J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study

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Retail Banks Face Major Customer Satisfaction Challenge as World Shifts to Digital-Only Engagement, J.D. Power Finds

Overall Satisfaction Historically Declines as Bank Customers Transition from Branches to Digital

TROY, Mich.: 30 April 2020 — Retail banks have been confronting a difficult paradox for the last several years. The most satisfied retail banking customers use both branch and digital services to conduct their personal banking, while the least satisfied are those who have a digital-only relationship with their bank and do not use branches.

Now, as the COVID-19 pandemic places constraints on in-person retail banking and forces customers to increase reliance on digital service channels, banks are facing an important test. According to the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study,SM released today, 52% of retail bank customers classified as branch dependent before the COVID-19 pandemic, and successfully transitioning them to digital—without compromising customer experience—will be critical in the weeks and months ahead.

“With fewer customers visiting branches, it will be important for retail banks to replace the in-person service they would have provided with personalized services delivered instead through digital channels,” said Paul McAdam, senior director, banking intelligence at J.D. Power. “Given the technology available to banks, customer pain points with digital should be easy to address. Let’s keep in mind that digital retail banking was introduced 25 years ago. Executing basic user-friendly functionality, providing a full range of services and offering easy ways to pay and move money are areas where banks could improve their digital offerings.”

Following are some key findings of the 2020 study:

• Pre-pandemic, branches still played major role: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 52% of retail bank customers were classified as branch dependent, meaning they either used the branch exclusively (10% of customers) or used a combination of branch visits, online and mobile banking service (42% of customers) during the past three months. Branch-dependent customers visit a branch an average of 1.5 times per month. Following 25 years of bank investment in providing and upgrading digital offerings and customers’ increased adoption of them, 30% of bank customers now do their banking in a digital-only manner and do not use branches.

• Digital-only customers have lowest levels of satisfaction: Overall customer satisfaction with retail banks tends to decline as customers transition away from the branch and to digital-only banking relationships. The overall satisfaction score among branch-dependent bank customers is 824 (on a 1,000-point scale), which is 23 points higher than the score among digital-only customers. That satisfaction gap is widest (31 points) among members of Generation Y.1

• Big banks lead midsize and regional banks on digital engagement: The Big 62 banks currently have a jump on regional and midsize banks to build digital engagement. Prior to the pandemic, 49% of big bank customers had high levels of digital engagement, compared with 41% of regional bank customers and 36% of midsize bank customers.

1 J.D. Power defines generational groups as Pre-Boomers (born before 1946); Boomers (1946-1964); Gen X (1965-1976); Gen Y (1977-1994); and Gen Z (1995-2004). Millennials (1982-1994) are a subset of Gen Y. 2 The Big 6 banks are Bank of America, Chase, Citibank, PNC, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo.

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• P2P payment integration emerges as wild card for bank customer satisfaction: Satisfaction is significantly higher among customers who have linked their bank accounts to digital payment services (e.g., Zelle, Apple Pay, PayPal, Venmo) than among those who have not. Among P2P (person to person) payment providers, direct integration with Zelle generates the highest boost in bank customer satisfaction.

The study measures customer satisfaction with banks in 11 geographic regions. Highest-ranking banks and scores, by region, are as follows:

California Region: Chase (825) Florida Region: Chase (851) Mid-Atlantic Region: S&T Bank (871) Midwest Region: First National Bank of Omaha (847) New England Region: Bangor Savings Bank (863) North Central Region: City National Bank (WV) (857) Northwest Region: Columbia Bank (837) South Central Region: Arvest Bank (863) Southeast Region: United Community Bank (862) Southwest Region: Arvest Bank (851) Texas Region: Frost Bank (863)

The U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study, now in its 15th year, measures satisfaction in six factors (listed in alphabetical order): account opening; communication and advice; channel activities; convenience; problem resolution; and products and fees. Channel activities include seven subfactors (listed in alphabetical order): ATM; assisted online; branch; call center; IVR; mobile; and website.

The study is based on responses from 91,950 retail banking customers of 182 of the largest banks in the United States regarding their experiences with their retail bank. It was fielded from April 2019 through February 2020. Big banks are defined as banks with more than $250 billion in domestic deposits; regional banks are those with $55 billion-$250 billion in domestic deposits; and midsize banks are those with less than $55 billion in domestic deposits.

