Business Profiles
KSB offers free checking, free ATMs
YORK - Based on extensive research of what really "bugs" its customers Kennebunk Savings Bank is introducing its new No-Fee Buzz Checking Account.Listening to customers helped narrow down the issues for the bank in designing the new account.
"What we learned was that bank and credit union customers were really irritated with what they saw as 'hidden' fees. They were especially fed up with ATM fees not from just their bank, but the surcharges they incurred from the ATM where they were withdrawing the cash," said KSB President and CEO Ken Reed. "We are getting rid of this irritant, automatically rebating any ATM charges incurred and at the same time making our phenomenally successful Buzz Account, introduced last year, into a free account. That means there is no minimum balance requirement and no regular service charge. We are also offering free checks and free on-line bill pay. We know this is quite simply the best checking account, and now it is simply free."
The new KSB No-Fee Buzz Checking Account offers absolutely no service fees, no minimum balance and free ATM use anywhere in the world - together with a no-hassle way to switch banks.
"Changing banking accounts is always considered an aggravation, so we're doing everything we can to help make that process as painless as possible," Reed said. "Our customer service representatives will make sure that it is easy for customers to make the move to a Buzz Checking Account, even for customers who may have automatic debits and credits at their present financial institution. With only a few forms to fill out, customers can be on their way quickly, and begin enjoying a totally no-fee account."
Kennebunk Savings Bank has also recognized that customers may have thought that they had to have lots of funds to get a better savings rate. That's why their related Buzz Savings Account has an annual percentage yield of 4 percent for balances of $5,000 guaranteed through Sept. 1.
As Reed put it, "The combination of a No-Fee Buzz Checking Account and the related higher rate Buzz Savings Account gives banking consumers just what they've been asking for to simplify their financial lives."
For more information, visit www.kennebunksavings.com or stop by the local branches on Hannaford Drive and Woodbridge Road.
