US banks’ customers have regained a little
confidence in their financial institutions during the second half
of 2010, according to a report from BAI and Finacle.
BAI and Finacle surveyed 2,500 consumers for
its bi-annual Consumer Confidence and the Innovation Imperative
in Retail Banking report.
Key findings included:
- Confidence in the banking system among consumers aged 21 to 70
rose from 10% in the first half of 2010 to just 11% in the second
half; - 12% of consumers considered the US banking environment “worse”
than in the previous six months – the same percentage as in the
first half of 2010. In the second half of 2009, 9% of consumers had
found the industry to be worse than at the beginning of 2009; - Online banking has taken over as the most frequently used
channel, with 68% of 21 to 34 year-olds preferring it over other
channels; - In the older age group of 65 to 70 year-olds, 50% of customers
indicated that they preferred to bank online; - Mobile banking still lags behind other direct banking channels
in terms of adaption: 3% of consumers aged 21 to 34 and 1% of
consumers age 35 to 44 said that they used mobile banking
frequently; - 92% considered their bank’s online banking and payments
services high quality; - 44% said that the fees charged werereasonable, while 42% felt
neutral about fees; - 85% said they did not expect to pay fees for current accounts.
This was a rise of one percent over the February 2010 index,
and - 52% said they knew about the fees charged by their bank, a rise
of 5%over the February 2010 report.
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