My love didn't change when the name did. If anything, I wish I didn't have to go to Tukwila but other than that, this bank is the BEST. Amazing rates, truly comprehensive customer service and the knowledge your money is being well protected and well managed. Now there's more than one location and I usually only need to go into a branch 2x/year anyway so I will always be a customer, no matter if they change their name or location again, because this is my kind of bank! read more

Our new auto loan is with gesa. we briefly thought about transferring to gesa from Peak CU but now it's definitely no way in heck. Trying to set up online loan payments is a pain because after you put in your bank info NOTHING HAPPENS. It just says pending. It turns out that you have to wait a few days for some micro deposits so your account is verified or something. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT??????? I called customer service twice and they don't even know how to use their website. It was terrible. I could go on forever. This place sucks. read more

My experience with Gesa Credit Union has been incredibly frustrating and disappointing. On February 14, I submitted my final car loan payoff of approximately $3,800 from my savings account. I tried to make the payment from my debit card and ran into an error in Gesa's payment portal so I decided to make an ACH payment from my savings account. After a few days, I noticed the funds had not left my savings account yet and found that to be concerning. Trying to be proactive and a responsible human being, I called to raise a concern because the money should have already been withdrawn from my savings account. I was reassured that everything was in motion and that it can take several days for the funds to leave my account. I called again a couple days later to raise the flag. Was told everything was fine. Then called again. And Again. Called 3 times total in a period of 8 days. Everything is fine. This is normal. No need for concern. Ten days later, the money still had not been withdrawn from my savings account, so I called again which was my 4th call to Gesa. That's when I was told the ACH payment did not go through. The banker I was working with tried her best to help me, she was very sweet but could not explain why my payment failed or why it was returned. Towards the end of the call she got an answer on what happened to my payment and Gesa told me that my Credit Union refused the payment due to an invalid account number. I called my Credit Union and they denied any such thing happening. During those 10 days, I called four separate times because I felt something was wrong. Each time, I was reassured that everything was fine. If I am clearly calling because I suspect there may be an issue, why am I being told repeatedly that everything is okay? And when the payment is rejected, why is there no effort to contact me? Instead, I was told my car payment was now late and that I was being charged late fees. I believe the fees were over $71 in total. To make matters worse, Gesa's online account portal is extremely vague. I cannot view detailed account information, I cannot see a clear history of previous payments, or access the transparency you would expect from another financial institution. I had a feeling that paying off this loan was going to turn into a massive headache, and unfortunately my intuition was correct. I have perfect credit and have never missed or made a late car payment in my life. I do not know what date the payment was returned, and I dont know how it was returned because the money never left my savings account in the first place. So the whole reason why it was rejected is suspicious. My guess is that on the day I tried to make a payment and my debit card was rejected that their system was having issues and they refuse to take accountability for their error. I ultimately made the payment using my debit card again today and crossing my fingers that I successfully paid off the car loan. Now that we are in the market to purchase another vehicle, we will not be using Gesa again due to this lackluster and frusterating experience. When a financial institution cannot communicate clearly, provide transparency, or take responsibility for errors, it does not inspire confidence. read more

BEWARE, I opened many accounts there & was told I would qualify for a $200 bonus within 60 days of opening, thats come & gone, mgr of the branch emailed the proper department, still nothing, I called & was told someone would get back to me, Nothing, glad I kept my other accounts open, I'm outta here, LYING CROOKS read more

Terrible credit union with terrible customer service. My bank Security State Bank was bought out by these folks and what a terrible bunch they are. Can no longer talk to customer service at your branch and you have to talk to someone over the phone in I don't give a F...kastand and it sucks.. I'm moving on to a new bank ASAP!!! This sucks for the customer as we loved our old little town bank. So sad. read more

This is an example of a credit union trying to be a bank. They have failed miserably and it does not look like things are getting any better. They pay extremely low rates on their savings and More Money accounts. As they say, "Buyer Beware'. read more

just opened a boring credit union account today and as soon as my CD is mature, I'm closing out of this non-customer service oriented business. You called to verify some information and they ask you 20 different questions. Totally unnecessary and just harassment. They said the safety of your account. That is not true. Additionally, I was snapped out by one of their employees one time and hung up on by another. Everybody, please withdraw your account and close out of this place. read more

It should not take employees an hour to figure out how to add an additional person to an account. It was embarrassing to watch two, then three employees all hover around a screen scratching their heads. Typical for Gesa CU not investing in training their poorly paid front-line employees. read more

This used to be a great company , but they've really gone downhill. The on-line banking platform is terrible and incredibly unhelpful or productive. Their customer service line is AWFUL and RUDE. I cannot wait to cancel all my accounts and switch to literally any other banking organization. read more

I dont have a bank account with them but I do have a car loan and cant wait to get rid of it. As soon as I can, I will either be trading in the car or refinancing it. Every time I turn around I am being threatened with a repo, not due to payments but to the different fees they want to ad on for various reasons. I January I paid $3000 to pull my care out of repo only $890 was for the car payment. I was told at that time I had a zero balance and have been paying since. In the beginning of April, I called to make another payment, and they are now threatening to throw it in repo again. talking about I didn't have insurance (I did) and I have a $4xx balance from last year and this could cause it to go in repo. If this happens I will personally take the care to them. If you finance a car do not use this Credit Union under any circumstances. If you do you will be sorry. read more

