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Louis E

1 reviews | Active since Dec 2015

12 Apr 2022, 11:16

Making me feel like a robot

The application process at FNB homeloans is entirely paper-based, manual and outdated, compared, for example to Wesbank vehicle financing, where the entire process is digitized and significantly automated. Not even a PDF-signed document was accepted which meant I had to dust off the old printer/scanner, sign each page manually, scan it back page by page. I ended up using my phone to take photos of the pages but then the consultant wasn't happy that it was not in PDF-format nor in the correct order, so I had to go back to administrative overhead mode and sort the pages and save it as a PDF then send it back again. The interactions from the consultant is somewhat cold and lifeless. I made sure to stay friendly throughout as I understand they deal with difficult customers, but the responses made me feel somewhat robotic. It would be nice to enjoy a more personal feel, even if just a bit friendly, but questions are responded to in as little words as possible, sometimes just one or two words. Such responses makes me not even want to engage, hence I am patiently waiting for the payout despite no attempts made to keep me informed. I will wait for it to be paid in one day, but as I finally told the consultant today..."The silence is deafening." I hope today's request for an update won't backfire on me 😂

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Louis E's update13 Apr 2022, 20:35
Reviewer Update
Thank you FNB. I did not really mean to log a complaint, merely to express some points on the application experience and how it could be improved. I understand that a % of reviews on Hello Peter could require further action on your part but this is not one of those cases 👍 By the way the issue has been resolved and all is in order. Thank you for your assistance. I will delete this review in a few days.