Banking Complaints
A bank refers to a financial institution that accepts deposits and creates credit. Banks are of utmost importance to the economy and are a safe place to deposit excess cash.
The Indian Banking sector is ranked 6th across the globe. With many private sector and public sector banks thriving in India, the banking industry is congruously capitalised and well-regulated by the Reserve Bank of India. The stats on market, credit and liquidity bespeak the handy preparedness to sustain any global crisis.
India is presently home to 34 banks out of which 22 are private sector banks, and 12 are public-owned banks. Multiple other Foreign Private Sector Banks are operating as part of the Indian banking sector as well. Let us take a look at the Top 5 Famous Banks in India.
Famous Banks in India
1. State Bank of India: SBI is the oldest and also the largest bank functioning in India and has been a Fortune 500 company for 14 long years. Post-Independence, the State Bank of India got enacted on 1st July 1955. It has its headquarters located in Mumbai, the financial capital of the country.
The bank has 57 Zonal centres and 14 Local centres with 85,356 branches and 59,291 ATMs pan India. SBI has a market cap of INR 2,93,218.11 crores with a market share of 23% with its presence in 36+ countries. It has been recognised as the Best Transaction Bank & Best Payment Bank in India.
Total Assets – INR 30 lakh crores
Revenue – INR 3.68 lakh crores
Number of employees – 2,64,041
2. HDFC Bank: The bank is well known for receiving first 'in principle' consent from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which authorised it to set up a bank in the private sector. It was founded in August 1994 given the liberalisation that took place in the Indian Banking Industry.
The bank started its operations as a Commercial Bank from January 1995. With its headquarters in Mumbai, The Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) functions across 2,768 towns and cities with 5,314 branches and 13,610 ATMs in India. It has a market cap of Rs.6,25,666 crores as of 2019.
Total Assets – INR 11.89 lakh crores
Revenue – INR 1.17 lakh crores
Number of employees – 98,061
3. ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) Bank Private Limited: It occupies the second place when it comes to volume of assets operated by the bank. The bank is the second largest in terms of market cap and total assets, making it the leading private sector bank in India.
ICICI was formed in 1994 with the principal aim to offer medium-term and long-term project funding to Indian businesses. The bank has its headquarters in Mumbai with its registered office in Vadodara, Gujarat. It currently has its footprint across India with 5,275 branches and 15,589 ATMs along with its presence in 16 countries outside India.
Total Assets – Rs. 13.77 trillion
Revenue – INR 1.49 lakh crores
Total employees – 82,724
4. Punjab National Bank: The Punjab National Bank, PNB is the third-largest bank functioning in India. The bank serves more than 80 million customers with 7000 branches and 10,681 ATMs, expanding its footprint to 764 cities. It currently operates from its head office located in New Delhi.
Founded in 1894 from Lahore, the bank has served eminent freedom fighters of India. It later got nationalised in July 1969. As one of the oldest banks in the country, it has a market cap of Rs. 37,411 crores as in 2019. PNB recently bagged the prestigious IBA Banking Technology Awards.
Total Assets – INR 6 lakh crores
Revenue – INR 80,512 crores
Total employees – 70,801
5. Bank of Baroda: Bank of Baroda has now become the third-largest lender of the country after it merged with Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank into a single entity. It carries a pride of 127 million customers across 21 countries and growing bigger and better day by day.
The bank operates from its main office in Vadodara and has 9,500 branches and 13,400 ATMs across India. Founded in July 1908, it has a market cap of more than 35,000 crores currently.
Total Assets – INR 11.5 trillion
Revenue – INR 91,000 crores
Total employees – 48,807
Top Banking Complaints in India
According to a recent survey by Times of India, every hour 11 people complain against their bank. The most commonly reported banking complaints in India by consumers include bad customer service, checks/funds bouncing, extra charges levied, debit/credit card blocked etc.
Almost 30% to 37% of bank complaints occur due to the bank's failure to fulfill commitments and lack of fair practices. Banks reporting fraud or complaints have been on the rise more than ever before. What's more disturbing is the account holders face never-ending issues even after being connected with the banks for a long time.
Around half a million people have reported filing complaints in the last five years. From high interests to willful delay in processing payments (leading to penalties), and lack of fair practices to denial of closing accounts, banking customers are having a tough time continuing with the financial hassle.
The numbers of banking complaints see a double-digit rise in the past few years. The financial period of 2018-19 witnessed a surge of 20% in the complaints against banks. Non-adherence to fair practices saw the most number of complaints followed by issues related to pension, levy of charges, and debit and credit card issues.
1. Hidden fees
Customers feel cheated about the excessive fees and hidden charges by the banks. Most often, customers are not aware how they can choose to stay out of overdraft protection. Reaching out to their bank is always a good idea to have a clear picture of fees and extra charges.