For more information about the J.D. Power U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study, visit https://www.jdpower.com/business/resource/us-retail-banking-satisfaction-study.

To view the online press release, please visit http://www.jdpower.com/pr-id/2020044.

J.D. Power is a global leader in consumer insights, advisory services and data and analytics. These capabilities enable J.D. Power to help its clients drive customer satisfaction, growth and profitability. Established in 1968, J.D. Power has offices serving North America, Asia Pacific and Europe.

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Year / Project / Study Name J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Overall Customer Satisfaction Index Ranking (Based on a 1,000-point scale) California

Chase 825

Bank of the West 824

U.S. Bank 820

Union Bank 811

Region Average 803

Wells Fargo 794

Bank of America 791

Citibank 777

Source: J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Charts and graphs extracted from this press release for use by the media must be accompanied by a statement identifying J.D. Power as the publisher and the study from which it originated as the source. Rankings are based on numerical scores, and not necessarily on statistical significance. No advertising or other promotional use can be made of the information in this release or J.D. Power survey results without the express prior written consent of J.D. Power.

Year / Project / Study Name J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Overall Customer Satisfaction Index Ranking (Based on a 1,000-point scale) Florida

Chase 851

TD Bank 837

Regions Bank 836

Citibank 832

Region Average 827

PNC 823

BB&T 822

Wells Fargo 822

Bank of America 818

SunTrust 818

Fifth Third Bank 815

Year / Project / Study Name J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Overall Customer Satisfaction Index Ranking (Based on a 1,000-point scale) Mid-Atlantic S&T Bank 871 Northwest Bank 850 New York Community Bank 842 Atlantic Union Bank 841 TD Bank 836 Apple Bank 834 Capital One 830 Community Bank 828 PNC 825 Chase 823 Huntington 821 NBT Bank 820 Citizens Bank 818 M&T Bank 816 Region Average 816 First Commonwealth Bank 815 Fulton Bank 814 BB&T 810 Bank of America 809 Wells Fargo 807 SunTrust 806 Santander 805 First National Bank 801 Citibank 795 KeyBank 794 HSBC 770 Sterling National Bank 699

Note: Mid-Atlantic includes Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Source: J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Charts and graphs extracted from this press release for use by the media must be accompanied by a statement identifying J.D. Power as the publisher and the study from which it originated as the source. Rankings are based on numerical scores, and not necessarily on statistical significance. No advertising or other promotional use can be made of the information in this release or J.D. Power survey results without the express prior written consent of J.D. Power.

Year / Project / Study Name J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Overall Customer Satisfaction Index Ranking (Based on a 1,000-point scale) Midwest First National Bank of Omaha 847 Capitol Federal 837 Regions Bank 835 Wintrust Community Bank 833 PNC 828 Busey Bank 825 Chase 819 Citibank 808 U.S. Bank 807 Bank of the West 806 BMO Harris Bank 805 Region Average 801 Bank of America 799 First Midwest Bank 799 Commerce Bank 797 Great Western Bank 795 Fifth Third Bank 792 UMB Bank 791 Associated Bank 790 TCF Bank 788 Bremer Bank 785 Wells Fargo 785

Note: Midwest includes Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Source: J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Charts and graphs extracted from this press release for use by the media must be accompanied by a statement identifying J.D. Power as the publisher and the study from which it originated as the source. Rankings are based on numerical scores, and not necessarily on statistical significance. No advertising or other promotional use can be made of the information in this release or J.D. Power survey results without the express prior written consent of J.D. Power.

Year / Project / Study Name J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Overall Customer Satisfaction Index Ranking (Based on a 1,000-point scale) New England

Bangor Savings Bank 863

Rockland Trust 852

Eastern Bank 837

TD Bank 828

Webster Bank 817

Wells Fargo 813

Chase 804

Region Average 801

People's United Bank 799

Citizens Bank 796

Santander 791

Bank of America 788

KeyBank 777

Note: New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Source: J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Charts and graphs extracted from this press release for use by the media must be accompanied by a statement identifying J.D. Power as the publisher and the study from which it originated as the source. Rankings are based on numerical scores, and not necessarily on statistical significance. No advertising or other promotional use can be made of the information in this release or J.D. Power survey results without the express prior written consent of J.D. Power.

