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Find a Location

Academy Bank, N.A. has 99 locations, listed below.

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    • Academy Bank, N.A.

      1111 Main St Ste 202 Kansas City, MO 64105-2114

    • Academy Bank, N.A.

      PO Box 26458 Kansas City, MO 64196-6458

    • Academy Bank, N.A.

      13600 S Alden St Olathe, KS 66062-5829

    • Academy Bank, N.A.

      16100 W 65th St Shawnee, KS 66217-9301

    • Academy Bank, N.A.

      301 E Cooper St Warrensburg, MO 64093-1260

    Business ProfileforAcademy Bank, N.A.

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    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
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    Additional business information

    Additional Info:
    Dickinson Financial Corporation (DFC) is a family-owned financial institution based out of Kansas City, Missouri.  DFC operates as Armed Forces Bank N.A., Academy Bank A Division of Armed Forces Bank N.A. (MO & KS), Academy Bank N.A. (CO), Sun Bank (AZ), and Southern Commerce Bank (FL).
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.2/5stars

    Average of 20 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    67 complaints closed in last 3 years

    17 complaints closed in last 12 months

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Full service banking solutions to both military and civilian clients. Products include checking, savings, certificate of deposits, IRAs, consumer loans, mortgages, commercial lending and more.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Academy Bank, N.A. has 99 locations, listed below.

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      • Academy Bank, N.A.

        1111 Main St Ste 202 Kansas City, MO 64105-2114

      • Academy Bank, N.A.

        PO Box 26458 Kansas City, MO 64196-6458

      • Academy Bank, N.A.

        13600 S Alden St Olathe, KS 66062-5829

      • Academy Bank, N.A.

        16100 W 65th St Shawnee, KS 66217-9301

      • Academy Bank, N.A.

        301 E Cooper St Warrensburg, MO 64093-1260

      Headquarters
      1111 Main St Ste 202, Kansas City, MO 64105-2114
      BBB File Opened:
      7/14/2006
      Years in Business:
      19
      Business Started:
      1/1/2005
      Business Incorporated:
      7/22/1998
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Dickinson Financial Corporation
      • Academy Bank, A Division of Armed Forces Bank N.A.
      • Academy Bank Mid-West
      • Academy Bank of Colorado
      • Sun Bank
      • Southern Commerce Bank
      • Air Academy National Bank - formerly
      Related Businesses
      Business Management
      • Paul Holewinski, CEO
      • Don Giles, President
      • Heather Grady, Manager of Client Relations
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Paul Holewinski, CEO
      • Don Giles, President

      Customer Contact

      • Heather Grady, Manager of Client Relations
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (816) 412-2023
        Primary Fax

      Phone Numbers

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      Customer Complaints

      67 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      07/02/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      This account was written off as a charge off and was never provided a 1099-c, and therefore is reporting inaccurate and needs to be removed from my credit report.
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      Customer Reviews

      20 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Lovella H

      1 star

      07/05/2024

      If I could give a negative rating, I would do so. Hands down this is the worst bank to do business with and it doesn't matter if you are walking into the bank or calling the online banking customer service. I am currently filing a formal complaint with the OCC who overseas this bank not the FDIC for the next person looking to file. I am sure that will happen sooner than later. To start, a check was deposited into my checking account, it was a decent amount and as expected a 7 day hold was placed. The standard $100 that most banks release immediately was even withheld. I had an emergency and reached out to the bank. The supervisor at the bank was nothing short of rude, disrespectful, and ego driven. I informed her of the emergency and stated I just needed $25 placed into the account so I could take a cab (I was stuck in a state, knew no one, was not in a safe place, needed to just get to the airport) and her response was "I don't care, I'm not releasing a dime." After arriving back home, I would like to say unharmed but that is not the case, I had to deposit a large cashier's check written by one of the big 3-not a person-but the actual bank-before I deposited it I asked the teller if a long hold would be placed because if so I could not deposit it there. I was given a paper that showed when it would be disbursed in 3 stages. Needless to say, it was held for over 10 days every penny, the teller didn't inform me that she was the supervisor the same one who said "I don't care," The first disbursement didn't happen I called was told it would happen on the 2nd disbursement. It did not, I called again and was told it's all being held every penny. I asked for the DM name and was hung up on, I had to get the DM's information from their sister bank. Spoke with him and was told it would be released on the 5th, it's the 5th and it's still being held. When calling today to speak to the DM all I get is he's not here. Branch 130's supervisor holds funds because she can-RUN!

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