Northside Federal Savings

All Windows are open yet noone at Windows. We are not mind readers please put a sign in open or closed Windows. Robert never smiles always acts like he’s miserable and your bothering him.

I just opened a new checking account with them today and I cannot express enough how amazing the service was. They were incredibly nice, informative and also showed me around. I’m extremely excited to be a part of this credit union.

Excellent savings and loan. Cool marble, brass and wood interior with a big old vault. Staff are very friendly and helpful. You can even get a real pass book for your savings account. What can I say, I’m old fashion when it comes to saving money.

this bank been here all my life and thats a long time. i think i will give them a try again i had a account but had to move away from there so i closed the account. but now thinking how dumb i was after hearing how good they are doing and i know the people there are very kind and friendly and never had a problem with this bank. they have one of the best saving accounts that i have ever had. and might open one again some day if i get the money to do so. but like i said am going to reopen my checking with them as soon as my two month with us bank ends. someone told me they have a total free checking.

After years of dealing with the lunacy and impersonality of big banks, I opened an account here in the late 1990’s and have never looked back. I know virtually all of the staff by name, and vice versa, and most of them have been there for many years. (Try that at a Chase branch!) The president who retired a few years ago used to sit out at the counter and greet the customers each morning. They don’t charge for counting your coins, you can buy postage stamps, get a safety deposit box, etc. And the lobby is a way cool throwback to a different era. There are actually brass shotgun ports on the walls of the teller cage. (Very Dillinger-​esque)
It’s pretty amazing, in this day and age, to be able to go into a bank without a check or ATM card and still be able to access your accounts because the staff knows you. They only have one bank-​owned ATM and it’s on the Clark St. sidewalk. But given the friendly service, it’s actually nice to visit the bank and get competent, personal service from a teller.
They added internet banking a few years ago, so now the convenience factor is even better, although I prefer walking down Clark street to the bank when I have the time. There is also now a parking lot behind the bank (on Foster) so they addressed one of their biggest challenges over the years — especially as the street parking has skyrocketed in cost.
If you’re looking for a great neighborhood bank check out North Side Federal.

I love this bank. It’s my neighborhood bank, and I was ecstatic to switch over from bank of america. I even got my mortgage here, and they made the process as painless as possible. They only advertise by word of mouth so you know referrals are sincere and empirically based. I trust this bank wholeheartedly.

This is one of the oldest banking establishments in the city that probably hasn’t been remodeled; and I like that. Reminds me of the old bank (I can’t remember) my dad used to take me to every two weeks when I was a youngin. The tellers are all stationed behind the old fashioned cage-​like structure. One of the coolest things that made my partner want to bank here was the fact that they have a huge vault that you can see. You know, the kind that has a huge crank to open and holds all the world’s diamonds, jewels, and gold? When you walk in it’s almost like you’re walking into a period movie set in the 20’s.
Don’t let the old fashioned décor fool you though. Like mentioned before in previous reviews, they have online banking which is super efficient. They still have passbooks so if you go in to deposit or withdraw you can see it posted in your passbook.
Everyone has been pretty nice whenever I go in and they don’t care if I bring in a huge jar full of coins to be counted and deposited. They’re pretty quick at it too!

I banked with the big banks forever, playing all their games with their crazy fee schedules, jumping through hoops to maintain a checking account. This is a small bank at the corner of my block. I have never been so happy with a bank in my life! Its a little old school, but they offer on-​line bill pay and the other internet services that the Big Three offer. My checking account is free… I don’t need to do anything for it to be free. No minimum balances, no required electronic deposits, no requirements to use my debit card so many times a month… I just deposit my money, write my checks and get on with my life. I walk into the bank on Saturday mornings, all the tellers know my name, if there are any problems with my account I get a phone call from a real live human being! (only had a problem once). But it was nice working though it with a human being and not some machine.

One of the few places that doesn’t make you wait an hour for dollar coins. You NEED them for the meters! Cool lobby!

Neighborhood bank with all the services of the large corporate ones.
After ten years away from this bank I have gone back because they now have complete online service.
This is a bank where you can be on a first name basis with the staff, and they will be very helpful. This is not an anonymous bureaucracy by any means. They have free checking etc. The services are the same as the large banks, but you can support the idea of non-​uniformity in this area of your life.