2. Bad customer support
This is something which every customer is concerned about. Even if the customers manage to reach out to the customer service, they don't see any credible solution. It gets quite worse when the bank employees are unable to resolve your issue. Being heckled from person to person, and being asked to wait at every desk test the best of temper.
The only solution you have is to stay calm and wait for the response from the bank to get the issue resolved.
3.Beneficiary does not get the money
This is one of the most common issues faced by banking customers. The amount gets deducted from their account, and it is shown that the transaction is successful, but it doesn’t get credited into the beneficiary’s account. EMI payers mainly lodged such complaints that the EMI would get deducted from their account but would not be credited to the beneficiary.
4. Fraudulent transaction
According to the Economic Times, there is a rise of 74% in banking frauds. Digital transactions via net banking and UPI are preferred over cash for a contactless mode of payment. But with an increase in online payments, there has been a rise in fraud cases.
Many customers complain that the money from their account has been deducted for things they have not purchased. Banks take a lot of time in addressing such complaints, and usually, customers get frustrated with the process.
5. Transaction failure
Transaction failures are very frustrating and embarrassing. When consumers are out, and they haven’t carried the cash, they will pay via net banking or UPI or ATM, but sometimes bank servers would go down suddenly, and the transaction would fail, or in some cases, the amount would get deducted, and the transaction would fail which can be misleading for both payer and recipient.
How to resolve Banking complaints?
1. First and foremost step should be contacting the bank’s customer care itself as they genuinely care about the customer satisfaction and would be willing to resolve the consumer complaints. Here are customer care number of some of top banks in India :
State bank of India (SBI) Customer Care - 1800 425 3800
Union Bank of India (UBI) Customer Care - 1800 22 2244
Allahabad Bank Customer Care - 1800 57 22 000
Bank of Baroda Customer Care - 1800 102 4455
UCO Bank Customer Care - 1800 274 0123
Bank of Maharashtra Customer Care - 18002334526
Bank of India (BOI) Customer Care - 1800 22 0229
Central Bank of India (CBI) Customer Care - 1800 22 1911
HDFC Bank Card Customer Care - 1800 266 4332
ICICI Bank Customer Care - 1800 200 3344
Punjab National Bank (PNB) Customer Care - 1800 180 2222
Axis Bank Customer Care - 1860 419 5555
2. Apart from calling customer care numbers, a customer can visit the bank and meet the officials or complain at the grievance cell to sort out the issue. However, you should try submitting your complaint to the bank in writing, to keep a record of your complaint. Also, some banks have an option of filing a complaint at their website also.
3. However if the bank is unwilling to address the issue then you can approach the Banking Ombudsman. A banking ombudsman is a senior official appointed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to resolve consumer complaints against deficiency in the banking services. So far there are a total number of 15 Bank Ombudsman whose number can be found on the official RBI website.
The consumer has to file a complaint at the ombudsman under whose jurisdiction the bank branch is located. All the consumer has to do is write it down on paper, or send a complaint via email. There are no charges for filing a complaint. However if you are not satisfied with the settlement offered by the ombudsman, you can file an appeal before the appellate authority within 30 days.
4. Send Legal Notice:
A Consumer can send legal notices to the Bank in case it is unable to resolve his complaint. It is one of the efficient ways to handle consumer complaints legally. Check below to know how to send a legal notice to a Bank?
Step 1: Firstly, get a legal notice drafted by a lawyer.
Step 2: Check it properly and make sure it is signed by a lawyer.
Step 3: Keep a copy of it for future purposes.
Step 4: Send the legal notice to the Bank by registered post.
Step 5: Keep the slip or delivery report for evidence.
5. File consumer forum case:
Consumer forum deals with consumer complaints and you should approach the consumer forum if you feel that your rights as a consumer have been violated.
If your Bank is not responding to your complaint even after sending legal notice by a lawyer then you should file a case against it in a consumer court.
Here is how you can file a case against the Bank in the consumer court?
Step 1: Intimate the aggrieved party via legal notice.
Step 2: Draft the consumer complaint
Step 3: Attach all the relevant documents and proofs to support your complaint.
Step 4: Select the appropriate court for filing the complaint.
Step 5: Pay the prescribed court fee that is required to be paid along with the complaint.
Step 6: Submit the case along with the affidavit & fees in the court.
There are strong chances of nothing being done against your complaint if you're not serious about it. So, if you are still left stranded with nowhere else to go then you can always file a consumer complaint at Voxya. We at Voxya, generally receive around thousands of Banking complaints in a month.
