HDFC Bank Complaints & Reviews

Be very aware of any product from HDFC. HDFC bank officials are corrupted and if you make any complaint against them, they never take any actions at all. However, I had a small relationship with ICICI bank and there also I faced some problems with their staff, but when I raised concern for those officials, ICICI really helped me a lot and addressed that.
But the experience with HDFC is nightmare. Let me tell you in details:

I have my salary account and credit card with HDFC (unfortunately). I received call from HDFC's regional head office, Kolkata and they try to sell me a product of HDFC life. After several minutes of conversation they convinced me to buy a HDFC life product (another mistake of mine). I only convinced as they told that they will convert the purchase on my HDFC credit card into Dial an EMI (DAE) with 0% interest rate. They also informed that there will not be any fee for the DAE.

But they have provided totally false commitment. The purchase amount had been converted to DAE but I had been charged. I had called several times to them and every time they replied it will be reversed - which never happens.
Next concern - the big one. They informed next year onwards the premium amount will be automatically converted into DAE with 0% interest rate, as happen at the first time with no extra cost. But it does not even converted into DAE and a huge amount of credit card bill has been generated.
I have raised several concern with both HDFC bank and HDFC Life though nothing has been resolved.

Even HDFC bank is not answering the simple question of - if at the 1st time the amount was converted to DAE - I had not called to customer support for the DAE, I have not done anything; then why it is not getting converted to DAE this year?

Several times I have provided the details of HDFC officials who were involved, but they have not took any action. I am providing here the details again:
Name of the caller is - PRATIMA, she called me from HDFC credit card regional office, Kolkata. She is available in the no :[protected]

I had discussion with my financial advisor of my HDFC life as well - AMITAVA KAR CHOWDHURY, Kolkata Branch Office, Kolkata - 700001, ML CODE ONE, Mob - [protected]

There is person name pravin nigam who stay in boisar, palghar taluk of thane district, state : maharashtra. About this person is that he has submitted and fake mark sheet i. E is and fraud result of mba in hdfc bank. This mark sheet was gain by giving money. He work for hdfc bank which is in boisar for sales department from so many years. But anyone never make and cross verification about the document what he has submitted. Kindly any one can look after this case. Since such person never deserve such job. There are lot of student and employ who work hard and wait for job and gain higher post by studding and giving fair exam. Hdfc bank is and reputed bank how can they keep such employ without cross verifying. Kindly look after this

Date-22-April-2016

Some person called me naming Sub Inspector Sultal claiming to call from Delhi Police Head Quarters said that he has some non bailable warrants issued in my name from Delhi High Court and I would be arrested and presented in Court.
I asked the details about the case and warrants to which he said he has no knowledge about the case and said don't try to fool me and you must have received the notice.
But I have not received any Legal Notice from any Court . Then he gave me some mobile number of Adv Arvind Aggarwal and said his number is attached to the warrant and also asked me to call him and know the case details and also gave me some warrant nUMBER (NBW501/15).
Sub inspector confirmed my address and said are you staying on the same address to which I replied that why would I change my address when I am not at any fault.
He asked me to call Adv Arvind Aggarwal and then call him back or else I would be arrested.
I then called on Arvind's number and some Neelam answered the call saying that she is her assistant and then told me that Ihave not made credit card payments so a warrant has been issued against me and again warned me that Police will come at my place and arrest me.
I told her that so many times I have asked the bank to take the principal amount from me to which they denied and froze approx 4500 to 5000 INR from my account. Arvind also called me up after that and said you nare denying to make payments to which I said is not trueand asked him to let me clear what the exact matter is but he said his words and then disconnected the phone.
Then some recovery agents also came to me and forcefully told me to pay 36000 instead of just 8000 INR to which I said I cannot pay this large amount and requested them to please take the principal amount and this I have been requesting since approximately 2 years to which they replied very badly and in very abusive manner over phone and self.
and today again on[protected] they are harrasing me to pay 31000 or else they would get me arrested to which I again replied that I never said that I am not denying to make payment but i cannot pay Rs31000 of Rs8000 to which he said 23000 is the penalty of not paying on time.
Later, Advocate Arvind Aggarwal has called me three to four times after that and Sub Inspector Sultan has also called me thrice after the first call and is forcing me to call Arvind and settle the amount in 2 hours or else he will send cops from Ludhiana to make arrests.
At last Adv Arvind has warned me over phone that he will get me arrested or I will have to agree to the recovery agents and pay whatever they are asking for.


Phone number from which Sub Inspector Sultan Called is [protected]
and the number he asked me to call on and talk to of Advocate Arvind Aggarwal is [protected].
Last call I received from Adv Arvind is from [protected].

