BankBoston

Pros: None
Cons: Fees Fees Fees, Dumb Customer Service

BankBoston or Baybank or Fleet whatever it is called now. Has the worst customer service and customer relations of any bank I have ever been too.

It started in 98 when Baybank was bought and changed to BankBoston. We were treated with new...

Pros: Convenient....
Cons: .... but not reliable.

I first dealt with BankBoston when I was 16 years old and in desperate need of a savings account. Since I was only 16, they offered me their student account service, which included free checking and savings, and my first ATM card. At the time,...

Pros: Good Customer Service
Cons: No branch or ATM's outside boston

I was looking for a bank after i completed my graduation.
As there were very many choices, i have to open an account tempararily to deposit my salary.
Oh jeez, i had many many problems with bankboston.
When i got transfered to newjersey ,...

Pros: ATMs everywhere
Cons: enough fees to kill a horse

Recently, I determined that over the course of the last six years I have paid well over $600 in banking fees to the scoundrels at Bay Bank, then BankBoston, soon to be Fleet Boston. It is really my own fault that I did not calculate this sooner.
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Pros: large bank, lots of branches and ATMS
Cons: no longer a personal touch

The first bank account that I ever had was a Baybank account. I kept my account when Baybank began the chain of mergers. All that changed however, about a year ago. Now, if you are under the age of eighteen, it is a great bank. There are no fees of any...

Pros: Excellent service, many choices
Cons: Not a national bank

Since I was going to be attending school in Massachusetts next year, I asked the school what bank I should choose. They suggested BankBoston, so I went to the little branch in Amherst, and opened an account.
When I went in, there was already...

Pros: Extremely good service and much higher rates than the normal plans
Cons: High bank charges if you keep below $25,000 in your account

I have joined BankBoston's BostonPlus program for over half a year now, and I have gotten some of the best banking service I have ever seen. Whenever I call their 800 number, I NEVER have had to wait for more than 3 minutes before I get through to...

Pros: free checking and sa vings
Cons: horrific loan rates

For me, convenience is the prime interest when I choose a bank. So, I chose BankBoston because it has a direct deposit system with my employer. And, the bank is right near my place of employment and gave free account privileges for its employees....

Pros: BB: endemic
Cons: BB: fee laden juggernaut (to pay off TPA no doubt!)

Students new to Boston invariably find themselves sucked into Bank Boston for no other reason than the visibility of this chain. Heavy marketing and placement of branch offices in the Harvard Square and Longwood area are an easy lure for new students...

Pros: many atm locations
Cons: charges fees for everything

Your hard earned money needs to be treated with the respect that it
deserves ! And do the bank gives you and tour money the treatment that is
due . No , especially in the case of Bank Boston.

Let me enumerate the reasons why -
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Pros: Accessible, Helpful Staff, Good Student Package, Decent Rate
Cons: Big Mega-Bank, Bound to Rip me off sometime

I'm currently a student at Brown University in Rhode Island. Being away from home, on my own, I realized that a good bank was something that would be critical, and so far BankBoston has come through.
From my experience for searching for a...

Pros: they're everywhere; HomeLink is great
Cons: not that competitive on the lending side

I've been a BayBanks -- oops! I mean BankBoston -- oops! I mean what's their name now that they've merged with Fleet? customer for over 10 years. I opened a simple savings/checking account with them during college and have gradually added services...

Pros: You can always find an atm
Cons: Impersonal servace and too many fees..

In admit that I am nervous about the merger considering when BayBank merged with Bank of Boston, I found myself as a student paying 8 dollars a month in banking fees because I wrote more than 5 checks a month. And they're merging with Fleet who is known...

Pros: Convenience
Cons: Customer service and problems

I first started my banking with Bank of Boston, which was bought out by BankBoston. Well I have had problems after problems with this bank throughout the past 2 years or so.

I have three accounts with them. When i first started my accounts...

Pros: Many ATMs
Cons: arrogance

I used BankBoston as my bank for 3 years while I lived in Boston. They wooed me in as a student with low rates and easy-to-understand fees. But once the bank figured it had me, hook, line and sinker, it tightened the noose. I was hit with an array of...