Our car payments are made through 5th 3rd and due the 17th of each month with a 10-day grace period. Since my husband's SS check arrives on the 22th, we pay our bill within the 10-day time frame allowed BY LAW. We've never been late. We've never missed a payment. We've explained the situation to them.

However, Fifth/Third phones our home repeatedly if the bill isn't paid by the 17th. It's an automated message that connects us to an operator. IF we don't speak to the operator, the phone calls continue until we do.

On Memorial Day weekend, we paid the bill at a Fifth Third branch on Saturday morning (the 24th.)
Yet, they still phoned our home four times Saturday, waking up kids and friends who were trying to sleep after a long trip and late night arrival. They also phoned once on Monday(26th), then again on Tuesday (27th). Their excuse is that their computer won't log our payment until Tuesday evening at midnight.

These calls were placed on a National Holiday weekend, for heaven's sake, to long time customers who regularly pay their bills.

To say we're furious is an understatement. We're considering legal action.
86 days ago by Daniel [send email]
Well If you customers keep complaining about being called and disturbed just to collect money, the aswer is very simpe! PAY ON TIME! if yo u have a credit card I think you should first know the meaning of responsability, or if you can't pay I suggest stop paying with it. If you think you are disturbed being called just think on the people you disturb too, just pay on time I don't think It's that hard.
28 days ago by Wendy [send email]
I've been a Fifth Third Customer for years. Recently I received my statement and found a transaction that was made from another country, as well as an international transaction fee, that I did not make. I have been on the phone for many hours trying to get this resolved and still nothing. The customer service represatives are incompetent and rude. Maybe I should start charging them for my time. What a JOKE!!!

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