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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Nov 28, 2000
Pros: free checking, free domestic wire transfer, 24 hour banking, FDIC insured, ATM fee reimbursement, free deposit slips can be printed online
Cons: waiting about a week for deposits to be received and credited to your account
Summary: Compubank is an online banking system that offers free basic checking, 24-hour banking via the internet or by phone, online approval, ATM fee rebates, no per item charge, free bill paying services, free domestic wire transfers and more! They offer both ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 24, 2001
Pros: haven't have chance to find out
Cons: Bad service, reps are rude
Summary: It's hard to setup account, they don't give you any reason to reject your application and makes you think you have a bad credit history. I have 'A' credit, but my application get rejected for no reason, I called customer support for so many times, all ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 22, 2001
Pros: cheap, good interest, bonus pay
Cons: long wait for deposits
Summary: Compubank
Compubank is a pretty good online bank. I'm not sure if the deal is still offered, but when I signed up for a checking account, I was paid $50. The only requirement was that I make an initial deposit of $100. Not a bad return on a $100 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 4, 2001
Pros: Easy online interface, low fees, lucrative affiliate program.
Cons: Will cease operations May 12th.
Summary: CompuBank was good. Customer service was always polite, and responded on topic, if a bit slow at times. The only complaint about their system was how they split up my deposits. If I sent a deposit of ten checks, they'd split them up into several ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 29, 2001
Pros: ATM fee reimbursement, free Bill Pay
Cons: No more fee-free accounts, no more free wire transfers, acquired by NetBank.
Summary: My roommate used a non-local bank for most of college and law school, using the USPS to mail in checks and other correspondence, so he didn't feel the need to see a live teller. However, getting cash from an ATM always incurred charges from both sides, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 21, 2001
Pros: interest rates, variety of services offered, convenient, low or non-existent fees
Cons: deposits have to be mailed or direct-deposited only
Summary: Security
My first thought when I began investigating an online bank was, "Is it secure? How do I know they won't steal my money and just say they never got it?" Some thorough research assured me that CompuBank was a well-established bank, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 18, 2001
Pros: Still a solid bank, backed by G.E and other big names
Cons: No 24/7 customer service anymore, lower rates and fees
Summary: Compubank seems to be going thru a transaction period and this will decide they are taking
They took out there incentive Rewards,Clickmiles and refer fees. also they had laid off 10% of there staff according to a local newspaper.
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 13, 2001
Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: You get what you pay for
Summary: I opened my CompuBank account a few months ago after banking online with Wells Fargo for some years. I had always been happy with Wells Fargo, but finally made the switch to CompuBank because of their lower costs and, ostensibly, additional features. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 13, 2001
Pros: instant access to account info
Cons: terrible customer service, poor interface
Summary: My question is- how can this bank be losing money ?? It's reducing it's services for no apparent reason. They started out last year offering the best services of any internet bank out there. Now that they have everyone sucked in, they :
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 11, 2001
Pros: Easy access to account info online, $20 Sign-up bonus
Cons: Time delay mailing in deposits
Summary: Looking for an efficient way to shop, bank, and pay bills online? Well look no further than CompuBank. They combine checking and saving accounts neatly with a online bill pay service and a VISA/MAC debit card.
CompuBank offers a $20 bonus for ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 8, 2001
Pros: Low fees, high interest rates
Cons: Failure to remit check when closing account, extremely poor customer service
Summary: My experience with Compubank has been extremely frustrating from day one.
1) they never sent me the Visa check card they promised.
2) after 3 telephone calls and numerous e-mails (aka bank mails) they still neglected to activate the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 5, 2001
Pros: Nice site, ATM rebates, free wire transfers, accessible customer service, bill pay
Cons: Not the best rates, seem to be cutting back on service and increasing fees
Summary: I've been a member of CompuBank for a long time in internet terms: since April 2000. I opened an account there because I traveled every few months and was tired of having no ATM to go to for free. I also liked much higher rates that CompuBank offered as ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 4, 2001
Pros: No per-check fee.
Cons: The hardest account-opening process you will ever encounter. Endless red tape and bureaucracy.
Summary: I have been actively setting up a corporate account at Compubank for FIVE MONTHS now.
Be forewarned, if your business is technically set up as a corporation, that Compubank has the hardest signup procedure you will ever encounter.
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 21, 2001
Pros: 24 hour customer support; 24 hour online availability
Cons: unreliable bill pay; unreliable Visa/debit card; extremely slow email response times.
Summary: I opened this account back in October and thought it was fabulous! I especially liked the click rewards and the fact that I could continually monitor my account online at any time. I also thought it was great that you could call customer service ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 19, 2001
Pros: Easy to Use, Nice Promotion
Cons: New fees are unfriendly, Discontinued the Click Rewards Card
Summary: I have tried a few different online banks. They all paid me promotions to join (ranging from $40 to $100) and offered free checking.
Compubank quickly became my favorite because of their wonderful Click Rewards debit card! No matter where you ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 15, 2001
Pros: Online application; Fast & secure web site; Fast service over phone;
Cons: Lengthy application; No free postage-paid envelopes; Lowered interest rates; Delayed credits to account
Summary: I opened an account with CompuBank because Citibank Online wasn't paying me as good an interest rate that CompuBank was offering me. I found their online application very lengthy and tedious. I had to take print outs of the zillion pages of ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 8, 2001
Pros: Quick and easy set-up
Cons: None so far
Summary: Wow! I just got my CompuBank checking account, savings account, and Visa Check Card -- all in less than 10 minutes online. Now I call that service. I feel like somebody special!
CompuBank also gave me all the forms I needed to print and sign ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 2, 2001
Pros: Good referral fees--VISA debit card.
Cons: No longer a fee-free checking account unless you have a minimum balance
Summary: I just signed up for an account at Compubank. In fact, another pay-to-use service referred me to it (Cybergold). I am to get $30 from Cybergold and $20 on referral from Compubank itself.
I am rather peeved at the changes just received in my ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 27, 2001
Pros: Free Checking Account, Click Miles Program. Easy to use, 24/7 customer support. ATM fees rebated.
Cons: A little quirky at times. Navigation within their site is tedious.
Summary: OVERVIEW
CompuBank offers a no fee checking account that includes a Visa Debit/ATM card. To use the ATM card you will have to use another bank's ATM machine and you will probably incur a fee. However CompuBank will reimburse you for up to 4 of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 26, 2001
Pros: Quick application process; up-to-date account information; rated best overall internet bank by SmartMoney magazine.
Cons: The CompuBank web site is not very visually pleasing or intuitive.
Summary: When I originally opened a CompuBank checking account, my only intention was to collect the $20 new account bonus, a $30 bonus from Cybergold, and my 500 ClickMiles from ClickRewards. However, since I’ve become a CompuBank customer, I have had nothing ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 19, 2001
Pros: Free checks, VISA check card, access online at all times, helpful C.S. Reps.
Cons: Opening deposit cannot be a money order, cashiers check or 3rd party check.
Summary: My story is one that is so long and involved that I could literally write a novel on banks and their practices; however, for the benefit of those in search of a bank that will approve an account EVEN WITH REPORTS IN CHEXSYSTEMS, I will keep this as brief ... read more
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