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Charles Schwab Corporation has 86 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforCharles Schwab Corporation

    Investment Security
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.4/5stars

    Average of 72 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    626 complaints closed in last 3 years

    196 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Overview of BBB Rating

    Products & Services

    The company offers an electronic trading platform for the purchase and sale of financial securities including common stocks, preferred stocks, futures contracts, exchange-traded funds, options, mutual funds, and fixed income investments. It also provides margin lending, and cash management services, as well as services through registered investment advisers.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Charles Schwab Corporation has 86 locations, listed below.

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      Headquarters
      3000 Schwab Way, Westlake, TX 76262-8104
      BBB File Opened:
      5/23/1997
      Years in Business:
      51
      Business Started:
      4/1/1973
      Alternate Business Name
      • Charles Schwab & Co, Inc.
      Business Management
      • Mr. Walt Bettinger, President
      • Mrs. Penny Irvine, Manager of Client Services
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mrs. Penny Irvine, Manager of Client Services

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Walt Bettinger, President

      Customer Complaints

      626 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      05/02/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      On September 14, 2023 my account was charged $38 for a mandatory reorganization fee for a 1-to-15 reverse split of Astra Space, ticker symbol ASTR. On September 19, 2023 I emailed the business asking for a courtesy refund of this fee due to my position being minuscule compared to the fee (position under 5 USD value). The business respectfully declined to refund the fee citing the fact that I had previously been refunded in the same year. While I understand their reasoning, I do not believe their policies are fairly applied; I have had friends who have received multiple reorganization fee waivers in the past year. I believe this fee waiver policy is being unfairly applied, particularly that this business seeks to charge fees to lower value accounts to wipe them out (at the time this fee was charged my account had a low balance and the fee almost brought me negative after accounting for options positions). Since I have had no more reorganization fees on my account since this one, I am asking that the fee be refunded. I would be asking for a full refund of the fee OR a $76 in commission credits/fee waivers that carry over the Schwab transition to be used in options trading. I appreciate your understanding in this matter.
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      Customer Reviews

      72 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Terri Y

      5 stars

      07/16/2024

      So far okay ******************** got the ball rolling for starting my new account after I explained my situation

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