Great Southern Bank (aka Credit Union Australia) has always been a proactive bank. Within the first year of joining them, they recommended a VISA debit card, so that I could save on the fees I was paying. When I though about opening my Everyday account, they also recommended some changes to my primary account, to save on fees. The only downside is that they no longer have their "own" ATM network. However, you can use any ATM, and you pay no transaction fees to use any ATM from the major banks.
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Great customer service, once you can actually speak to someone on the phone. Some elements of their products require you to physically attend a branch, however they don't have many, and their trading hours are very limited. App is a bit clunky and average in features compared to other banks. Good interest rates compared to the bigger banks too
I love Great Southern Bank for its outstanding customer service, efficient online and mobile banking choices, competitive product range and overall steadfastness. The bank's customised strategy and credibility meeting my monetary necessities have made my banking journey beneficial and rewarding.
Great Southern Bank offers superior banking experience, a wide range of products tailored to your requirements, user-friendly digital banking choices, competitive rates and a strong dedication to community participation making it a favourable choice for customers pursuing a trustworthy banking experience.
Always h r lpful when I ring also when unusual amount was trying to be drawn they blocked till could verify it was me made me feel they have my safety at heart highly recommend
I have been a customer for over 40 years the staff are friendly when I go into a branch and are ready to answer any questions I have had problems with my debit card and they were quick to help.
Good old fashioned in branch service when needed& a great selection of different accounts. Also never any problems with phone banking
I have been with GSB for many many years now and their service is wonderful, home loans are great and are not outsourced to overseas call centres.
I have been a client of Great Southern Bank (formerly CUA) for 35 years. They were great. I would call if I needed to and a friendly staff member would effortlessly help. Not so now. I have wasted hours on my phone to get things sorted. I have an E Saver account with a small interest rate of just over 1% and I rang to see what that interest rate was. The person on the phone would not tell me as they did not have my birthdate recorded after 35 years. I asked for the account with the highest rate and was told it was also an E saver. I wondered why my account did not have this rate. After many calls and a few weeks I was told it was easy to transfer my account on the phone. I asked for my interest to be backdated to my first enquiry and was told no it could not. Now moving to hopefully a more efficient, caring organization that is customer focused like they used to be.
Great Southern Bank provides face to face service at their branches Although the amount of branches has decreased, there is still one local to me. I find that the staff are helpful, they listen to my needs, and assist when required. They are still like the local credit union and seem to provide personal service and value their customers.
After 35 years with Great Southern Bank (formerly CUA) I am now told I need to provide my birthdate to talk with someone. Over 35 years I have talked with many staff and have items actioned but now need to fill in a form and provide 100 points of id by certification. I can't believe that they have lost this information and now I have to take time to organize this. The call itself took 25 minutes for someone to tell me this. This first person could not turn on their mic. I think the call center may have been outsourced overseas as I did not have these problems in the past. I will be moving.
Great Southern Bank (ex-CUA) is a customer focused bank. They will (or at least have for me previously), recommend products that will save you money (they recommended that I change from an EFTPOS debit card to a VISA debit card). I haven't seen many banks that do this sort of customer support. The fees are also very affordable.
I originally opened an account with GSB when they were still CUA, I picked them as they were a credit union and appealed to me wanting to get away from the bigger banks.
I like that this bank is mostly online as I travel a lot so having that solid online support is extremely helpful for me. On top of that, any time I have gone in person, the attendants have been very helpful and understanding.
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