I encountered an error message trying to make an online payment on my 2nd mortgage. I spoke with bank and website support. The issue was never resolved after 3 weeks. I finally fixed it myself. read more

I sent a cashiers check as directed to pay off my car loan. It was sent to PO Box in Richland WA as directed. This was on Dec 11th. I have not been credited for the payment. It has been almost 30 days!! I am so frustrated with Gesa. The direction from the bank was to send and NOT go into the bank for delays. Just the opposite, I sent via mail and nothing! read more

Worst customer service ever, staff do not seem to be able to read or take notes in the computer and also seem to work completely unsupervised and get to treat customers like crap. read more

I had out loans from GESA they're not loyal customers service I wonder they have a bad but this reason I finances my auto loan different bank and I off never again to go back to Giza. They don't know how to treat the customers very evil. read more

That's it, I'm leaving Gesa, too many issues. Very unreliable app. Customer service is bad. Something changed, they used to be a good credit union. read more

Horrible customer service. Horrible online banking portal. Absolutely horrible. Unexpected and irreversable Fees. I don't know anything about "the merger" my new car was just financed through them, so I didn't pick Gesa.. they picked me, and I can not wait to refinance through literally any bank or credit union besides them. If you can avoid them, you should. I'm reporting them to the BBB next for the unexpected and bogus fees they added to my car loan.. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. read more

I will never use Gesa ever ever again. Their 800 number customer service is so incapable of processing information correctly. Their website is arcade and Stone aged your request to have your passport reset by the time you get your link it is expired and it is a vicious cycle. You called them and you have to wait on the phone for hours or you wait for them to call you back and they still can't help you what a joke. read more

I can see why they have so many bad reviews. They were fine before Gesa took over but really awful afterward. My son had a childs checking account, that we had originally opened so he had a card to use when he traveled to see Grandparents in the summer. He hadn't used the account in sometime and we received the option to close it in the mail. Paperwork was filled out and sent in, but it was never closed. We tried to call, but he couldn't remember his internet password(I'm not even sure if he ever made one, since they wouldn't let him give me authorize to speak for him when we changed the address after moving, even though It had been opened with both our names on it,) and he was basically told that he was SOL without it. There was less than $100, but it's still really frustrating to let it get eaten up in fees since we have no way to just close the account, and there any branches near us. TLDR: won't let us close my sons account, or allow him to authorize me to speak with the phone rep, even though he was a minor and My name's on the account too. read more

GESA has enlightened me on why most people choose banks rather than credit unions. Very poor customer relations. Slow to process transactions. Terribly inconvenient in terms of locations. read more

I deposited a money order online and then they reversed it a week later and said they don't take money orders. No email, no phone call... just money gone from the account and I have to hunt down the explanation. This bank is horrible. read more

I am now a senior citizen - retired but subbing - and have been with Gesa for many years. They have always helped me and protected my accounts. Once when I was on vacation on the beach in Oregon/Lincoln City / they notified me someone on Russia was trying to take 900$ Wow bad while on trip. But they closed my account and directed me to a bank in Lincoln City for cash. That was just one example; don't forget the $900 alto sax I purchased on eBay and it couldn't play a note so I returned it. Called the owner in California and let her know my records showed she got it. She never answered phone , kept money and horn. eBay did nothing. Gesa handled the fraud; they are the best! read more

Horrible customer service. Horrible online portal. Unexpected fees. If you can avoid GESA please do your self a service RUN away.

I called to see if they would provide me with my car loan balance. I am paying my car loan on time but due to COVID I lost income. I went through an attorney to go through a settlement and they the woman on the phone threatened with law suit and saying it was my fault. I tried to explain it the situation and told her the attorneys were working on a settlement but all she did was make me feel worse and degraded. I made every effort I could. I will not ever bank with them again. read more

Horrible service from top to bottom with this company. Never been to this branch. They just lost $3,000 of my money and are not willing to help, this is insane. No custpmer service, no resolution, no assistance.​ read more

Gesa is terrible. Do Not open an account there! Usually, I'm all for credit unions but this one is horrible, totally unethical and tragically awful to have to deal with. They will literally stal your money, charge excessive fees for their own banking system errors, and take Forever to process anything external. Sometimes money ypubtransfer just doesn't show up and they gaslight you and tell you that you never made the transfer, even when you have the records to prove it. Then, they will randomly and without notifying you, will take funds out. And they will gaslight you all over again. Their representatives lie. They straight up lie and Never admit when they do wrong. Even when you prove them wrong via an outside agency. They will still double down and say it was you, not them. Their systems are slow, theur procedures don't work, they lie and keep your money when they should be depositing it and their custermer service reps gaslight all day long. Not to mention ridiculous fees, which they will also Lie about. One time they reversed a fee because they found it was a banking error. So when it happened again they told me that clients only get one fee reversal ever, regardless of the cause and refused. Years later, I brought it up and the representative said that was never a policy, but still refused and continued to gaslight. It's truly awful. Don't bother. If I could give the negative starts I would. Zero stars. None. At this point, they should pay me for all the time my time wasted dealing with them. I will add, that I have accounts at other unions and banks with the complete opposite experience with very successful outcomes. Gesa is the worst! read more

