M&T Bank

Pros: It is a place to put money, late hours, 24 hour phone service
Cons: treat you like a felon, fees, nasty customer service

Ever see those movies like CONSPIRACY THEORY or read a book about the huge corporations being owned by people who want a one-world government?

You know, the stories where the people sit in furtive suits in darkened rooms and have...

Pros: web banking, check card
Cons: Incompetent actions that cost people money, very poor customer service, hidden fees

If you're considering opening an account with M&T, the bottom line is:don't do it. The M&T blunder that cost me $212.00 Until this month, my experience with M&T (formerly Allfirst Bank until the recent merger) has been reasonable. I ...

Pros: Decent interest rates, easy online banking, mostly friendly and professional service
Cons: Inefficient and unfriendly policies, slow check clearing, fees aren't posted clearly

I have been a customer of M&T Bank for a few months now, and I have gone through quite a lot with the mainly regional bank. I decided to start using the bank when I found that it had a branch very close to both my work and my home, and also because ...

Pros: Lower fees than other banks, great web banking, friendly service
Cons: None... so far...

In the Fall of 2007, my husband and I were in the market for a new bank. We had already been financially held over a barrel by two other banks in the area and decided to give M&T Bank a try. Our last bank was Sovereign and combined (we each had an ...

Pros: None. I hate M&T.
Cons: RUDE Service, FEES FEES FEES, Unreasonable check clearing times. Did I mention FEES?

This bank is another example of how big business is out to screw over the little guy. Like most people, I'm not rich and actually depend on my weekly paychecks to you eat and pay bills, etc. Well, here comes M&T Bank with their offer of a FEE, er, I ...

Pros: ....their branch is close to my house?
Cons: FEES, rude staff, inaccurate balances, inconvenient hours, check clearing time, SLOW not-free online billpay, etc.

Unfortunately I go to school in a small town where M&T pretty much has a monopoly. There is an HSBC about 3 miles away, but I don't want to drive there everytime I need to deposit a check when M&T is just down the street from my house, and half the ATM ...

Pros: hmmmmmmmmmmm........................website?
Cons: fees, fees, fees, deposit availability, check card issues

This is my first visit to e-pinion and when I saw you could rate experiences, my M&T Bank one specifically, I had to sign up!
I had been using them for about 2 years (don't ask me why) and I HOPED things would get better. As you guessed, they...

Pros: Visa Check Card, Great online service
Cons: FEES, FEES, FEES

There are two reasons I stay with M&T Bank are that

1. They are close to my house
2. They really helped us get a mortgage!

It is not that they are such a bad bank. The people have always been nice, and there have been...

Pros: Visa Debit Card, 24 hour account access
Cons: Fees, fees, fees

My husband and I opened an account with M&T just 3 months ago, when we moved to central NY. As with any bank, we ere given a packet full of information upon opening the account, which the assistant manager of the bank went over with us...

Pros: Wide range of services with competitive rates
Cons: Short Saturday hours

M & T seems to have a reputation for high service charges, but I am a BASIC customer with basic needs, so I've learned how to keep my checking free, and avoid senseless charges.

First of all, let me point out some of the service fees....

Pros: No-fee checking is good
Cons: Internet Banking lousy

I was forced into being a customer of M&T Bank when my local bank (Keystone Financial) was bought out by M&T in late 2000. I had been pleased with the service at Keystone, so I figured I would stick with M&T at least for a little while to see how they...

Pros: zip
Cons: Gestapo collections, seemingly intentional incorrect fees

For years I banked with Keystone Financial in Pennsylvania. I had an installment loan, line of credit, and checking account. I then moved to take a new job. In the mean time, Keystone was acquired by M & T. The address to make payments changed, and I was...

Pros: very personalised service
Cons: not a very big branch network

It has been well over 2 years that me and our growing software consulting company have been banking with M & T Bank,New York and what is remarkable about them that though they just have 6 branches in Manhattan, the extent of customer service they...

Pros: Large and growing branch network, excellent ATMs, low fees, mostly good service, good Web banking.
Cons: Customer service occasionally problematic; technical support for Web banking less good than it should be.

I switched to M&T from Chase about 3 years ago after getting tired of Chase's maintenance fees on my low-balance account. I was attracted by M&T's free checking and by the fact that they had several nearby branches. I was not disappointed: M&T has ...

Pros: Abundant regional locations
Cons: SERVICE, SERVICE, SERVICE

M&T appears, from the outside, an easy, nice place for an individual to do their banking with their pretty little printing and graphics department and various locations (depending on regional location). Never would one have expected that when you open ...