Primis is not for everyone Primis is not for everyone. The checking account appears to have everything: an exceptionally high interest rate, excellent customer service, a seemingly endless list of features all accessible from your mobile phone. While the high yield is real, some of the other things, that you may have come to expect, may be there in a way that could be somewhat unsettling. After you discover that customer service is stretched thin, you may not be reassured by the fact that it is provided by 'real people' and 'not by bots'. In addition to minimalized customer support, you might also encounter some unrepaired glitches when using the platform. All of this may or may not be beyond your comfort level. Note: Two years ago, Sona, a Regional Bank, with branches in Virginia and Maryland, rebranded itself as Primis. This new name is designed to highlight the innovative and rewarding nature of their new Nationwide savings and checking accounts. The promise to provide customer service by 'real people'/'not by bots', as well as an arcane description of the new platform, were included in the rebranding.

easy onboarding process easy onboarding process, quick approval and ACH funding, it is checking account with free checks (upon request) no issues at all they honored 5.03% rate for early depositors current 4.77% rate is excellent

Failed attempt at an “All Digital Bank”. Update: I was contacted by the CEO and he explained the entire situation they were dealing with. He straightened everything out for me and fixed my locked account. Initiated an ACH transfer from my old bank and Primis put a hold on that deposit. Called them and after a 45 minute wait i was told “I can only see on my screen what you see in your app”. I cannot help you until the other department gets in. Promised a call back; they didn’t call back so i had to call again and wait another 45 minutes. Once again no help and they said it was a glitch for the holiday weekend. My account is now locked for some unknown reason and nobody is answering the phone. I was lied to multiple times over the phone about the hold on my deposit, it was a glitch, it was fraud and so on. When the deposit was finally released they acted like it was never on hold!!!

Horrible experience with this bank I have had a Prmis checking account for less than four (4) months. While the interest rate on their checking account in excellent, the bank is consistently fails to deliver services and has made egregious mistakes. Checks were sent with the wrong checking account number. And most recently my account was debited 21,000.00$ (twenty-one thousand) for a $2000.00 two thousand dollar check. Customer service waiting times or ridiculously long and, at times, in particular this evening there is no service on their 24 hour line. As regards the wrong check account numbers on my, checks, I I finally reached a service representative--wating hours on the 'phone. The rep, very nice, politite, but limited in her ability to help, told me her superior would call and leave me a detailed message about overnighting new checks. The superior did not leave a message. I called back many times, receiving a message of 37 - 40 minute wait times. This evening, I checked my account a saw the $19,000 bank error. The Primis 24 hour number has no representative on duty tonight.. I left four messages and no one has returned the call. There is no way to communicate with this bank, by 'phone or online. The contact online url does not work.