First Midwest Bank Lee St, Des Plaines, Illinois

First Midwest Bank Reviews

2.4 stars based on 10 reviews

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  The Bar10da

  5.0

  Most of my banking is done online, however, an order of blank checks was stolen from me when the UPS person just dropped my package in the lobby of my condo building and not my front door. The banking manager went over my checking account with me, made sure there were no checks being made and closed my checking account. The bank manager made sure that all future checks get delivered to my PO Box and transferred my old checking account into a new one along with a new ATM card. I like working with small regional banks since the big ones will charge an arm and a leg to service my account, and during the 2008 crisis, First MIdwest and it's previous Covest Bank was never in trouble financially.

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  Samanth Kumar

  1.0

  Worst experience, they take long time the cash a single check

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  Colleen M

  1.0

  PSA: never use First Midwest Bank. A few years ago someone used my stolen ID and took ~$10,000 out of my checking account ( They deposited bogus checks and requested cash back - name was spelled wrong and several other red flags). I promptly moved most of my money to Chase because I did not feel comfortable having my money at First Midwest Bank since their bankers did not notice that the person using my ID looked nothing like me & that the signature did not match. I wanted to keep my account open because of tuition rewards so I left $500 in my account. It just came to light that between the time of the theft (about 3 years ago) and now, they charged $288 in fees. I talked to the branch manager (Joan Lopez - Des Plaines) and she refused to issue a credit for these fees. Ridiculous. We also bank there with our business accounts and the fees that they charge are much higher than other banks. They tell you they will waive the fees and then what do you know, a year later they start charging you again. Bank with Chase, so much better.

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