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11Jan/091

UFB Bank Review

UFB BankUFB bank is the one which looks out for the customers who try hard and look an alternative for savings account.UFB direct is a bank which loves to take away money and for it ,the bank provides a steady and decent rate of return for saving account.UFB direct is a competitor in the business where the other banks focus their attention to draw the customers .UFB direct is not a fully fledged bank, having pit logs to its peak .All the customer have to do to open an account is to dig hard to gather any information. UFB direct does much of its business in the Mid West and it executed itself well for a quiet longer period. UFB direct is a member of FDIC.

The bank offers a large range of financial products. Customer service is not at all satisfactory ands same is the case when it comes out to the interaction between customer and the staff. UFB direct lacks well managed and trained staff that’s the reason which makes all the difference about the banking services. There exists no minimum deposit to open an account and monthly balance is not necessary. Interest rates offered by this bank is competitive as its APY is 5.31%.Check writing privileges are provided by the UFB direct and if a client writes more than 3 checks per month ,a charge of $10 is to be paid for each check after that. ATM card is offered and ATM fee is refunded. Transferring money in and out is very much difficult in the UFB direct.

The black hole of UFB direct is that Electronic Funding Transfers are not accepted. Deposition of money into the account should be done either by "paying check" or at one of their ATM's.On a regular basis sending money is very difficult and UFB direct cannot be used as a primary source. It is a good place to put the emergency fund so that it can be drawn through ATM.A clear understanding is very much necessary before opening an account in the UFB direct.

The UFB direct remains as a spot in many aspects like customer service, paying bills, banking service, online communication etc....The UFB direct lacks a definite strategy and thus the organization fails to implement its services to the customers. The financial products offered by the UFB direct are worthy in the banking field. The bank fails to withstand the customers interest .UFB direct doesn’t make much of things on its own but waits for the customers to let themselves on a long way. It is drawn back due to poor functioning and weak admistration values.

Lastly...."BANKING WITH UFB DIRECT IS LIKE POKING OUR OWN NOSE AND FEELING THE PAIN”. To be in short it is a "loser’s bank"

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  1. I couldn’t agree more with the previous comments. Stay away from this bank! I feel like it should be called “the bank of bait-and-switch”. Each time I opened an account with the lure of “high yield “, the interest rate dropped dramtically. I was then told I would have to move my money to a different type of account to get a better interest rate. Ok – money moved, and of course,the rate was then dropped. Customer service is poor at best, and the bank makes it difficult to get money out without being charged a fee. I’m pulling all my cash out of here, and will be incuring “penalty fees” for early closure, and for the privalige of having them send me a cashiers check. All worth the price to get me away from this bank.


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