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GoldenWest Credit Union

GoldenWest Credit Union

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GoldenWest Credit Union has a 2.3 star rating based on 4 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied and 75% of ratings are unfavorable.

Key Takeaways for Future Customers

  • Read GoldenWest Credit Union reviews before joining and consider membership alternatives.
  • Expect issues with online banking and plan for support needs.
  • Watch statements closely for billing and overdraft fees.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Frequent customer complaints about customer service and rude staff.
  • Repeated reports of excessive overdraft fees and billing errors.
  • Problems with account holds, locked cards, and title release disputes.

Positive Feedback

Some members praised branch staff and simple banking options.

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Linda S Voq

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Resolved: Brownleebrownlee873@***.com

AI Highlights
  • Checks balance and uses online banking.
  • Having trouble adding to online banking.
  • Needs help to ensure online banking goes through.
Updated by user Oct 20, 2024

Company fixed the issue and I have been provided with apology.

Original review Sep 19, 2024

My balance, how do I check my balance and how do I actually go online and do online banking? I'm trying to add you to my banking but it's not working at this time.

I need someone to help me, anyone who could assist me to do my online banking and ensure everything goes through the right way. I am a very good customer here at this bank.

I like it. I'm a very good customer.

User's recommendation: I would like to be a part of the team

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Linda S Voq

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Resolved: Brownleebrownlee873@***.com

AI Highlights
  • I love this bank and choose it for its ease and simplicity.
  • I can check my account by texting on my phone keypad.
  • It is a great bank.
  • I love it.
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I love this bank this is the bank I choose because this is more easy a little simpler for I will die for me to can check my bank account by just texting on my phone dial keypad thank you for banking with this bank. It is a great bank. I love it.

User's recommendation: Linda Shougaard

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Anonymous
map-marker Layton, Utah

Complete scamming company!

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AI Highlights
  • Accuses Kensi and John in Billing of lying and holding customers hostage over small debts.
  • They admit mistakes but won't fix the big problems.

Your Billing department, namely Kensi, and John, are the two biggest liars ever Here! They love holding you hostage if you owe even a single dollar.

Eff you Kensi, and John. You're the *** of the earth. I got a loan for a car. These turds are the biggest losers ever.

Even admitted their mistakes. They still won't fix the big problems.

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Anonymous

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| map-marker Kaysville, Utah

This guy thinks that I have a reputation to uphold and he doesn’t know that I have him in a tricky situation

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AI Highlights
  • The person stole my info and blackmailed me.
  • They impersonate others online and threaten my kids with blackmail and ransom.
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He stole my info..has blackmailed me and even threatened children online with *** Yuck! My own kids too! ***

Id like to show him that I know who he really is because he pretends to be lots of different people on many online platforms!

I just want to make sure my personal accounts are safe from his blackmail and ransom as I am a good person!

Cant be to careful these days!!

User's recommendation: Just don’t lose your personal debit card with GWCU credit Union in ogden Ut and if you haven’t seen it in a couple days cancel and get a new card don’t risk it!!good think I work in Global IT

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Rodney H Ucq

Fraud alert

AI Highlights
  • Fraud involving American Homes for Rent.
  • I paid $75 for a background check.
  • Request stop payment and callback to my number.

A fraud using American homes for rent. I sent them $75 for a background check.

I would like a stop payment on it. Immediately

My debit card number.4758 18** **83 2910 please call me back at.

801-666-****! Rodney

Loss:
$75

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Be careful right in the house !

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Sayuri Hzm

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My card is locked

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I wont let me take money out of my account and I'm hungry

I need my card unlocked so I can buy some stuff

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Anonymous
map-marker Salt Lake City, Utah

Ruining my credit score for reporting I defaulted on a loan for a fee they charged that I was not aware

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AI Highlights
  • Paid the overdraft balance in full; a $16 charge-off was reported.
  • They did not contact me about the default and did not assist in removing the $16.

I went to the credit union in 2017 and asked how much to pay off my whole balance in my Over Draft protection. They told me the amount I need to pay in full and I paid it.

Since I paid it off in full, I did not use the account any longer since I use another bank for checking. A few months later I found out I have a bad mark on my credit report. I looked in detail and found out that GoldenWest reported that I defaulted on a loan as a chargeoff for $16. I called the credit union and they said that it was for the overdraft protection balance that I did not pay off.

