North One is an online business banking and financial management platform designed to help American small businesses take control of their cash flow. Our best-in-class product suite and service experience help simplify financial operations and teach better business habits.Open a North One account in minutes https://join.northone.com/
North One (northone.com) has 257 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 3.7 out of 5.
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Banking & Money
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New York, New York
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2026
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Complete scam. I opened a business account with no problem, funded it 2 weeks later and then immediately was asked for more information or the account would be locked. They don’t have a secure way to send additional information and now my account is locked and it is a total joke trying to deal with their horrible customer service. It’s been 3 weeks and I can’t get my money back nor login to my account. Currently trying to get help via BBB. Don’t even think of banking with this fraudulent company.
Update to their reply:
As I have explained before and as my attachments from my other bank show, there is nothing for my other bank to “respond to”
Just ACH my money back or let me have access to my frozen account (3 weeks now) so I can’t move my money out of North One. This is so frustrating that you are holding my money hostage and not taking responsibility.
Response from North OneDec 26, 2024
Hey Denise,
I do understand your frustrations regarding this process. I see you’ve been in touch with our team through email and they've provided a more detailed response, I’ve also provided more information in response to your BBB complaints.
Again, you may wish to contact your other institution directly as they can also help expedite this. Otherwise, our team will reach out to you as soon as they have an update.
Thank you
KR
Kenneth R.
Don't do it
Don't do it. It is a waste of time. I put in all my information, name, all that. Took 20 to 30 minutes to complete the form. When they ask you for your date of birth, they won't let you type it in. Instead, you have to punch all the way back to your DOB, starting with the date of today. You do all of this and they'll deny you take all your information, then give you a LiLi link..
I wouldn't do it.
Response from North OneDec 24, 2024
Hey Kenneth,
We know this isn’t the outcome you were hoping to receive. The decision to decline your application for a North One Account could be due to one or more reasons. This may include, but not limited to:
· the inability to verify your identity based on the information you provided
· missing or incorrect documentation
· a particularly high-risk type of business
· limited time in business
· a prohibited type of business and/or
· information provided from 3rd party vendors
We are unable to further disclose the reasoning behind why your application was denied, however, if you would like to reapply, our team would be happy to review your new application.
RG
Robert G.
This bank sucks
This bank sucks! Stay away if you want your funds to clear this year (or this week). They say 3-5 business days. That is a farce! It always takes seven days. There are no five or six-day possibilities. Try Relay Financial. That's where I'm going.
Response from North OneJan 24, 2024
Sorry to hear about these frustrations, Robert. I’d love to clarify the current process for in-app check deposit hold times.
Once the deposit is made, it will then be reviewed within 1 business day. Once accepted, the deposit is made available in 2-5 business days. Factors that affect the speed with which your funds become available may include: the length and extent of your relationship with NorthOne, amount of historical transaction information, having a history of returned checks, and more. Please refer to NorthOne’s Deposit Account Agreement, specifically section E.11, for more details on check deposit availability.
I noticed that your deposit was initiated on 1/13, and the check will be available after the standard 5-business-day hold. It's worth noting that 1/15 was a Banking Holiday for MLK Day, which is treated as a non-business day. Since no money movement occurs on banking holidays, it might give the impression that the check is being held for an additional business day.
Should you have any additional questions regarding your mobile check deposit, our Support Team is happy to clarify when a pending check will be made available in your Account.
NorthOne Customer Care
DA
Didier A. M.
Their incompetence to approve mobile…
Their incompetence to approve mobile check deposits as it is incredible that a bank like this would take 7 business days to clear funds on a cashiers check from a reputable bank.
01/09/24
I did deposit a Cashiers Check from a reputable bank on 01/04/24, same day was advise via email the check was being processed. Next day was advised that check was approved and that was going to take 48 hours to be cleared, those 48 hours passed and contacted customer service via chat Monday 01/08/24 bank does not a physical office nor a customer service dept, direct phone number where you can call when you need to. Representative on the chat platform inform me the following:
"Check are in review for 48 hours and after that they could be released as early as the 3rd day, but this could go up to the maximum of 7 business days. Also, the more checks that are deposited in the Account, along with other factors, this timeline could shorten".
