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    Business ProfileforGenealogyBank

    Genealogy
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    10 complaints closed in last 3 years

    3 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 3/26/2020

    Years in Business: 13

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    Overview

    Genealogy Bank researches births, marriages, and engagement announcements, through hometown newspapers in all 50 states to provide consumers with the rich genealogy recorded information found only in newspapers.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    5801 Pelican Bay Blvd STE 600, Naples, FL 34108-2734
    BBB File Opened:
    3/24/2011
    Years in Business:
    13
    Business Started:
    8/24/2011
    Business Incorporated:
    12/21/1987
    Accredited Since:
    3/26/2020
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Newsbank, Inc.
    Business Management
    • Mr. Daniel S. Jones, President
    • Mr. John A. McDowell, Secretary
    • Ms. Susan G. Jones, Vice President
    • Mr. Kevin Spaulding, Director of Marketing & Communications
    • Ms. Mary Ann Delaney, Secretary
    • Mr. Dale I Williamsons, Secretary
    • Ms. Meredith S. Jones, Secretary
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Daniel S. Jones, President

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Daniel S. Jones, President
    • Mr. John A. McDowell, Secretary
    • Ms. Susan G. Jones, Vice President
    • Mr. Kevin Spaulding, Director of Marketing & Communications
    • Ms. Mary Ann Delaney, Secretary
    • Mr. Dale I Williamsons, Secretary
    • Ms. Meredith S. Jones, Secretary
    • Ms. Melony Young
    • Ms. Cynthia Carroll, Director of Client Services

    Customer Complaints

    10 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    06/26/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    I signed up for a 7 day free trial June 19,2024. I tried it and found it to not be what I wanted to use after trial so I requested via their site link for password to cancel several times but never got. Then this morning , I was debited $85.42 for a one year subscription to their service. I never stated that I wanted the one year subscription, nor did I sign up for it. I tried to call my bank and stop the payment, but their customer service line says since the transaction is still pending I can not dispute it. As of now I still can not log into the account based on the email address that they claimed I used and processed to set up this trial period. I was well and unable to handle on 6/25 after seeing my doctor and knew I had to make a call before then, my attempts were 6/23 and 6/24. I had an old trial for long ago that was canceled and every time I tried to get into the recent trial it would not let me and could not access this account under the email they billed me with today @ 6am 6/26/2024. It should not be this complicated to cancel services you don't want with a trial subscription. First time I have had this issue, always cancel or keep 2 days before the trial period is over I reach out to the company as you can see in my email.
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    Customer Reviews

    2 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    ANN M

    1 star

    05/18/2024

    I would give no stars, if I could. This is a not an A+ company! Yesterday afternoon, I responded to a week-long "FREE Trial," hoping to supplement the considerable information I've collected since 2000, when I first started pursuing genealogy online with ancestry.com and several other online resources. Instead, I found NOTHING helpful; I even tested the system by searching for basic Census data that I already have. Then, I noticed that it said my subscription would "renew" for $99 on June 17, which didn't make sense, since I was supposed to have a free trial for a week - and I signed on on May 17. However, there is a pending charge to my Discover card for $55.95! As soon as I saw that, I immediately closed my account. A "chat" was all I could accomplish, since they're closed on Saturday. Supposedly, someone is going to contact me on Monday. We'll see. Nonetheless, I will tell everyone I know to steer clear!

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