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Ronald W

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2017

04 Dec 2017, 11:05

Pathetic service

When FNB was offline on Friday1 st December not one notification was sent out via email or sms to inform clients. Likewise when it came online align. There service and customer relations is pathetic to non-existant. Advice given on help line is poor and incorrect, I was told via help line to go into branch to get help transferring money from one account to another, made the trip and was told they can do nothing. As a result i had debit orders returned because I couldnt transfer monies into account to cover them. Fnb didnt have problems charging R100 each for this. I went into branch on Saturday sat in a queue for 2 hours to be given a number and told to phone it so get it sorted out. Phoned the number only to be told that its the wrong number and I must phone another number. I am currently holding on, time on hold 34 minutes already. I know 'I can reverse debit orders of R200 or less via banking app' and 'that you experiencing higher than normal call volumes' I heard this about 30 times already. Your service sucks. This is the 3rd Hello Peter complaint about poor customer service in past few months, no one has bothered to phone me, follow up, nothing. On hold now for 38 minutes.........finally someone woke up. Its normally at this point you get told you at the wrong extension or get cut off. Well, didn't happen this time, they going to get someone to call me back. Can only wonder how many clients productive man hours are lost daily, weekly, monthly waiting to fnb whether it be in the branch or on the phone. The sooner I can change banks the better.

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Replies (2)
FNB (First National Bank)
FNB (First National Bank)'s reply04 Dec 2017, 13:27
Official

Hello Ron-warwick ,

We truly regret taking note of your experience and the frustration this has caused thank you for bringing this to our attention.

A complaint has been routed to your Private banker and I have requested that they provide feedback.

Ref Number: ***NF

I do apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Regards,

Hello Peter Complaints

Daffnie Govender

*** (option one)

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Ronald W's update04 Dec 2017, 17:30
Reviewer Update
Unfortunately thats all that ever happens, someone apologizes but nothing else will happen. Thats just how Fnb operates. A browse thru complaints on Hello Peter is testament to that. As I mentioned in my initial complaint I personally have complained about poor to pathetic service a few times, as have probably hundreds, if not thousands of others, and its made absolutely no difference. Unfortunately its not easy to just change banks, and FNB knows this and the reason they don't give a continental about the clients. I will be closing my accounts one by one by one. 1 Business, 1 money market and 1 bond closed already, the balance to follow.