I said that I did pay it off and they said that it shows that I paid off the full balance but then there was a fee that came through a day later for a few cents or something, then they charged me a late fee for not paying it. They made no attempt to contact me that I was ever in the default. I still had a HELOC loan with them at the time and made payments to them in person all the time, and sometimes over the phone, and I had them look up my account each time to ask them how much I owed and not once did they ever mention the $16. How easy it would have been for me to pay it off several times if they just told me.

I have contacted them several times over the years to see if there is something I could do to pay the $16 and get it off my credit report, and every time they are rude and patronizing telling me I should have logged in and looked at my account, and they are unwilling to help me in any way. I would not recommend them at all for just the fact they won't work with you for mistakes, they don't communicate with you well, and bad customer service as a whole. But to send just a $16 dollar amount as a chargeoff to hurt your credit for years to come when you also have another $50,000 loan with them that you are paying on time every month is just asinine and unethical. Very sickening they would do this to a member.

A quick call from them telling me did I needed to pay $16 instead of sending it as a charge off would have been the honorable thing for them to do.

I would highly recommend using another Credit Union. If they are willing to do this for one customer, they will do it to another.

User's recommendation: Warning! do not use them, they are unethical.

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Brian W Qgs
map-marker Layton, Utah

Fees are insane

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AI Highlights
  • They allow charged transactions when funds are short, unlike most issuers.
  • They charge a $22 fee per charge, totaling $44.

Terrible company. They allow you to use your charge card when you are short on funds in your checking.

Most other card companies decline the card. They'll allow it to go through just to charge you an insane $22 fee per charge. I bought an item for $5 when I had plenty of money in my checking at 6am in the morning. The next day I purchased an item, thinking I had enough money in my checking to cover it.

I was short $14 dollars. This was after noon. The next day the purchase for $5 hit my account, 2 days after I bought the item and they charged me a fee of $22 for it!!

WTF?!?! I was hit with $44 dollar fee?!?!

Loss:
$66

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: I wouldn't recommend this company at all. I'm closing my account asap.

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Anonymous
map-marker Ogden, Utah

Worst customer service i have ever experienced

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AI Highlights
  • Catie Fullmer mocked my situation.
  • Management should own mistakes and fix them.
  • I will close my account and refinance elsewhere.

It is sickening that someone like Catie Fullmer could be an " Assistant Manager" let alone even be employed there. Had the worst experience I have ever had she continued to laugh and what sounded mocking my situation when they made a mistake on my account and were trying to blame me for it. Take ownership of mistakes done!

As management your job is to make things right especially when a mistake was done that was not my fault.

After my interaction will be closing my acct and refinancing else where.

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Anonymous

Pay Off

AI Highlights
  • Overseas military member had his brother pay the final car loan from your Ogden location.
  • The title was not mailed; I was told I owed .27 cents.

I sent my brother to make my final payment on a car loan I received from your location in Ogden since I am in military and overseas at this time. I checked online for what my payoff was and transferred that money to my brother.

All was good until I went to check with my father asking if he had received the title in the mail. Guess what, no he hadn't. Why?

because they said I owed .27 cents. It could of easily been taken care of by letting my brother know that was what was left if there WAS actually a .27 cents balance.

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Anonymous

Over draft charges

AI Highlights
  • GW has great customer service.
  • Overdraft fees for all 7 items though funds covered 4–5.
  • Dispute responses cite policy.

I have always received great customer service at GW. But I have received over draft charges for items that all came in on the same day.

There was enough money to cover 4 or 5 out of the 7 items but I was charged fees for all 7 items. Of course when I call to dispute the charges I am told that is their policy. All other banks I have dealt with only charge fees for the lowest number of items. Its seems this business practices is set up to benefit the credit Union and over charge the customers should they become overdrawn.

GW needs to look at their practice and come in line with most other banks and credit Unions. Even America Frist doesn't gouge the customers like this.

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Guest

Hi,We apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused. We take your feedback seriously and we are willing to look into your situation further.Please feel free to reach out to us through a private message on Facebook or our contact center at 801-621-****.

Rayson Zvx
map-marker Ogden, Utah

Class Action Lawsuit

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AI Highlights
  • Accuses Golden West Credit Union of excessive overdraft fees.
  • Charged me $400+ in overdraft fees in 2016 and seeks change to help other members.

