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Looking at 147 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall, finding customer service appalling and unhelpful, often struggling to reach a real person or resolve issues. People reported significant difficulties with contact, experiencing long wait times and being transferred between agents, alongside problems with accounts like unexpected blocks or suspensions, making it challenging to access their own money. Some people also reported issues with the company's systems and processes, describing them as appalling and leading to difficulties with basic tasks. Additionally, some customers experienced staff providing misleading advice or being rude, with complaints being mishandled or calls disconnected, and concerns were raised about unexpected fees and charges.

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Payment

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Service

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hopeless lending policies. I have a high income with no debts but because I have only been back in the country since April 2026 they won't even consider me for a loan. And yes I am an Australian Cit... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Wanted a replacement credit card as old one became somewhat ragged . Contacted NAB by phone , no problem replacement card on the way , should be 5 days . Buy petrol on the way to airport , card... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Report a dispute via phone conversation. No resolution. Upgrade to a fraud case, and another phone conversation, ni interest in the evidence to prove fraud. Just question about why I made the payment.... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I signed up for a platinum rewards card last year, but the only "reward" I’ve received is a painful experience. I called last year to add the Quantas frequency flyer number, which has not been linked.... See more


Company details

  1. Insurance Agency
  2. Bank
  3. Financial Consultant
  4. Financial Institution
  5. Money Transfer Service
  6. Non-Bank Financial Service

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National Australia Bank is an international financial services group providing a comprehensive and integrated range of financial services across four continents and 15 countries.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Takes more than 24 hours to generate a simple bank statement

I opened my NAB account back in 2018 and I regret doing that today. They're a terrible bank. I needed my latest bank statement which includes the last 2 months but their idiotic system only generates it from February until August and their custom dates option is broken, like the bank itself. So I submitted a request 24 hours ago they still haven’t sent it to me, so I decided to chat with a bank rep, but no one showed up. For a bank that makes billions in profit, they decided to use AI to ruin the Customer Support experience. I’m pretty sure Westpac and other banks are quite bad or maybe even worse than NAB but I’m taking all my money there now.

8 December 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Went to open a business account on… NAB

Went to open a business account on their website today and got half way, and their search function is terrible didn't have the catagory I work in (live events) and they don't have a select "other" box.
Their contact number was also hard to find
I put this in their feedback form on their website hit submit and got a wonderful "I'm sorry but there was an issue please try again later" and then I proceeded to give up on them

6 December 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t trust this bank

Nab treat you like a criminal when doing transfer from your account to another you get interrogated keep on the phone for hours with no resolution and you still have a frozen account because there questions are to personal and there not the police so you do not have to answer I would like as many people as possible to join in a class action lawsuit against the banks because the ASX will take off in January and there wanting to keep all the money possible to invest in the ASX while branding you investment a scam

4 December 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Thanks Citi for selling to NAB who has…

Thanks Citi for selling to NAB who has no place in the retail space. What a disgusting transition. Can't do anything online and it's an hour to speak to anyone to get you money. Why buy a business for all your customers to leave and not test service delivery? Going to be some class action lawsuits...

4 December 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give this app a negative I…

If I could give this app a negative I would. A Citibank customer who was forced over. Took a long time to set it all up and then it did not allow me to pay my bill. My due date was also changed from around the middle of the month to the 1st. It took an hour and 15 to get through to a person and then 15 minutes later I was advised to go to a post office to pay my bill.
Also, as a Citibank customer my annual fee was $55, now it is $155. As soon as I pay this bill, cash in my rewards I will cut the card up:

1 December 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fraud bank

Someone literally pulled out an account in my name and Nab saying they can't close it. Taking this to AFCA

3 December 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a joke been on hold for 90…

What a joke been on hold for 90 minutes, can’t get through on chat line has been 2 hours sitting in front of my computer. Have been banking with Citibank for over 15 years..since NAB took over IMPOSSIBLE to get through to anyone so customer service is now TOTALLY non existent..Good one NAB great way to lose customers

1 December 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful

Awful. I tried to use the live chat, which states operators are available until 11pm and was waiting 12 hours for a response. Nothing.

