Synergy Credit Union Ltd. Reviews 19

TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.6

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Company details

  1. Credit Union
  2. Alternative Financial Service
  3. Financial Planner

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Synergy Credit Union Ltd is a community based progressive financial co-operative providing its members with a wide range of equitable financial services. We have offices in Fermoy, Watergrasshill and on Lower Glanmire Road in Cork City. We offer a full range of loan products, current account and financial planning advice. We have wonderful professional staff who are here to serve your financial needs. Our motto is "where community matters" and we try very hard to live by this.


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2.6

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Extremely Frustrating and…

Extremely Frustrating and Unprofessional Loan Experience

I want to warn anyone considering Synergy Credit Union: my experience was extremely disappointing. I dealt with Tracee Hamel and spent a total of five hours in the branch over several days, providing all documents and answering every question carefully.

After all that effort, my loan application was declined just four days later, with almost no explanation or guidance. The entire process felt disorganized, disrespectful, and a complete waste of my time.

I expected professionalism, clear communication, and support from a reputable credit union — instead, I was left frustrated, stressed, and without answers. This experience has made me question how seriously Synergy Credit Union treats its customers.

I strongly caution anyone considering applying here to be prepared for poor communication and unprofessional handling of applications.

November 21, 2025
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Totally backward

Credit Unions are good for normal day to day stuff. They want us to treat them like a normal bank and do usual day to day transactions through them. That's fine and it usually works ok. But ask to something a bit out of the ordinary, in my case, process a payment from the UK and you are banging your head off a brick wall. So inflexible and no communication

August 14, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I went to their Cork branch to apply…

I went to their Cork branch to apply for a loan and they asked me to open an account and put at least €500 in that account, but they rejected my application even though I waited for days. I realised that this is their customer acquisition tactic!

I have been working for 2 years in the same company, above the minimum wage and I have no income problems, yet they rejected my application for a loan of €3000, whereas this branch has accepted the applications of more than 2 people with an income of €1000 - €1200.

If you don't want to be deceived or victimised, stay away from this company

July 17, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pat Morrissey has been so helplpful,kind

The whole process was straight forward easy and was made even easier with the help of the excellent staff at fermoy credit union

May 12, 2023
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Reply from Synergy Credit Union Ltd.

Thank you so much for a nice comment, delighted we were able to help

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always good service from your staff

Always good service from your staff. Got a loan recently online. All went smoothly. Lots of online sites can be very difficult. Fine online banking very convenient.

February 26, 2023
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Reply from Synergy Credit Union Ltd.

Thanks very much for your kind words , we try very hard to help all our members. Please tell your friends as there is strength in numbers and we want to grow with our members.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The app is good

The app is good, sometimes it can be slow

April 23, 2023
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Reply from Synergy Credit Union Ltd.

We are trying to speed it up every upgrade but thank you so much for the feedback , i recently used it in Vietnam to pay bills and transfer funds, worked really great and right handy.... but i had a VPN app on the phone abroad reply for security reason , would recommend the same esp outside of Europe for all sensitive material to keep your banking safer.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was seen almost straight away and my…

I was seen almost straight away and my dealings with the person was speaking with and helpfulness was outstanding

April 5, 2023
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Reply from Synergy Credit Union Ltd.

Thank you so much, we do and try very hard to help everybody as quick as possible

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everyone is always friendly and…

Everyone is always friendly and welcoming. Rose always is exceptionally helpfull and welcoming.

March 3, 2023
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Reply from Synergy Credit Union Ltd.

I will pass that onto Rose, i love all our staff but then again i am very biased towards them ... thank you for taking time to comment

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic customer service

Fantastic customer service. Very efficient. Very confidential.

April 23, 2023
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Reply from Synergy Credit Union Ltd.

Delighted with your response, thank you ever so much , please tell your friends we need as many as possible to see how good their local Credit Union is versus big banking, we can do most things a bank can do

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

The staff, Rose Daly was excellent to deal with!

February 17, 2023
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Reply from Synergy Credit Union Ltd.

Thank you so much for that comment I will pass that message to Rose, i think we have excellent staff and i love them all .... but them again i am biased !!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Well the staff are helpful know their…

Well the staff are helpful know their job very well, there is no hidden addenda that's a feeling I get from other banks . With synergy credit union fermoy they want to help you not themselves and I hope this never changes.

March 10, 2023
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Reply from Synergy Credit Union Ltd.

That is the credit union difference , thank you so much for that, please tell all your friends, we want to spread the word about how much we care about our community members

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everything was made so easy

Everything was made so easy, staff were able to talk me through anything I didn't understand

February 22, 2023
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Reply from Synergy Credit Union Ltd.

Thank you very much for that kind review, our staff will be delighted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast reliable easy

Great service. Great staff could not be more helpful.

February 9, 2023
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Reply from Synergy Credit Union Ltd.

Delighted to hear, our staff will be delighted to hear that, thank you

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

MONEY TRANSFER TOO SLOW

Money transfer too slow

April 14, 2023
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Reply from Synergy Credit Union Ltd.

I will bring this to the attention of the back office and hopefully we can improve on this aspect. thank you very much for your review

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very fast and efficient loan process

Very fast and efficient loan process. The Synergy team took the time to explain the process and it was a smooth customer experience

March 22, 2023
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Reply from Synergy Credit Union Ltd.

That is wonderful to hear, thank you very much for your kind words. We pride ourselves on our recent digital transformation with the personal touch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very friendly staff alway have a smile…

Very friendly staff alway have a smile and very help full they explain everything to you so i thank all at synergy credit union
THANK YOU! DENIS.

April 16, 2023
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Reply from Synergy Credit Union Ltd.

Thank you Denis, really appreciate the positive feedback

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very efficient and staff were a…

Very efficient and staff were a pleasure.

March 1, 2023
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Reply from Synergy Credit Union Ltd.

Thank you very much for your review. Our staff really care about helping all our members as efficiently as possible.

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