Bank/Credit Union Report Card

Found this this morning and found it interesting, You should go to link as there are some graphs that I could not copy/paste.


http://primeperformance.net/2012/credit-unions-top-banks-in-customer-experience-in-the-northeast-pnc-bank-ranks-highest-among-large-banks/#download

Credit Unions Top Banks in Customer Experience in the Northeast – PNC Bank Ranks Highest Among Large Banks


Prime Performance 2011 Northeast U.S. Bank & Credit Union Customer Experience Survey
Jan 3, 2012 by Jim S Miller

Credit unions top banks in customer experience while PNC ranks highest among major banks according to the Prime Performance 2011 Northeast U.S. Bank & Credit Union Customer Experience Survey released today. The study, based on a survey of 4,934 bank and credit union customers in the Northeast U.S. (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont), shows results for eleven major banks, including: Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, Citibank, Citizens Bank, HSBC Bank, M&T Bank, PNC Bank, Sovereign Bank, TD Bank and Wells Fargo.

Credit unions are the overall customer experience leader with a Prime Experience Index (PXI) of 79%, well ahead of the overall bank average of 59%, with small banks, those with less than 100 branches, scoring 75%. Among large banks in the region, PNC ranks first with a PXI of 70%, followed by M&T at 67%. The lowest scoring banks are Wells Fargo and Sovereign Bank, both at 44%, and HSBC at 43%. The Northeast average score is 61%.

Customer experience rankings are based on the Prime Experience Index (PXI). The PXI is a single metric showing how banks and credit unions are performing on delivering a superior customer experience and is comprised of four measures: satisfaction with service, likely to recommend, likely to come to the bank first for additional products or services (repurchase intent) and how effective that bank is at meeting financial needs. More information on the PXI and how it is calculated can be found at http://primeperformance.net/the-prime-experience-index-pxi/.
PNC is the highest ranked bank in three of the four questions that make up the PXI: overall satisfaction with service, likely to recommend and likely to come to the bank first for additional products or services. M&T Bank is rated the most effective at meeting customers’ financial needs. Ratings for these questions are based on the net score, which is the percent of positive responses minus the percent of negative responses. For satisfaction with service, this is the percent of customers who are satisfied minus the percent who are dissatisfied.

When it comes to the emotional aspects of the customer/bank relationship, as well as how customers feel about rates and fees, banks come up short compared to credit unions. Two large banks stand out among their peers, PNC and M&T. Customers at both banks reported the fewest problems or complaints, and rated the banks in the top three in the satisfaction with the banking channels, including: branches, calls to live phone representatives, automated phone systems, ATMs and internet banking.

Doing what is in the Customer’s Best Interest
In the Northeast, 56% believe their bank or credit union is doing what is in the customer’s best interest while 9% feel the bank or credit union is not acting in the customer’s best interest, for a net score of 47%. Seventy-four percent of members say their credit union is looking out for the member’s best interest and only 2% believe they are not, resulting in a net score of 72%. Among the big banks, customers trust M&T the most, with 59% believing the bank is doing what is in the customer’s best interest and 5% not, for a net score of 53%. PNC had the second highest net score among the big banks at 52%. While only 2% of credit union members and 4% of small bank customers believe the bank is not acting in the customer’s best interest, 16% of Wells Fargo and 17% of Bank of America customers feel they are not acting in the customer’s best interest. At both banks 41% of customers do believe they act in the customer’s best interest, resulting in a net score of 25% at Wells Fargo and 24% at Bank of America.

The survey concluded about a week before Bank of America announced its plans to add a debit card fee. Even at that time, many customers questioned whether they could trust their bank to act in their customer’s best interest. In this economic environment, the importance of trust cannot be understated. No matter how hard they try, if a bank does not act in their customers’ best interest, they cannot create a satisfying experience. Credit unions have the trust of their members and it shows in their scores. Among the large banks, PNC and M&T show that large banks can deliver a satisfying customer experience. They rate high in acting in their customer’s best interest as well as in most of the other customer experience categories; while the banks lacking their customers’ trust, rate poorly across the board.

This really tells us that we should be considering Credit Unions as opposed to Banks, if we want better service.

Been thinking about it too ... Or a state bank - I want to walk in Wells and pay my mortgage off but not necessarily let them , or chase 'use' my money ...

I have accounts in credit union, small local bank, and PNC, so I guess I'm in pretty good shape 8)

I am with NevadaOne Credit Union,and very happy with them too,talk about personal service,wow,they excell

Yep I love my credit union ... even had them call once and ask if I was coming in to do a deposit ... they had a check that would have put us over limit. They could have just bounced it and charged me, but they held it until I could deposit funds ... not THAT'S service!

My understanding is that WF has only been on the east coast less than a year, and that was when they bought Wauchovia (sp). Also, if someone knows where I can verify that WF was said to be #1 Customer service in the world for banks, feel free to post....... thanks....

I do know that different WF banks have been a real pain when it came to asking iqd QUESTIONS OVER THE PHONE. In person is a different story.....

I did hear that WF interest rates are better than Chase. Questions would then be:

1,Which has the best interest rates?????? Credit unions vs which banks.

2, Which credit unions allow the public to join to just open an account?

Ok, we can make money from the get go........ woooooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooooo :cheers:

plucas,

If you click on link in orignal post you will the answer to both of your questions.

I AM INVOLVED WITH PNC, BOA, AND CHASE. TO VARIOUS DEGREES. WHEN RV HITS, ITS PNC ALL THE WAY VERY HAPPY SIX YEARS NOW.

Another very good point about Credit Unions.

Most not only insure up to $250,000 though the FDIC as banks do,

But Most have an additional $250,000 insurance on your account through the Credit Union Association.

Therefore your savings account is ensured up to $500,000 unlike the banks at $250k

Trac wrote:Another very good point about Credit Unions.

Most not only insure up to $250,000 though the FDIC as banks do,

But Most have an additional $250,000 insurance on your account through the Credit Union Association.

Therefore your savings account is ensured up to $500,000 unlike the banks at $250k

Now that sounds good,