My salary not credited now since from about 2 years in HDFC sallary Account, & thus it Has no balance in it, & so still bank adding maintenance charge every month on it now its going to -5500 rs. but, I want to close that account, or reuse without paying charges.
so my accuse for why not we close online, bank website not creats this option on website, why?
I got 2, 3 mails about it, but now from 1 years they only added charges, no enquiry about, why r u not using, or like that,
at least one call for ensuring about can u want to close it, must be from banks.
now I want to close / Deactivate this, HDFC have very good service & Reputation but this type of basic features should be on their
so please be ensure whats the service we have in this situation,

I had taken a gold loan from hdfc in 2015.I have a 12 year old saving account with hdfc with good transaction details.At the time of taking gold loan i had sighn the auto debit form for taking the interest every month on 1st, which they had been doing in 2015 till jan 2016.Feb 2016 i received call that i did not pay interest so i told the bank person that it is by auto debit every month.So he said pls come to bank and write application to withdraw interest .And i wrote the application to withdraw interest.Now again in april i received call again that i did not pay interest.So i asked the customer care pls withdraw by auto debit as usual you have been doing in last.Since i have given the instructions.As there is enough of money lying in the account.Today i received final notice letter dated 7th april nd received in 21st april that we have the rights to sell your jewellery as you did not pay the interest and dues.I request the forum to take a serious action for the harrassment and torchure i went through after reading the notice.Serious action should be taken regarding this.

Online recharge done of 264rs 1gb 3g pack for 25days through my airtel app, transaction processed by citrus airtel by hdfc bank, but only money deducted, data pack not activated. Aitel no [protected]
Karnataka state no.

I bought insurance policy for my wife last month, proposal number 18351923 and paid premium of Rs 13313 on 28/03/2016. Medical test was done at their designated center, Vijaya Diagonistics on 2nd April 2016. Till the time I did not pay for the policy, I used to receive hundreds of phone calls and mailers everyday and when I have finally paid for the policy, it looks like no one cares. Documents were completely submitted.
We didn't hear from the company for a good 10-15 days and we thought it is minimum time to complete the procedure. When we contacted finally, customer care executive says document is not submitted, medical test (urine) is pending and what not. We sent the attested document also. Urine exam was done on 2nd april itself and we have the proof of giving the urine sample at their designated center. This company has really made a joke out of policy holder. I don't know what will happen when we actually might approach them for a claim.
I never expected such poor response from HDFC life. We are stuck in the middle of nowhere. Customer care executives are rude and they only speak like tape recorder without listening to the other person. Taking a simple Life insurance has become such a big project for us. PATHETIC !

I have had a closed two wheeler loan from HDFC in 2013. I have not received my NOC however the system reveals that it has been delivered to the right address. I now have applied for it and am being told that I have to pay RS 500 as it is after 3 months. This information should have been given when the finance was made. You banks have a booklet of papers to sign and expect us to read the whole thing. The finance rep should give us all the important info at the time. Now I paid RS 500 at the kk Nagar branch (HDFC) and was asked to come back later in the day to collect it since they had not completed part of the NOC. The day before I waited for more than an hour to be told I have to pay RS 500 for the NOC. On 20th April I was told the NOC would have been sent on the same day. I haven't received yet and there is no contact number for a branch. This is how ignorant people are.

I had requested the bank through email/ customer query to cancel my account. I also have a credit card which i would like to cancel . I have also sent emails to hdfc for cancellation request.

Until now they have been charging for non maintenance of account balance . Total due rs 2714.

My cc balance is only 174.95 which i would be paying. I do not ant to go around for having the cancellation done.

I want to close this account. P lease do the needful.

My customer id #[protected]

Very poor response and act of hdfc bank.

Dear sir/madam,
I was approached by annu (A representative of hdfc home loan) in the month of feb 16 regarding bt of my existing home loan with indiabulls, with the offer of no process fee if bt filed before 29 feb.
Mr ritesh (Another representative of hdfc home loan) came to me for filling up application form and collect required documents. Most of the required docs were provided by me right then and later as and when asked by him. I mailed to indiabulls for the list of docs and on 26 feb 16 i got a response that they would provide it within 28 working days on my email id.
Somehow, my bt was filed before 29 feb only (Application no:[protected] with the following promises:
(A) no processing fee
(B) reduced roi ie. 9.5% fm existing 9.8%
(C) bt with removal of my brother’s name fm home loan who is a co-applicant.
(D) completing bt process within 10 working days.
By this time annu assured that she will fetch ‘list of documents’ fm indiabulls. So i don’t need to worry for it. Therefore i didn’t follow-up with indiabulls. Same was conveyed to ritesh too.
Later ritesh denied the remove my brother’s name now. He told that it would be removed after bt that too after a fee of rs 2500/- approx. It was contradictory, annoying and irritating but having no other option i agreed to it.
It was getting delayed so on 17 apr i mailed to kalyani (Another representative of hdfc home loan) to update me about the progress of my bt.
On 19 april ritesh called me and told that i have not provided the list of documents. I replied him that annu was to collect it fm indiabulls. He should ask her about it. He told that i have to go to indiabulls branch and submit a written application to issue the list of documents. I expressed him my unability to go to indiabulls now due to my job and asked him to wait for 3-4 days. I asked him why didn’t he tell me earlier and now informing me to do this after my query mail for updation of bt status. He cut the call abruptly and rudely between the conversations. I tried to call him but he didn’t respond.
Suddenly in evening i received a very rude and unexpected mail fm kalyani that my bt home loan application has been closed due to non completion of docs from my end. She attached pf the pf refund form. There was no prior intimation or warning to me. Neither i submitted any such request to anyone. I spoke to annu regarding this but she was not aware of it and was surprised that before closing she could have been intimated as it was her case.
It seems that there is no co-ordination among executives of hdfc. They are so rude that they cut the calls with customer before concluding the conversation and close the files without intimation/warning to customer or concerned executive.

