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5/3... may switch to PNC since they hired my brother, also because I'm moving east and there aren't a lot of 5/3 branches on Cleveland's east side. Actually downtown is the only one.
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GCrites80s
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Big Idear: I think we should use this thread to compare rates, service and whatnot of the various banks, credit unions and other financial institutions in Ohio -- without giving up too much personal information, of course. We'll get filthy rich! or something
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G-Mann17
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I'm with FirstMerit too. Worked there for a year after graduating college, but have had my accounts with them since I was 18. Reality Checking is one of the best concepts ever and FirstMerit finances a lot of projects and sponsors a lot of charity events. In fact, FirstMerit donated a cool million to the University of Akron's Infocision Stadium project in exchange for naming rights to club level.
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metrocity
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Chase, however, does have ties to Columbus and is bringing some jobs to Westerville (already home to a Chase call center) in the near future. True, the envelopes for my mortgage payment for Chase has a Columbus address...even though I told them to stop sending paper statements a long time ago!
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WesternReserve
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Was with Nat City, switched to Key when they were bought
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JamesMatthew
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I use huntington and US Bank. I had first merit when I was in Akron but they aren't in SW ohio so I changed.
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I live in NYC and use TD Bank for checking, which I couldn't be happier with. Late evening and weekend teller hours (including Sundays), a live person answers the phone when you call their main customer service number, and they've been great about resolving any problems I've had. If I end up living back in Cincy next year, I'll have make a decision about wether to switch to a bank with a local presence, or continue with TD Bank and deal with the inconvenience of not having any branch locations or ATMs nearby.
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AJ93
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Why is there only one voting option? 
My experience has been that while people have their deposits / investments with many entities (or some people do), most people identify one financial institution as "their bank". This is typically the one which houses the primary checking account, although I'm sure there's exceptions. I took the poll to mean "which bank is 'your bank' ?"
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rockandroller
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I thought Charter One was also local; are they not local any longer? That's who I use.
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Ram23
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 I keep it really, really local.
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MayDay
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I thought Charter One was also local; are they not local any longer? That's who I use.
Nope - "2004 – Citizens Bank further strengthens its presence in the Mid-Atlantic with its acquisition of Charter One Financial, Inc., based in Cleveland, Ohio." - from charterone.com. Citizens Bank is owned by Royal Bank of Scotland.
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MyTwoSense
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Why is there only one voting option?
My experience has been that while people have their deposits / investments with many entities (or some people do), most people identify one financial institution as "their bank". This is typically the one which houses the primary checking account, although I'm sure there's exceptions. I took the poll to mean "which bank is 'your bank' ?"
Understood, but I've spread the money around. I use Key, Chase, National City, err, PNC, Huntington, Dollar, US Bank, 5/3
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rockandroller
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I thought Charter One was also local; are they not local any longer? That's who I use.
Nope - "2004 – Citizens Bank further strengthens its presence in the Mid-Atlantic with its acquisition of Charter One Financial, Inc., based in Cleveland, Ohio." - from charterone.com. Citizens Bank is owned by Royal Bank of Scotland.
Thanks. I knew citizens bought them but I guess I forgot. I have too many things set up on auto pay and too many points invested in their spending program to switch accounts at this point.
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richNcincy
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I use USAA and National City. USAA is by far the best bank I've ever used, you have to be military or ex-military though.
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