WOW! Must be under new management because I never had anything but excellent service when this bank was Athens First. We have had the same, checking and savings account for over thirty years, as well as, HELOCs. I can only imagine the amount of money we have paid for banking services. We have overdraft protection and our checking acct generally 4 digits.
After Athens First became Synovus I went in to withdraw a fair amount of money and deposit a 12 dollar check I'd cashed for my son. The teller took the check to the back, returned and told me I couldn't deposit it. I withdrew my money and then asked why the problem with the deposit. A woman appeared from the drive through area and told me I had forged the check in front of the teller, that was against the law and I could go to jail and they could get in trouble. I then pointed out that I endorsed the check in front of the teller using a blue pen, under my son's endorsement, he'd used a black pen. They deposited the check, never apologized or said thank you for being a loyal customer. The teller never even smiled, just retorted, "I deposited the check." Shocking and terrible service, Peachstate, you have new clients. read more