Anyone else infuriorated with Fifth Third Bank!? 5/3?

Question

Fifth Third just bought my old bank here in North Carolina, First Charter. It has been a MASSIVE nightmare- in 2 weeks, 9 overdraft fees of $33 each. WHY!? I have made deposits to cushion the pending, non-posted transactions and they debit THOSE first and then credit my deposit- Which is immediately eaten up by the overdraft fees. HOW IS THIS LEGAL? They BOUNCED my rent because of this "policy." Guys- what are your thoughts!?

Answer 1

I think you should go and alert others at http://www.RipOffReport.com

Answer 2

I live in NC too, and have seen the Fifth Thirds pop up all over Charlotte....

...Just this week I experienced a similar situation. My paycheck was direct deposited early a.m. on Friday, but I still got an overdraft fee because it didn't "officially" post before a pending debit. And I'm with Wachovia, one of the best banks overall for customer satisfaction....Anyway, this obviously wasn't a problem with First Charter, but with most banks you cannot get away with that. It's just one of those adjustments folks have to make when banks merge or go through a buy out.