So how do we actually resolve these Banking complaints? We start a social media campaign and then send an email to the Banks to resolve the complaint amicably. Moreover if strict actions need to be taken then we draft a legal notice and send it to the concerned Bank.
Most Common Issue Reported for Banking Complaints
Complaints
Credit card payment harassment calls (Hdfc Bank) Open
I have to pay Rs *****/- by April. But, I lost my job amidst covid. So, the interest accrued and I have to pay around Rs. *****/-. I don't have job or salary. But, they threaten me that they would shout in front of my house. I live in apartmen...
Jul 21, 2020 by Ranjani M
Dispute issue (Sbi Irctc Credit Card) Open
My family bough grocery in supermarket of Pune and was offer a gift voucher where she enter all required details. After a week of so we received a call saying you have won prize and will send you on your address please confirm your details like...
Jul 21, 2020 by Milind Shrinivas Dangate
Property Documents did not Return (icici bank) Open
Dear sir , I closed my house loan no. LHROH*********** with icici bank on **th June **** and paid all money advised by bank. Now till ** days over they did nit give back our property Documents which we was morgage when loan was approved. ...
Jul 21, 2020 by Amit
Taruna (Personal loan ke liye apply Kiya tha muje refund chahiye otherwise I complaint in police station) Open
On *th July I applied for online loan of about * lakhs with money bazaar India . Same day thy approved the application Nd asked for transaction fee of ****/- . I gave them the money very next day thy asked for another transaction of **,***/- as...
Jul 21, 2020 by Taruna
Fraud done by online finance for loan (Reliance finance limited via chart personal loan) Open
I am filled details on website of Reliance Finance Limited on Saturday **th Jul **** then received whatsapp mesage from their site from number "**********" & completed all activities whatever told by them. *st they asking for processing fee ...
Jul 20, 2020 by Ajit Bhagwan Dhumal
CHEATING AND FRAUDing BY COMPANY ENTITLED MAGMA CApital finance ltd www magmacapitalfinance co in ( Magma capital Finance pvt ltd) Open
res sir, i avanish kumar bitterly cheated by the Fraud company their name is "magma capital finance ltd. VIA online finance provider . sir, i need a loan of sum *,**,*** due to some machinery parts . or that i see that banks not cooperate ...
Jul 19, 2020 by AVANISH KUMAR
Fraud transaction (PayTM) Open
I lost my ***** without my knowledge. I am not share any OTP and password. Somebody misuse my account and doned fraud transactions ...
Jul 18, 2020 by Dinesh
Loss of money from paytm wallet (PayTM) Open
Lost ****/- from Paytm Wallet on **th July **** . No instances of me sharing my password or any otp. Still lost the amount from my wallet from no where. Money was transferred to some anonymous contact, guess some date breech happened from p...
Jul 18, 2020 by Sreeja Sriram
HDFC Bank branch of wardha road branch codenagpur deduct unnecessary amount (Hdfc Bank) Open
HDFC Bank branch of wardha road branch code(****) plot no *,hindustan colony ****** deduct unnecessary amount ****rs. My account s salary saving account i deposited ten lac cash with all required documents. after the cash deposit bank deduct th...
Jul 18, 2020 by Manik Dharmdas Moon
PayTM Online Transaction Fraud (PayTM) Open
Using my Credit Card transaction done on PayTM through online date **/*/**** vendor PayTM Noida IN Amount ****+****+***.** same day i cross verified in my paytm statement this transaction not shown raised to paytm they said check with bank. Ban...
Jul 18, 2020 by suresh sankar
Hdfc credit card manager and recovery agent harassement (Hdfc Bank Credit Card Division) Open
I have already informed the HDFC Credit Card manager and collection executive(Agency) that I will pay Half amount on *st to **th and **th to **th of month end of every month but last month (June) i have missed the Payment I got call from Srinu ...
Jul 17, 2020 by Parvathi Srikanth
Not able to pay repayments of mpokket during this lockdown period (Mpokket Loan Application) Open
I have taken lone amount of **** from mpockket before **nd of march and including their interest amount I have to pay them **** something amount.. after lockdown was declared in India and all stuck in this lockdown.. and now they told to pay ...
Jul 17, 2020 by vatte sangameshwar
Fraud company by mahindra finance (Mahindra Finance loan) Open
I leena Kharkongor resident of golden estate lawjynriew nongthymmai shillong that i have taken a personal loan from mahindra finance for my personal needs which is located in Aurangabad Maharashtra the corporate office - Ground floor, Ratnapr...
Jul 16, 2020 by Leena Kharkongor
Bank torture (Bajaj Finance) Open
In moratorium I didn't paid emi they r threatening me.....
