Banks & credit unions — n = 67

Can a consumer find the right advisor on a bank or credit union’s website?

We walked every one of these 67 by hand and tested each against the same six things. Here is what we found, firm by firm.

What this group does, and does not, let a visitor do

67 banks and credit unions audited here pass 3.28 of the six on average, but the middle one passes 4 — the mean does not describe a real surface in this group.

14 of the 67 reach nobody at all — no named advisor appears at any depth, so there is nothing for a visitor to choose between.

22 hand a visitor a named advisor they were given no way to choose.

5 pass all six. 14 pass none.

Can you see a real person at all?

79%

53 of 67

53 of 67 show a named advisor somewhere on the page without asking for a form first. On the other 14, a visitor never sees an individual at all.

Can you narrow by what you need?

33%

22 of 67

22 of 67 offer a control for specialty, credentials, or how an advisor is paid. On the other 45, location is the only thing a visitor can narrow by, or there is nothing to narrow by at all.

Can you narrow by who fits you?

18%

12 of 67

12 of 67 offer a control for the language a visitor speaks, the community they belong to, or the life event they are facing. On the other 55, who the visitor is makes no difference to who they are shown.

Can you reach them yourself?

69%

46 of 67

46 of 67 give a visitor that named advisor’s own phone, email, or calendar without submitting their details to the firm first. The other 21 do not.

Can you keep your details until you choose?

69%

46 of 67

46 of 67 let a visitor reach the advisor they picked without joining a queue, asking for a callback, or filling in a match form. On the other 21, the route runs through the firm.

Can a machine find them?

61%

41 of 67

41 of 67 put their advisors in the served bytes, where a crawler or an answer engine can read them. On the other 26, the advisors are invisible to machines.

If you run one of these: what Couplr does for banks and credit unions. This page is the evidence; that one is what we do about it.

The rows

All 67, and what a consumer could actually do on each

Click a name to open its finding: the six with what carries each, what the walk ended in, every control on the page as the page labels it, and the URL we audited.