Going back and forth with this issue, I had to explain in different ways that 1) This is not a personal check but a Cashiers Ck. and funds had been already verified and withdrawn from clients bank account 2)Check was issued to my company and not an individual, and that my account has never had a returned check nor was to be put on hold as the account isn't red flagged for fraud.
Went back and forth again via email with a Rep. that received an email from me where I explained what was going on and he was professional enough to advise that was going to relay this info to the "Check Team' and see if they could do or assist on providing a more in depth explanation or solution to this issue. Never received an email from the Check Team letting me know what was the status of or if there was any possibility of a solution. Bottom line, I was told the Cashiers Check I deposited on January 4th, 2024 before noon, will be available on Thursday 11th, 2024 at the end of the day?
I am very disappointed and definitely ready to cancel the account I have with NorthOne. Bank isn't qualified to offer solutions to matters like this one nor offers the level of customer service satisfaction by going the extra mile on trying to resolve customers account concerns/issues/. As a business owner the above showed us that facts speak louder than words!.
Response from North OneJan 10, 2024
Thank you for reaching out and I’m sorry to hear about this frustrating experience. Certainly understand your irritations with the mobile deposit hold time. I’d like to clarify how our mobile check deposit process works.
With each mobile check deposit, it goes through a manual review to determine the hold time for that particular check. Checks deposited using the in-app Mobile Deposit service are generally made available within three business days from the day of deposit, but could take up to five to seven business days. In this case, I do see that this particular deposit is set to be made available five business days after the day of the deposit.
Factors that affect the speed with which your funds become available may include: the length and extent of your relationship with NorthOne, amount of historical transaction information, having a history of returned checks, and more. I recommend reviewing our full terms for more insight into all factors that can be reviewed for an in-app mobile check deposit and its availability. You can reference section E.11 of NorthOne’s Deposit Account Agreement for a full breakdown on this.
Thank you for your understanding here. If you have any further questions regarding this deposit, you can contact our Support team via in-app chat Support, Monday-Friday from 9:00am-6:00pm EST, or if you'd prefer, can schedule a phone call once logged into your Account.
NorthOne Customer Care
RF
Railyard F.
NorthOne Does Not Have Your Businesses Back
I have been in business for almost 30 years, and when I decided to try an online bank which would connect with more of the modern day apps, I found NorthOne. Banking with them was a horrible mistake and I want to warn other businesses about putting your money with them.
1. The first incident happened when they flagged my account for an unknown $1 payment from a Paypal account. They froze my account, which meant no money could come in or out. I was on vacation and it took me days to realize what happened. And it took weeks to get it fixed, because once the bank account was frozen, that sent a chain reaction to our merchant processing, vendors, etc... and the clean up and docs required to get everything going again, was insane.
Again, all that happend, was we received $1 from a PayPal account, which was probably verifying our bank account and something we had set in motion. Something that any reasonable bank would have called us, sent a text and email, asking if we knew about the transaction. But not NorthOne, they just shut us down. This was the first incident.
2. The next incident almost a year later, was when I noticed a $48 dollar Burger King charge on a virtual card we had never used. As the owner of a gym, that charge stood out becuase we don't eat there. I notified NorthOne, I verified that it was not us, they verified the virtual card had never been used before, and then they closed our bank account down. They didn't cancel that card, they just closed our account. Which meant we needed a new bank account yesterday, and every vendor, every utility and every payment on auto pay, which is everyone, was suddenly not being paid. If you have ever lost a card you know what a hassle it is to contact and update your new information to everyone. It takes days and hours upon hours of time. Which is why I didn't cancel this bank the first time. Because it is so time consuming to have to start anew.
If you are considering this bank, don't. Eventually you will be sorry.
Response from North OneJan 8, 2024
Thank you for sharing this experience here and I'm sorry to hear about these frustrations. I'd like to elaborate further here regarding the security of your Account and this process.
I do see that the dispute for the unauthorized virtual card transaction is ongoing. As soon as there is an update on your dispute, you will be notified via email to your email on file.
For additional context, when certain unauthorized transaction(s) occur on your Account, your Account is locked for your security. A review is then completed to make sure that there is no compromised information within your Account. This review was communicated on October 23rd, shortly before your Account was locked.
When it was deemed that the Account would need to be closed due to compromised information, this was also communicated via email on October 24th once the review was completed.
While the current dispute is still ongoing, you're able to re-apply for a new Account at any time by going to join.northone.com.
