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Written by Julie Ryan | | news@toledofreepress.comKeyBank honored for customer service
BusinessWeek has named KeyBank one of its top 25 Customer Service Champs for 2009 in its March 2 issue.
Ranked 11th in the survey, KeyBank joins a group of companies, including Amazon.com, Lexus, Apple, Ritz-Carlton Hotels and Nordstrom. Key is the only bank on the list.
“We’re delighted to receive this award from BusinessWeek,” said KeyCorp CEO Henry L. Meyer III, “because it says that our continual efforts to strengthen customer service are paying off. We were rated on customer feedback about multiple aspects of our bank, including perceptions of our employees. I’m proud of everyone at Key for their part in contributing to our success.”
Fifth Third offering help for homebuyers
Fifth Third Bank will sponsor workshops for first-time homebuyers and those facing the possibility of foreclosure.
March 3, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. foreclosure prevention with Adelante, The Latino Resource Center, South Library, 1736 Broadway St.
- March 10, 6 p.m. to 6 p.m. homebuyer workshop with Organized Neighbors Yielding Excellence Community Development Corporation at the Mott Library, 1085 Dorr St.
- March 19, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., foreclosure prevention with Consumer Credit Counseling Service at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 915 N. Reynolds Road.
- March 26, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. homebuyer workshop with Ottawa Community Development Corporation at Monroe Street Methodist Church, 3613 Monroe St.
- There will also be workshops scheduled in April and May.