Banks & credit unions — all 67 audited pages, grouped by the route a consumer got. Fieldwork closed 11 September 2026.
SurfaceThe SixStepsChoose byEnded inMachines
Short, and you chose16
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — passes
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
1Short, and you choseBooking tool 'Categories' — 5 options, and they are advisor roles: Financial Consultant | Financial Planner | Wealth Protection Specialist | Estate and Trust Specialist | Other · Booking tool 'Select a Service' — 25 services · Meeting Method — In Person | Phone | Video. Not a narrowing control of any counted kind, but it does scope staff (meeting_methods is a per-staff field) +2 more + locationTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
1Short, and you choseSpecialty (service line, on the booking widget) · Meeting method · Named staff member (booking widget) + locationNothingYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
1Short, and you choseName · Specialty · Job title + locationTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — passes
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
1Short, and you choseLanguage + locationA booked meetingYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — passes
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you choseSpecialty (professional type) · Language · Search radius +1 more + locationNothingYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you choseRadius · Country · Advisor name +1 more + locationTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you choseSpecialty/Service · Investable assets (wealth band) · Meeting method + locationA booked meetingYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — passes
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you choseLanguage + locationTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — passes
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you choseA page for physiciansNothingYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you choseSpecialty / advisor tier (Investment Specialist vs Investment Advisor) · Service · Named staff member +1 more + locationTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — passes
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you choseSpecialty (service) · Language · Named individual +1 more + locationA booked meetingYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — fails
2Short, and you choseSpecialty (focus area) + locationTheir direct phone or emailNo
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — fails
2Short, and you choseSpecialty (advisor type) + locationTheir direct phone or emailPartly
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — passes
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you choseLanguage · Specialty / practice type · Distance + locationTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you choseSpecialty + locationTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you choseApproximate net worth · Service + locationA queueYes
Longer, but the steps earned it8
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
3Longer, but the steps earned itService category · Specialty (appointment topic) · Meeting method +1 more + locationA named advisor — but a shared numberYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — passes
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
4Longer, but the steps earned itLanguage · Specialty · Advisor name + locationA calendar — but not that advisor’sYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — passes
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — fails
5Longer, but the steps earned itSpecialty (service) · Language · Named staff member + locationA booked meetingNo
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — fails
5Longer, but the steps earned itService · Meeting method · Staff preference + locationTheir direct phone or emailNo
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — fails
5Longer, but the steps earned itSpecialty (service/need, banded by portfolio size) + locationA booked meetingNo
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
6Longer, but the steps earned itSpecialty (advisor type) · Advisor name · Meeting method + locationA clear "we don’t offer this"Yes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — passes
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — fails
6Longer, but the steps earned itSpecialty (subject to discuss) · Language · Named individual +1 more + locationA calendar — but not that advisor’sNo
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — passes
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — fails
7Longer, but the steps earned itLanguage · Specialty (service/need) + locationA booked meetingNo
Short — because you never got to choose16
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
1Short, and you skipped the choiceNothingA queueYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
1Short, and you skipped the choiceAdvisor name + locationTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
1Short, and you skipped the choiceNothingTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
1Short, and you skipped the choiceLocation onlyNothingYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — fails
1Short, and you skipped the choiceLocation onlyA calendar — but not that advisor’sNo
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
1Short, and you skipped the choiceNothingTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
1Short, and you skipped the choiceService Type and City on the sibling /team surface only + locationTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
1Short, and you skipped the choiceNothingTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you skipped the choiceNothingTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you skipped the choiceLocation onlyA booked meetingYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you skipped the choiceKeyword Search — free text · Company — 5 options · Executive Leadership — Yes | No +1 more + locationTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you skipped the choiceAdvisor name (free text) · Geolocation + locationA queueYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you skipped the choiceLocation onlyTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you skipped the choiceAdvisor name + locationTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
2Short, and you skipped the choiceAdvisor name (free text) + locationA calendar — but not that advisor’sYes
Longer, and the steps bought you nothing6
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
3Longer, and it bought nothing'How do you want to find an advisor?' — two modes: 'By entering my needs' (default) | 'By searching their name' · 'How much are you looking to invest?' — 3 bands · 'Location' — free-text, Google Places autocomplete, plus 'Use my location' +1 moreTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
3Longer, and it bought nothingAdvisor name + locationA clear "we don’t offer this"Yes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
3Longer, and it bought nothingLocation onlyTheir direct phone or emailYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
3Longer, and it bought nothingLocation onlyA message you can sendYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
3Longer, and it bought nothingLocation onlyA booked meetingYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — passes
  • Keep your details until you choose — passes
  • Be found by a machine — passes
3Longer, and it bought nothingAdvisor name · Advisor type + locationTheir direct phone or emailYes
You can see them. You cannot reach them.7
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — passes
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—Seen, not reachableSpecialty + locationTheir direct phone or emailNo
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — passes
—Seen, not reachableNothingA queueYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — passes
—Seen, not reachableNothingA named advisor — but a shared numberYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — passes
—Seen, not reachableLocation onlyA queueYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — passes
—Seen, not reachableLocation onlyA named advisor — but a shared numberYes
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — passes
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—Seen, not reachableLanguage / site edition — English | FrançaisA calendar — but not that advisor’sNo
  • See a real person at all — passes
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—Seen, not reachableName (professional finder) + locationNothingNo
No named person at any depth14
  • See a real person at all — fails
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—No route at allSpecialty / service line (on the callback form only)No named person at any depthNo
  • See a real person at all — fails
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—No route at allNothingNo named person at any depthNo
  • See a real person at all — fails
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—No route at allNothingNo named person at any depthNo
  • See a real person at all — fails
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—No route at allNothingNo named person at any depthNo
  • See a real person at all — fails
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—No route at allLocation onlyNo named person at any depthNo
  • See a real person at all — fails
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—No route at allBranch amenities (booking, loadshedding, hours, wifi) + locationNo named person at any depthNo
  • See a real person at all — fails
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—No route at allSpecialty (service/need) · Meeting method + locationNo named person at any depthNo
  • See a real person at all — fails
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—No route at allSpecialty / service line · Investable assets (gate) · Advised vs self-service +1 more + locationNo named person at any depthNo
  • See a real person at all — fails
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—No route at allSpecialty (product/service line) · Meeting method · Callback window + locationNo named person at any depthNo
  • See a real person at all — fails
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—No route at allOccupational identity — 'Are you a medical professional?' · Callback time slot + locationNo named person at any depthNo
  • See a real person at all — fails
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—No route at allSpecialty (appointment topic) · Language + locationNo named person at any depthNo
  • See a real person at all — fails
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—No route at allCallback time slot onlyNo named person at any depthNo
  • See a real person at all — fails
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—No route at allName (mortgage originator finder only) + locationNo named person at any depthNo
  • See a real person at all — fails
  • Narrow by what you need — fails
  • Narrow by who fits you — fails
  • Reach them yourself — fails
  • Keep your details until you choose — fails
  • Be found by a machine — fails
—No route at allSpecialty (reason for visit) · Life event · Language +1 more + locationNo named person at any depthNo
Scroll to Top