Consumer complaint received 2018-01-03
Product: Checking or savings account — CD (Certificate of Deposit)
Issue: Managing an account — Funds not handled or disbursed as instructed
Company: ALLY FINANCIAL INC. (FL)

I thought my CD 's were listed in maturity order on the bank 's website. Based on that, on XX/XX/XXXX I instructed bank to take action ( done on internet ). 15 minutes later I discovered the CD 's were not listed in that order, so I IMMEDIATELY called to void those instructions. 
I was advised ( on XX/XX/XXXX - same day ) there was a 25 minute wait to speak to someone. I waited 30 minutes and the recording still said there was a 30 minute wait. I tried to call again about 2 hours later but had the same results ( I had waited 25 minutes ). So I attempted to use the " chat '' feature on the website to reach someone - but a note popped up saying that the ''chat '' feature was not available. 
So I sent them an e-mail ( do not have copy of this ) - Received a receipt of my e-mail from the bank on XX/XX/XXXX, which basically said they received my e-mail and would reply within 24 hours.

On XX/XX/XXXX I went through a similar procedure- knowing that I had to act before XX/XX/XXXX to get the action I wanted. This time themessage said that the wait was 65 minutes. I again sent an e-mail using their website to communicate. I also called again on XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX ( they claim they are open XX/XX/XXXX ) with same wait time ... so I e-mailed them again. 
On XX/XX/XXXX, I called at XXXX XXXX and again at XXXX XXXX with the same results. 

Finally reached them on XX/XX/XXXX. spoke to XXXX XXXX. She claimed they had call center go down. She ( and subsequently a supervisor, XXXX XXXX, refused to take any action on my behalf because the time to get the action I wanted had expired. I told them that it was their fault I could not reach them in time. But they refused to do anything to help me. I asked for the phone number of their executive office and they refused to give that to me - only a PO Box to write to. 
My complaint is that where a bank is only accessible on the internet there must be a manner for customers to reach them on an emergency basis. If I were desperately in need of withdrawing money, I would have no way to do it. Such a situation is unconscionable and whatever laws, rules or regulagtions exist must be amended to protect depositors. By electing to do business solely on the internet HAS to make them have a manner of reaching someone immediately. In addition, depositors should not be penalized by the failure of the bank 's system and their unwillingness to compensate for problems they al ; one create. The bank should have to prolong offers for the length of depositors ' inability to reach someone and act on bank offers. 
The net result is that I lost at least .45 % on my funds for 12 months. I want the bank to make good on the rates they offered between XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX. I want my CD # XXXXterminated and the balance, less the penalty put into their one year CD at 2 %. 
I want them to establish an emergency phone number to be used when their main numb er is swamped or I want them to be responsible to immediately switch a sufficient number of people to their other call centers so this can not happen. They chose to opeerate only on line so they must protect against these situations.