Miriam Lank

Review of Coast Capital Savings

If possible I would give 3.5 stars. There's nothin...

If possible I would give 3.5 stars. There's nothing really wrong with Coast, but here are a few things to keep in mind if you're going to bank with them...

1) Their credit card system is not done through the credit union (as opposed to Vancity) and I'm not a big fan of Desjardins. They're really pushy about buying insurance, and I find their website almost impossible to use.

2) CCSCU charges you on top of any ATMs for withdrawl. Again, Vancity doesn't have this annoying feature. Every time you use any ATM that inst coast (or an affiliate credit union), you are charged $2.50 by Coast on top of the ATM fee!! So you're looking at $6.00 fees for taking out a $20, which is pretty ridiculous.

3) The lineups are out the door at the Bay Centre branch.

Other than that it's fine. The free chequing account is great, no minimum amount needed to keep it. Everyone I've dealt with personally has been fantastic, once you're sitting down with someone the customer service is great- it's just getting in can be a pain.