Jul 16, 2020 by Haribaskar
Unacceptable behavior of your customer care executive (Sbi) Open
Hi, I have outstanding on SBI card of rupees ***** and for that One of your executive form recovery department called to my fathers mobile number and scolded him.with very bad words in kannada language. This is how the recovery @ SBI is being...
Jul 16, 2020 by shashidhar warad
EMI option required for credit card payment (RBL bank credit card) Open
Sir, I am having credit card of RBL bank and my outstanding amount is *****/-. Due to COVID** lockdown i have lost my job and didn't get salary from April **** onward. Now i am not in situation to pay outstanding amount to bank as i am only pe...
Jul 16, 2020 by Anuj Yadav
HDFC treating Customers as waste items and not abiding the terms and conditions (Hdfc Bank) Open
I have raised a case with HDFC bank * months ago. I have raised for two different queries one is on getting a waiver for the extra credit card charges which I haven't got yet completely and I'm requesting repeatedly to consider and waive off be...
Jul 16, 2020 by Senthur Murugan R
SBI Credit card Fake Bill (Sbi Cards & Payments Service Private Limited) Open
As I have already closed my account of this credit card. But from last * Yrs they are showing bills and repeated asking by sms/phone to deposit the same bill. ...
Jul 15, 2020 by Krishnat Suryawanshi
Pass book not received from long time by Bank Bank of Baroda (Banking System) Open
My mother is open a saving account in Bank of Baroda dtd on**.**.****(Shahabad Branch) Distt Kurukshetra but till time we have not recd my pass book.I visited bank with my mother many times but no any positive response given by bank.I am very f...
Jul 15, 2020 by narender singh
Release of Fixed Deposits money from Sahara Credit Cooperative Society Limited (Sahara Credit Cooperative Society Limited) Open
On behalf of my mother and late father submitting this request. Release of Fixed Deposits money from Sahara Credit Co-operative Society Limited Respected Sir, I along with my husband had invested Rs. **,**,***/- In Sahara Credit Co-operative...
Jul 15, 2020 by Nirmala Agrawal
Amount not refunded and not able to resolve the query (PayTM) Closed
I ordered the electric kettle from paytm and received damaged kettle. I applied for return and informed the same on customer care number. But without any pickup, they cancelled my request and when I called them they asked me to keep patience. T...
Apr 17, 2019 by Bhawana
Not closing the saving account (Hdfc Bank) Closed
I opened a salary account and settled its credit card with the amount to be paid with a request for closing the account. The account number is **************. When I joined a new company they said that a new account will be opened in HDFC only ...
Apr 17, 2019 by Rajeev Kumar Ranjan
Fraud done with me (Bank Mitra Foundation) Closed
Sbi bank Csp provide karne wali company ke naam par ***** Rs liya. Aur csp provide nahi kiya. Aur paisa mang rahaa hai. Please help me. ...
Apr 16, 2019 by Sushil Kumar Yadav
Recharge money not refunded (Airtell and ICICI) Closed
I had done recharge for *** for my Airtel prepaid mobile no. on *th March ****. Money has been deducted from my account on that day but recharge has not been done on respective mobile no. I have taken follow up with my bank (ICICI Bank) and Ai...
Apr 16, 2019 by Pratibha Wadkar
Account suddenly removed from database (PayTM) Closed
Since * days I have forwarded my complaint to paytm nobody is responding. My paytm account is suddenly not accessible. I had added money in my paytm wallet and after half an hour I was trying to update my display name. Suddenly, account got log...
Apr 15, 2019 by Bhaumik Ujwalkumar Desai
Amount not credited (Phonepe) Closed
I transferred Rs **** from Canara Bank to Karnataka Vikas Grameen bank through phonepe. The amount debited from Canara bank but amount not credited to KVGB. I waited * working days but no repose from phonepe. I am unsatisfied with phonepe servi...
Apr 14, 2019 by Ambrish
Account not closed since 5 months (State Bank Of India ) Closed
Myself trader from Sedam had applied for account closing due to my father's death. I submitted an application on Dec **th ****. Till date, it's not closed. Bank people are neglecting like anything. *.** lakhs balance is there in its current acc...
Apr 12, 2019 by Siddharth Mannally
Amount not refunded (Sbi And Phonepe) Closed
I have transferred Rs ****/- on dated **/**/**** to my wife account through Phonepe Apps (UPI). The transaction was failed but the amount is debited from my account. I am talking to Phonepe Apps and SBI customer care but not the good answer of...
Apr 11, 2019 by Sapan Joyoti Roy
Regard payment (Sbi Bank) Closed
I am transfer *lacs rs on dated ** April **** threw imps SBI to hdfc. Status shown failed. After this I am complaint regards this and visit home branch several time but till date I have not positive response. And my fund not to credit in acount...
May 28, 2018 by Parveen singh
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