Thank you for your understanding here. The most recent form of communication I see on my end from you is on November 16th, 2023. If you have any further questions regarding your dispute, please contact [email protected] and our team is happy to help.
MA
Marie
The organization seems to be waiting to close customer's accounts
The organization seems to be waiting to close customer's accounts. I paid $10 monthly fee and nothing unusual happened until a support staff asked for proof of business was quite annoying.
They closed my account and I can not log in to transfer the balance.
What a terrible customer service!
Response from North OneOct 23, 2023
I'm sorry to hear that your experience at NorthOne didn't pan out as you envisioned, Marie. All financial service companies are required to evaluate their products, services and customers periodically. Based on our review, we may choose to discontinue certain products, services and, in some cases, customer relationships. As stated in the Deposit Account Agreement, the decision to exit your relationship is based on the overall evaluation of your Account.
Note that if there are funds in your Account, we will return any funds that are deemed valid to you by check to the mailing address we have on file.
Thank you,
NorthOne Customer Care
KE
Kevin
Bad experience Northone
My account had been functioning normally for over a year until someone named Amanda appeared. She requested my business information and subsequently closed my account without any explanation. It's worth noting that the business information I provided was the same as I had previously.
I have consistently paid the $10 monthly fee, but they prefer to close the account. I have reached out to Amanda multiple times, but there has been no response from her. She appears rude. How can a financial company operate like this? Finance should be transparent, and I believe this company is rather opaque. Be cautious with Northone.
Response from North OneOct 10, 2023
Hi Kevin,
Thank you for getting in touch. I'm sorry to hear that your time at NorthOne did not turn out to be what you had hoped for.
All financial service companies are required to evaluate their products, services and customers periodically. Based on our review, we may choose to discontinue certain products, services and, in some cases, customer relationships. As stated in the Deposit Account Agreement, the decision to exit your relationship is based on the overall evaluation of your Account.
I can confirm that our Account Services Team has responded to your email inquiries. The responses were sent on 10/09 and 10/10. If you are not receiving our responses, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected].
Best,
NorthOne Customer Care
TG
Tiffany G.
My Account is apparently being…
My Account is apparently being suspended for a .28 cent and 0.9 cent transaction that I did not do. Instead of this company calling me first to discuss the transactions they just froze my account all together. DO NOT COME TO THIS BANK!!!!! They charge you a $15 a month maintenance fee just as long as you're paying this fee they don't bother your account. But if you miss they make up an excuse to close your account. Don't waste your time on this account. So yes please close the account. I will never do business with this bank again. Its one thing to do an account audit but then to ask your consumer to provide all of their customer contracts is completely absurd. Thanks but no thanks. You can close it. I will take my business elsewhere.
Arely from NorthOne
3:24 PM (1 hour ago)
to me
Hello Tiffany,
We recently identified that you received or attempted to receive credits in the amounts of $0.28 and $0.09 from Wells Fargo addressed to a third-party individual that is not listed on your Account. As such, we have rejected the ACH transfer and returned it back to the sender.
Additionally, we have decided to suspend your Account until an Account review is completed.
In order to proceed with unlocking your Account, we need to request some further information:
Relationship to the third party
Letter from the 3rd party authorizing ACH credits in their name to your Account
Copy of the Third-Party's unexpired State ID or Driver’s License. (Front/Back)
Please provide a picture of the third-party individual holding the ID document, with the picture and their face clearly visible along with the letter
Please attach 2-3 invoices or contracts within the last 3 months from clients or suppliers for services that you have provided
All financial service companies are required to evaluate their products, services, and customers periodically. Based on our review, we may choose to discontinue certain products, services, and, in some cases, customer relationships.
Please provide all requested information no later than 10/05/2023 to avoid having your NorthOne Account closed.
We appreciate your assistance!
Thank you,
The Account Services at NorthOne Inc
Response from North OneSep 25, 2023
Hi Tiffany,
Thank you for this message and we apologize for any unexpected interruptions here.
All NorthOne customers pay a flat $10 monthly account fee. This fee gives you access to NorthOne without additional fees for card purchases, Standard ACH payments, and deposits from popular POS and ecommerce apps.
That being said, all financial service companies are required to evaluate their products, services, and customers periodically. Based on our review, we may choose to discontinue certain products, services, and, in some cases, customer relationships.
Thank you,
NorthOne Customer Care