KeyBank Reviews 195

TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

1.4

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Review summary

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Considering 57 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many customers expressed significant dissatisfaction with the customer service, describing it as poor, unhelpful, and difficult to reach a representative. People frequently encountered issues with payments, including unauthorized charges, denied transactions, and holds on deposited funds, leading to financial losses and inconvenience. Reviewers also reported problems with contacting the bank, with calls often going unanswered or being met with unhelpful responses, making it hard to resolve issues. Conversely, a small portion of people felt that some staff members were friendly and helpful, particularly at local branches, and appreciated the bank's willingness to forgive fees. However, others found staff to be rude, pushy, and unprofessional, with some instances of being ignored or given incorrect information.

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Payment

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Customer service

Users describe negative interactions with customer service, highlighting poor service in local branches and a... See more

Staff

People report ambiguous experiences with staff, with some customers praising friendly and helpful employees,... See more

Service

Customers had negative experiences with service, often describing it as unprofessional and dismissive.... See more

Customer communications

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor customer service. My husband and I had a appointment with Nancy McDowell, who worked at a Plattsburgh location on rt 3,to discuss a loan. When I asked her a question she yelled" I'm not arguing... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This bank has poor customer service in the local branch. They are rude, and pushy. They are constantly trying to get you to open more accts, frequently calling asking you to come in and discuss more f... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible Bank. If you invest in cryptocurrency at all stay away from KeyBank. Their system will deny every transaction where you try to deposit money into your account or purchase cryptocurrency. Cust... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Key Bank might be the worst bank in the history of banks. First, they close my local branch (Devon PA), forcing me to an inconvenient branch 20 mins further away (Malvern PA). Then, they repeatedly an... See more


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  • 44114, Cleveland, United States

  • key.com

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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

KeyBank is an easy-to-use banking…

KeyBank is an easy-to-use banking service for your savings or checking account. I would definitely recommend banking with Key as their customer service is super friendly and always helps me with my problems. They're very knowledgeable, and their services are pretty standard. Only problem is that they're not super big so finding an ATM with Key is difficult depending on where you're located.

March 23, 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No Integrity

It seems to me that when applying for a loan the bank and its customer are entering in a kind of unspoken contract. The bank has agreed to loan the requested money to the customer under the qualifying circumstances and the customer agrees to take the loan if they qualify. This unspoken contract is to ensure that each party is not wasting each others time and not putting the other in a bad situation.
Key Bank violated that understanding. We qualified but for some reason they did not want to do the loan. We provided all the documentation to prove we qualified but the bank kept dragging things out and then further.
We applied for a boat loan. We gathered all the documents together to prove we qualified, not a small amount of work at that. After almost three weeks Key Bank asked for something that was kind of outrageous. They wanted to know how much Alaska Mining and Diving paid for the boat we were purchasing. The only thing the bank should be concerned with is how much the boat could be sold for if we defaulted. It seems clear now what Key Bank was trying to do was create circumstances in which the loan could be denied because not many dealers would be willing to provide such documentation and for understandable reasons. Unfortunately for Key Bank Alaska Mining and Diving did provide the documentation.
Almost immediately after AMDS provided the documentation we got a disturbing call from our loan officer, luckily. Angelina is the kind of person you want as a loan officer. She told us that after almost three weeks of work and working exclusively with Key Bank, keeping with our side of the contract, the Bank was going to take at least two more weeks to decide if we got the loan. Based on her tone of voice, apologetic and embarrassed, and answers to my question it was apparent that the Bank did not want to do the loan for some reason but could not deny us based on our qualifications. In essence they were telling us to to away but could not muster up the courage, integrity, or legitimate reasons for doing so. Instead they were putting us in a situation in which we could be denied the loan just a couple of weeks before we were to take delivery. We were forced to go elsewhere and are now scrambling just a month before we are to take delivery to get financing elsewhere.
Almost nine months before we had been insured by Jake that we were qualified and would get a loan, unless, of course, we were lying about our income and so forth. Luckily we applied much earlier than Jake recommended. Jake was not our loan officer but a manager as I understand it. We were lied to.
Key Bank is not an institution of integrity. Legitimate businesses simply do not treat customers like this. Managers do not lie to customers and under circumstances like this would at least go to bat to make things right. Have not heard a word from Jake. Have only had profuse apologies from Angelina. Skip this bank and save yourself the headache.

March 14, 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am very disappointed with the service…

I am very disappointed with the service of Key Bank. I was scammed by an online fraudster and the bank is refusing to give me the details about the acquiring company that processed the transfers to the scammer. I was expecting the bank to protect my money, not the scammer's identity

September 19, 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Can't make purchase without 'fraud'…

Can't make purchase without 'fraud' triggering and turn off card. Banking phone support isn't really 24/7. F'ing people keep turning me card off for routine purchases. MASTERCARD VERIFICATION through Key fails to send out passcode to my email.

March 14, 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

THE BANK IN DOYLESTOWN PA HAS…

THE BANK IN DOYLESTOWN PA HAS UNBELIEVABLE BAD SERVICE--I SIMPLE ASKED ABOUT DEPOSIT MY CHECK IN SOME ELSES ACCOUNT--THE KEY BAMK OFFICER TOLD ME I COULD NOT DO THAT UNLESS BOTH PARTIES WERE THERE WITH A SIGNATURE GRANTEE!!

August 3, 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I am a new customer with key bank

I am a new customer with key bank, one of the first things the fraud department did was deactivated my card,( they said they suspected fraud).
I have purchased items from Israel that cost many hundreds of dollars; when I tried to purchase some clothes from a department store on line for (107.00), with a few cents, they deactivated my card, after deactivating the card, they never called; or texted to verify if I was the one making the purchase.
When I reported this to a manger named Ralph, of the contact department, he said, their fraud department was small; and that they couldn’t afford to text; or call everyone when they suppect fraud.
But I thought that is their job?????
Oh by the way, did I mention that he was rude????? Ralph the manger from the contact department. This happened to me from my home in East Amherst, N.Y.

November 18, 2017
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