Golden West Credit Union Charges Excessive Overdraft Fees to Members that Don't Deserve them I am a Class Representative with the law firm that I am with. This Credit union has Charged Me 400+ in Overdraft Fees in the year of 2016 and if I still had them it would be more I am hoping that this bank will look at what they are doing with this situation and correct before it gets to late and ends up like Wells Fargo with the 203 million Class Action Lawsuit I am just Wanting To help The members that have been Charged These Fees Like I have in the Past I hope someone can Relate to this issue

Loss:
$1000
Cons:
  • This is the worst credit union i have been with

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

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2 comments
Guest

I 100% agree and would like to join you in your suit. bdeansmith @ gmail . com

Guest
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Try and get this out to everyone in Utah

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Mckaela Jde

GoldenWest Credit Union - Loan Review

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AI Highlights
  • Long-time member reports poor customer service and being treated like a number.
  • Double charge from equipment malfunction; stopping it wasn't honored.

Poor customer service. I am a member for almost 9 years.

I payed a loan in the past and paying off one right now with no late payments. I moved and my banking is inconvenient, but I decided to stay loyal and I didn't change my loan for lower interest offered to me either. I noticed few days ago double charge due to equipment malfanction and called them while it was pending to stop it. The girl told me it will fall off, but I got double charged.

I callec today, and the guy told me I have to go physically in to fix it. I told him I tried to stop transaction and that it's inconvenient for me to travel to the bank now. All I got, you have to go in and have a nice day. Literally.

Not I am sorry or litlle sympathy.

I was treated like a number that no one cares about. Maybe I should start thinking of going somewhere else after all.

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Nashaly Yee

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| map-marker Salt Lake City, Utah

Online Banking

AI Highlights
  • June 2012: they changed online banking format.
  • The new UI is unstable and hard to use.
  • Bill pay is a separate site and crashes for weeks.

In June of 2012 they changed their online banking format/provider, it really stinks now. I really liked my online experience before, but the new format is very unstable and hard to use.

Who ever designed the UI (user interface) is an out right amateur. The bill pay is a separate site and crashes continuously for weeks on end. The inter action with support is sub par. It seems that Goldenwest employees have no idea what's going on, which leads me to believe they've contracted it out....

So that's another entity that knows my private info.... Don't like it... If I were anybody looking for a new bank/credit union it wouldn't be this one.

This is supposed to be a non-profit Credit Union, well going with a budget online banking service doesn't say "non-profit".... Go with a smaller bank...

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woodsmichele W

Won't release vehicle title after payoff!

AI Highlights
  • They won't release my vehicle title while I owe on another loan.
  • They are unethical with poor service and take money, using assets as collateral.

Golden West Credit Union will not release the title of my vehicle because I have not paid off another vehicle that I still owe on. They are very unethical, greedy, and their customer service sucks!!

They act as if they are the Gods of finance. I will never use their services again and highly recommend no else does either! They are more than willing to take your money but are unwilling to give what is rightfully yours.

Again, I say, stay away from Golden West Credit Union. Their only concern is taking your money and using your assets as collateral against you!

Loss:
$7
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7 comments
Guest

Sounds like "Bob" and " Uneducated comment " are goldenwest shills/employees... Goldenwest like "most" financial institutions is crooked and greedy, but the lesser of many evils.

sad... I use them, but I am looking for a better credit union...

Guest

I have never missed a payment or been late and I bought these vehicles at separate times. This is like the 4th vehicle I have bought from them.

I paid the one off and requested the title and yes I still owe on the second one but again, never a late/missed payment. After talking with my attorney though it sure is funny how I received the title in the next week.

Tell me how shady that is?!! Golden West had NO right to do what they tried to do.

Guest

if you used both titles as collateral on the loan then you would be required to pay off the loan entirely or refinance the second car to get your title for the first car.

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They don't use 2 titles for 1 loan, solved....

Guest

I'm not even a member there, but I agree with goldenwest. When you have a loan with a financial institution, they require collateral. Pretty simple stuff.

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reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-371333

They said 2 vehicles with 2 loans... Pretty "simple" and justified complaint, shill....

Guest

Ouch! That's brutal and corrupt!

Thanks for the warning. I will stay away.

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