Gesa is a horrible place to bank. Do not join them and if you have an account here, run away as quickly as possible. They will do nothing to protect you as a consumer, the customer service is horrible, they don't take responsibility for their own negligence, and they don't keep their promises. I've had better support and recognition of issues with large credit card companies than I have had from this credit union that is supposed to be customer focused. I was personally lied to by 3 different staff at this bank when setting up a secondary account for my foster daughter, and those lies cost us a lot. read more

Website never works, paying a car note is a mission in itself. The website doesn't work, they ask for a fee to pay over the phone EVEN THOUGH ITS THEIR SITE THATS BUSTED. customer service has always been crappy at best. I would avoid this credit union at all costs. read more

I went to the office in Lynwood with no appointment scheduled in advance . I was met with courtesy and efficient service. I have my car loan with them ; very good service. read more

higher interest rate with a huge hidden finance charge accompanied by what they call intrest only payment kills your pocket. They are scammers. After all your credit history will be messed up even with a perfect payment history which is shocking. I financed two veh and completed my payment with out any issues and now my credit score is messed up necause there is no information reported about my loan. I contacted and told them but it seems they don't care at all. let me advise you, first of all, you don't have to come to this so called credit union because you will get a better deal other places like BECU or any other bank without any hidden fee. Also, you will be safe with you credi. read more

Horrible customer service I have an auto loan with them never get any invoices or any help to set up an online portal with them. Took over 3 weeks to set up a new auto payment with my new bank account. I can't even get them to send me my loan number. My payment was set up at the dealership I have never received anything from geesa to know anything about my loan. They are no help and don't care to make life easy for there customers. read more

I wish I could give zero stars. I have banked here for literally over a decade. When it was School Employees Credit Union it was amazing. As it switched to Inspirus it was still good, but definitely lost some of its charm. Now, as GESA I have experienced the literal worst customer service surrounding banking in my life. My most recent call has made me decide to move my money somewhere else. After spending nearly an hour of my time on the phone and being transferred 6+ times I found out that the letter they sent informing me they were going to cancel my credit card was in error. Absolutely unacceptable. read more

I first started banking with Inspirus Credit Union when it was School Employees Credit Union of Washington nearly 20 years ago. I was a loyal customer until..... they switched to GESA. This transition has been an absolute DISASTER. The customer service is awful. When you try call you get sent to a call center where they put you on hold for HOURS! The bill pay setup is horrific! It took my mortgage company a week to receive a check.....resulting in a late mortgage payment. NO THANK YOU! I'm taking my money to a different credit union that cares about member relations! It's really too bad because SECU WA & Inspirus were really good small credit Unions that provided excellent customer service. read more

The merging of Inspirus to GESA Credit Union is a fiasco. Members have been unable to log in, pay bills and access funds for 3 days. It's inconvenient for some members, and seriously problematic for others. Contacting GESA is impossible. I was on hold for an hour and gave up. I wrote a previous review on 10/7/2020. It's gone from bad to worse. I'd advise anyone not to bank with GESA. read more

After 30 years, I'm moving our money to a different institution. Placing customers on hold for 10 minutes just to speak to a representative isn't an acceptable level of customer service. Today, I needed to pay an auto repair bill. I couldn't get authorization for the repair. I was transferred twice to the member services department. Both calls were dropped, after I'd waited 20 minutes total just to speak to the initial representatives. I wound up using a credit card from another institution. A corporate merger is not, apparently, beneficial for your customers. read more

School employees credit union was great. Joined in1970. Service went down Hill as soon as it was transferred to Inspirus and moved to Tukwila where in person service was mediocre. Then, it emerged with gesa, and it took another couple stairs down hill. This afternoon, in the snow storm, I tried to enroll in online banking. What a JOKE !! The instructions for creating a pass word those contradict those one receives when one actually attempts to do so. This renders the entire registration process impossible. We will be transferring to a more competent credit union very shortly read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. This place failed to help me when fraud happened in my checking account, In October!! And it's now December. My replacement card got lost in the mail multiple times, nothing came! When I asked to shut it down they wouldn't Let me said I should keep money in etc. Difficult to talk to anyone on the phone and when you go in person no one comes to the desk and you're stuck for hours waiting wasting your time!!! I have been a customer since they were Inspirus and they've always send tons of junk mail. I'm switching banks asap just don't go here. read more

Friendly, competent customer service. Short wait time when calling for whatever reason

This merger destroyed 2 good credit unions. The executives that orchestrated this have no ethics. They lied about what the outcome of the merger would be. It is difficult to get any customer service and they attach hidden fees to drain your accounts. DO NOT RECOMMEND read more

Phone customer service is a joke, website is broken 24/7, what a pathetic business. Truly so utterly pathetic and useless.

They are my go to bank. Such a great organization. Been with them for about 5 years. Great credit products and smooth banking. Great app too. I highly recommend them! read more