Year / Project / Study Name J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Overall Customer Satisfaction Index Ranking (Based on a 1,000-point scale) North Central City National Bank (WV) 857 Huntington 852 Chase 844 First Merchants 843 BB&T 831 U.S. Bank 827 Region Average 827 PNC 823 Comerica Bank 820 Fifth Third Bank 820 First Financial Bank (OH) 819 Peoples Bank 817 Bank of America 814 KeyBank 809 WesBanco 805 Citizens Bank 804 Wells Fargo 795 Woodforest National Bank 790 Chemical Bank 789 Old National 789 TCF Bank 785 Flagstar Bank 781

Note: North Central includes Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. Source: J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Charts and graphs extracted from this press release for use by the media must be accompanied by a statement identifying J.D. Power as the publisher and the study from which it originated as the source. Rankings are based on numerical scores, and not necessarily on statistical significance. No advertising or other promotional use can be made of the information in this release or J.D. Power survey results without the express prior written consent of J.D. Power.

Year / Project / Study Name J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Overall Customer Satisfaction Index Ranking (Based on a 1,000-point scale) Northwest

Columbia Bank 837

Banner Bank 834

Umpqua Bank 808

Chase 805

Region Average 802

U.S. Bank 801

KeyBank 798

Wells Fargo 791

Bank of America 787

Note: Northwest includes Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Source: J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Charts and graphs extracted from this press release for use by the media must be accompanied by a statement identifying J.D. Power as the publisher and the study from which it originated as the source. Rankings are based on numerical scores, and not necessarily on statistical significance. No advertising or other promotional use can be made of the information in this release or J.D. Power survey results without the express prior written consent of J.D. Power.

Year / Project / Study Name J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Overall Customer Satisfaction Index Ranking (Based on a 1,000-point scale) South Central

Arvest Bank 863

Chase 848

Simmons Bank 847

BancorpSouth 842

PNC 842

Capital One 839

Hancock Whitney Bank 838

Trustmark 834

Region Average 830

Regions Bank 829

First Horizon Bank 825

U.S. Bank 825

BB&T 822

Wells Fargo 822

BBVA 813

Bank of America 811

SunTrust 801

Note: South Central includes Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Source: J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Charts and graphs extracted from this press release for use by the media must be accompanied by a statement identifying J.D. Power as the publisher and the study from which it originated as the source. Rankings are based on numerical scores, and not necessarily on statistical significance. No advertising or other promotional use can be made of the information in this release or J.D. Power survey results without the express prior written consent of J.D. Power.

Year / Project / Study Name J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Overall Customer Satisfaction Index Ranking (Based on a 1,000-point scale) Southeast

United Community Bank 862

Synovus Bank 850

First Citizens Bank 838

TD Bank 837

South State Bank 835

PNC 833

Regions Bank 831

BB&T 829

Woodforest National Bank 829

Chase 828

Fifth Third Bank 823

Region Average 822

Wells Fargo 821

Bank of America 816

SunTrust 805

Note: Southeast includes Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Source: J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Charts and graphs extracted from this press release for use by the media must be accompanied by a statement identifying J.D. Power as the publisher and the study from which it originated as the source. Rankings are based on numerical scores, and not necessarily on statistical significance. No advertising or other promotional use can be made of the information in this release or J.D. Power survey results without the express prior written consent of J.D. Power.

Year / Project / Study Name J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Overall Customer Satisfaction Index Ranking (Based on a 1,000-point scale) Southwest

Arvest Bank 851

Bank of Oklahoma 844

BancFirst 838

MidFirst Bank 834

1st Bank 830

Chase 826

U.S. Bank 817

Region Average 810

Bank of America 805

Bank of the West 798

Wells Fargo 798

Zions Bank 798

BBVA 791

Note: Southwest includes Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming. Source: J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Charts and graphs extracted from this press release for use by the media must be accompanied by a statement identifying J.D. Power as the publisher and the study from which it originated as the source. Rankings are based on numerical scores, and not necessarily on statistical significance. No advertising or other promotional use can be made of the information in this release or J.D. Power survey results without the express prior written consent of J.D. Power.

Year / Project / Study Name J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM Overall Customer Satisfaction Index Ranking (Based on a 1,000-point scale) Texas

Frost 863

Woodforest National Bank 856

Prosperity Bank 847

Capital One 830

Chase 830

Region Average 824

First National Bank Texas 819

Wells Fargo 819

BBVA 815

Bank of America 810

Amegy Bank 808