I have received my HDFC credit card today and I called to customer care to confirm my offers valid on my new card. To my surprise I got feel totally cheated by HDFC bank. As per my first conversation with customer care, I come to know that there is no as such offers valid on my card which was told to me while booking this card.
While booking the credit card, sales person and even I got a call from sales deptt. confirming that there is 5% cashback offer valid for my new card. They told me that irrespective of online usage or physical dip usage, there will be a 5 % cashback valid on my card. Only thing is the transaction amount should not be less than 250/-.
So I would to raise this concern to you and want you to take strict action against them.
If you need more details, please feel free to contact me.
Thanks
Nitin Tandon

Hi,

I have a current account with the tilak nagar, new delhi branch of your bank for more than a year. I have an international business so i keep on getting wire transfers from us and canada. Usually the funds used to get transferred to my account the next day.

However for the last 4-5 times, there have been delays in the transfers. This time it's been heights that the money was sent from my us account on 13th april, however funds have still not been deposited to my account. Everytime i speak with my relationship manager (Mr. Arvind anand), i get a standard reply that it would be done today however that day still has n't come.

This is a pure harassment for a customer and such a big issue too. I hope you have a look into this and ensure things get better. This kind of approach leads to people choosing other banks, which i would also do surely. Intact i have already stopped keeping any funds in my account for quiet sometime now.

Will be looking forward for your support‎ on same.

Hi
I am Manisha and my card no is [protected]. This is 4 to 5 years old card that I blocked in the year 2012 and paid the left over balance. Then after my mobile no gt changed and I moved to an entirely new place. Last year suddenly my mom started receiving calls from collection dept. for the payment of dues. The calls were made like 6 to 7 times in whole day.My parents are heart patients and cannot stand the calls. Finally they forwarded my number to the agents. But they never called me, and kept harassing my parents. Finally I made a payment of Rs. 5000 on march 31st 2015 on getting confirmation from the agent that he wold send the transaction history of the card and also help me settle down the whole balance. However, that agent never happened o pick our calls once the payment was made. and everything just stopped. Tried calling the customer service, but those didnt had any info to help me. and now after 1 full year, my mom has started receiving calls from the agents again on a regular basis. This is becoming ridiculous now, seems whole bunch of thieves have been sitting there in the dept. If there is any query kindly get in touch with me on [protected] or email me on [protected]@gmail.com.
This is just to bring to your notice that there wont be any payment unless I receive the transaction history or else kindly stop harassing us else I will have to take serious actions against the organisation.

Respected sir / madam.

Am holding corporate salary account since 2004 with hdfc along with hdfc credit card, in late 2015 "sept to december" had done few transaction and requested telebanker to convert entire amount to 9 months emi, where later-on i was told that only partial amount was converted into emi, and i was under impression that my request has been full filled but that was not the case and was penalized with several charges of 24, 000 and all of sudden started getting calls from hdfc recovery agent and other collection team.

Had several round of discussion including service assurance team and priority address mr. Nitin pimplekar and others tried putting my concern but till date no luck.
I could able to restore the call recording actual request which was placed in september but hdfc doesn't have any system where i can upload those file.

Now the situation, hdfc has frozen my salary account, where have monthly emi payment scheduled for other vendors as well rd accounts etc.

This is really shocking and diss-appointing.

Dear HDFC team,

I have been using the HDFC credit card for close to 2 years now which I was forced to take while applying for a personal loan.

I was told there is not going to be any additional charges such as renewal or anything and its free as I'm a esteemed customer. (I didn't knew that :))

Anyway, the complaint is that I've been charged Rs.572.5 towards credit card renewal & Rs.319.26 as some Finance Charges for which your representative is not taking my request to waive off these charges.

