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Sponsorship demonstration of Post Roll ad on "Why Your Bank Sucks" with Owl Bar and Cafe and Hotel Tonight.

Sponsorship demonstration of mid Roll ad on "Why Your Bank Sucks" with Hotel Tonight

Sponsorship demonstration of Pre Roll ad on "Why Your Bank Sucks" with Hotel Tonight

Sponsorship demonstration of MidRoll ad on "Why Your Bank Sucks" with Owl Bar and Cafe.

Sponsorship demonstration of Pre Roll ad on "Why Your Bank Sucks" with Owl Bar and Cafe.

We've all seen it or been a part of it. A dozen people in line, yet only one person working. Why is that? Why aren't the others in the offices helping? Why is it that out of all the thousands of people that work at the bank, that the teller is the only one scolded? Learn how, much like nicotine patches, Banks are slowly weaning you from human interaction until you've kicked the habit of a bank teller! Go visit our site at http://www.whyyourbanksucks.com View our bank complaint blog at http://www.thebankscrewed.us And visit our social media for more content!

In this episode, James discusses one of the most ballyhooed credit cards in the industry, Chase's Southwest Airlines Card and how Chase decided to clone the card... And then clone it again! Learn about the crazy cost of annual fees and how much you have to spend to offset them... And how little you'll actually net from spending tons of money on the card. Plus we talk about the band Plain White T's as well. Weird, right? You'll hear why in this fun podcast.

Listen to James B explain how banks duped their employees and clients info believing that Saturdays were the most important thing in banking. From Associates who were bitter about being there, to clients who didn't understand why certain things aren't normal on Saturdays, It was a mess working 45+ Saturdays a year. How did the bank make the most unimportant day seem like it's a turning point in all of the financial world? Listen to the podcast

The journey to get the rich people of this world to your bank is a stupid one. Warren Buffett won't be walking into your bank to park his billions. If he does though, will he like being made to sit on the phone talking to a total stranger across the country, while the banker in front of him can't give any advice whatsoever? Will he like being told what to do with his money when millions of other people have been telling him what to do with it as well? Will he listen to a banker that gets compensated less than the valet parking attendant who parked Warren's minivan? I don't think so... We delve deep into the ridiculous investment referral process at big banks.

Part 2 of the topic of sales goals and how they impact the customer experience at the bank. We will discuss how internal competition for something as basic as a checking account made working at a bank feel like a car dealership. We will also discuss the silly contests that we would have in order to "drive sales". I will discuss how sales are tracked by a points system that rivals fantasy football in the most complicated of ways, and how Banks reverse your hard work through no fault of your own. This is a complicated topic that needed two podcasts. Here is part two. 🙂

Every quarter, I was given a number that I had to hit to avoid being fired. What was not written though was that there was also a daily, weekly, and monthly goal as well.... Oh, and an hourly goal if you weren't meeting your goals the day, week, or month before. Why did bankers who weren't hitting their goals have to participate in a makeshift high school drama class at 8am Saturday morning? This episode of the Why Your Bank Sucks Podcast deals with having to navigate insane sales goals through a calendar that doesn't favor you. This is part 1 of this topic.

Listen to how a "free" account can actually lead to more fees than any account that the bank offers due to Federal Reserve Requirements. It's a topic that angers me.

On today's "Why Your Bank Sucks" podcast, we explore Bank of America's alternative checking account called Safebalance Banking and talk about all the issues that come with this account.

We all love our Netflix and our HBO. We don't love overdrafts, though. The new technological age of streaming services and content providers have led to bank overdrafts and dissatisfaction with customer service. Today you'll learn insight from a banker how to make sure Netflix and all your services don''t give you financial stress, plus evaluating your entertainment budget to save you money!

I'll break down the Wells Fargo Overdraft Rewind service that is offered with their checking accounts. There are things to definitely worry about with this service that is meant to "help" their clients. We'll break them down today.

I will discuss my experiences with how major banks "reach out" to you incessantly, but never actually say anything. I give a couple of examples during the podcast