The website also states there is customer support available on Saturday - it turns out this is incorrect.

I’m a career banker (executive level) and this place is constantly painful to deal with

28 November 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Verification hassles

A friend of mine who recently returned to Aust having been abroad 3 years and unable to access her money due to not having an Aust mobile number, needed to renew her card and pay me back a large sum of money she had borrowed from me as I had payed for a new phone. At my home, where she was staying, she accessed her account added my bank details and processed to pay me. Before it went through she received a verification code which she entered but then her payment was flagged as fraudulent. We then had to go to a branch (hard to find as many have closed) for her to prove who she was before the would re open her account and card. This is highly unacceptable and vertical impossible if she was overseas. Why can’t banks have an Authenticator app similar to Macquarie Bank which will verify your transactions anywhere in the world. I think NAN should up their services to make it easier for clients without all the hassle they now have especially for those who spend long periods overseas.

28 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Report a dispute via phone

Report a dispute via phone conversation. No resolution. Upgrade to a fraud case, and another phone conversation, ni interest in the evidence to prove fraud. Just question about why I made the payment. Why didn’t I do due diligence. Even though the evidence proves I did. NAB were not interested. Obviously it’s an overseas call centre I am dealing with. Banks seem to be more interested in helping scammers

26 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ZERO customer service

Recently had my card swapped from CitiBank to a NAB ‘mycard’, the process has been anything smooth. I followed all the instructions and it seems as though they haven’t sent me a new card, so I can’t activate or use my account in anyway. Thankfully it’s a credit card and not my actual money. I have tried for two days to phone, chat and email and there is ZERO customer service. Absolutely appalling. I’ve managed to close my account online in protest but even that seems to be incomplete and literally cannot get in contact with them. Honestly infuriating and must break consumer laws.

27 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Couldn't get any worse of a bank to deal with.

Since NAB has taken over the Citi Bank group side it has been impossible to communicate with NAB, they do not respond to chat, email, calls. over a week trying to get assistance with ZERO response. it is truly disgusting service on the fees and charges they charge all their customers.

27 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Nil service

They bought out Citibank and migrated everyone to their new My Card. I logged in to the app to try to get my card upgraded and went into messages. Asked to be connected with a human because the bot couldn't answer my question. Bot said it's connecting me with a human now. Waited 40 minutes and no human interaction. Meanwhile I call the phone service number. On hold for 50 minutes before I hung up. Asking me to pay $300 per annum for the card but get no service. What a joke these guys are, although I feel like we are the butt of the joke. Charging us and delviering nothing.

25 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Elizah from the Melbourne NAB call…

Elizah from the Melbourne NAB call centre was polite, helpful and a pleasure.

I had an issue with a payid transaction, and Elizah created a dispute for me.

I am overall pleased and recommend Elizah highly.

24 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The app, the "overseas support" telephone line - nothing really works

The help service online is just an AI garbage regurgitating useless information and running you in a loop. The only "help" you get is advice to download the NAB's mobile phone software, but that you can only do if you register with google first. If you do not want to do that, you will not get the app.

If you do, you will regret downloading it. It is useless. It does not work 99% of the time if you are overseas. And then you reallise you are stuck, with no options and with, by the second growing, number of issues. I have been with the bank for over two decades. Had problems in the past, but eventually - sometimes - I was able to get them on the phone and solve the issues directly. This is now impossible too. Sad to say, I like the constancy not the change, but the time to change has come. No longer the bank for the people, as they used to present themselves once, long time ago. Time the current management would not have even born in. The present management goes from one disaster to another. Doubt it? Try calling their "overseas support" number, or try downloading and using their "app". I am a coder myself. I wrote some garbage code in my time. But their app takes the Olympic gold for uselessness.

11 November 2025
Unprompted review

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