I called the customer service to waive off the renewal fee & felt ill treated by the way my request was approached.

The representative was telling that I have already availed waive off of late payment only during Dec'15 & my request cannot be taken.

The fact though in Dec'15, I had received a waive off on the late fee which apparently was due to the famous floods of Chennai. (In my view, the late charges itself shouldn't have happened considering the calamity).

There is no reason why the representative had to point it out repeatedly and said he cannot consider my request to waive off the charges in-spite of me telling him that you are losing me. Seems retaining loyal customers is not part of your objective.

Would appreciate if my request is considered & the aforementioned charges are waived off & looking forward for better experience while speaking to your agents.

Call me only if you need more info. Guessing I've already detailed things enough.

Thanks!
Jayan B
+91-[protected]

Dear RBI,

This is with reference to my HDFC credit card (Card No. [protected]).

I e-mailed HDFC bank regarding my concern to divide my payments to equal monthly installments but I was told that this scheme was not available on my card and cannot be done. And for the past 2-3 months I am receiving penalty in my account. I requested them again to get these converted to EMIs as I do not have enough money to pay in a single go, else I would not have used credit card.

I was never informed that such a so called “scheme” was closed on my card.
I had earlier purchased an HTC phone from same card and same was paid in instalments. In fact many more transactions were made and never had any issues.

I am forwarding below string of e-mails for your reference. I have not received any response on my second e-mail to them.

Looking forward to your response on my complaint at earliest. My contact details are mentioned below.

Regards
John
Address Sec 28, H.no. 1814
Mobile number [protected]
Card No. [protected] HDFC
Mail Id: [protected]@prepsol.in

Kindly note that my name is ravin p. Oza. My credit card number as given on above.
I used credit card facility since 5 years long. I have hdfc youngster policy. My policy payment was through credit card from 02 years. But in december 2014 my last payment of rs. 2148/- was not done through card. But in the same month i refuge autopay facility through card. Then on 09/01/2015 i paid advance to direct hdfc sl youngstar super premium policy no. 15666627 through cheque no. 105559 of rs. 24000/- (12 months). You can check with your staff also. I hereby attached receipt no. A8846800 for this. Now your team force me to do payment to their credit card department also with same transaction. I gave my card payment already by alternate means. I confirm that card is still in my possession. Day by day yours amount occurs & now reaches 7268.94 inr including late fees, payment charges & etc...
So now card is suspended & invalid for use. I send credit card disputes form many times. But regret to inform you that in the absence of a desirable response regarding clear the payment for this credit card. Then amount of rs. 7530 as “hold fund” was direct debit from my account. Beside of this doing you deduct rs.940 also from my account without information. Pls credit my full payment against this soon.
Also you put my name in the list of defaulters. Why should i pay to both sides for same? I have neither authorized nor participated in this transaction. Please waive all the charges that you put on it. Otherwise i would take legal recourse action under applicable sections of the law to seek redress for dues outstanding on credit card account. Last time i send dispute form on sep-15. But there is no replay on it. I suffer from last 8-9 months on same issue. I gave my payment direct to consignee. Pls look into the matter soon & relief me as early as possible to active my card soon as i am your customer since long time. It is not acceptable from your side.
Yours sincerely,
Ravin p. Oza

Dear sir,

I am abhishek kumar emp. Code- 124742 and my pf a/c no. Mh/ban/ 0211273/000/0111357
Transfer d in my saving a/c in 16th jan.16. But according to bandra pf office my saving account
Number is wrong so your amount could not transfer d, then bandra pf office said me that your advance
Payment receipt form submitted in your company. I submitted advance payment receipt & cancel chque,
Xerox bank passbook jan.16 at hdfc life in patna office

But not revived advance payment receipt in pf bandra office till date.
So, i requested you please grant me submitted advance payment receipt.
Please reply.

Thanks & regards,
Abhishek kumar
Mob- [protected]
Patna.

Yesterday I have done online payment for B.E.D entrance but the transaction was not completed but the amount has been deducted in my hdfc savings account. Amount is Rs. 151.29/-(one hundred and fifty one),

So immediately i called to hdfc customers care services for 4 times but nobody giving proper response. My account number is [protected] and customer ID is 53324177 Ramagundam branch, karimnagar district.


My name is Mathews Nelson,

Credit protection charges (Insurance) is deducated from my personal loan disbursement for pl account no: 38589766 without any agreed terms.

It's very unfortunate that this happened, when i contacted the contact person namely devang thakkar from bund garden, pune branch. He said by mistake it was punched and will be refund back shortly but it's almost 12 days i have not received any refund. I hope this complaint will help me in getting my money back.


Yours sincerely,
Yogesh jadhav
[protected]