{"id":943338,"date":"2026-03-10T11:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/third-federal-named-a-top-financial-services-company-by-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T11:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:09:09","slug":"third-federal-named-a-top-financial-services-company-by-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/third-federal-named-a-top-financial-services-company-by-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Federal Named a top Financial Services Company by USA TODAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwuline { text-decoration: underline }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b><span class=\"bwuline\">Third Federal Named a top Financial Services Company by USA TODAY<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>CLEVELAND&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nThird Federal announced today that the company was named among the top 500 financial services companies in the US for customer service in 2026 by USA TODAY and its research partner, Plant-A Insights.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe top companies list is based on a survey of nearly 60,000 customer experiences, and measured professional competence, solution orientation, transparency, reliability, and friendliness, among other criteria.<\/p>\n<p>\nAn initial group of 13,000 credit unions, banks, life insurers, and financial technology firms were under consideration for the final list.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe are proud to receive this recognition for our commitment to our customers,\u201d said Third Federal Chairman and CEO Marc A. Stefanski. \u201cWe know that we are in the relationship business as much as we are in the banking business, and we know when do what is best for our customers, we are doing what is best for Third Federal too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThird Federal Savings and Loan Association is a leading provider of savings and mortgage products, and operates under the values of love, trust, respect, a commitment to excellence and fun. Founded in Cleveland in 1938 as a mutual association by Ben and Gerome Stefanski, Third Federal\u2019s mission is to help people achieve the dream of home ownership and financial security. It became part of a public company in 2007 (Nasdaq: TFSL). Third Federal, which lends in 28 states and the District of Columbia, is dedicated to serving consumers with competitive rates and outstanding service. Third Federal, an equal housing lender, has 21 full service branches in Northeast Ohio, lending offices in Central and Southern Ohio, and 15 full service branches throughout Florida. As of September 30, 2025, the Company\u2019s assets totaled $17.46 billion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260310847892r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260310847892\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260310847892\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nJennifer Rosa<br \/>\n<br \/>(216) 429-5037<\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> Florida Ohio United States North America<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Banking Asset Management Professional Services Finance<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260310847892\/en\/531633\/3\/Third_Federal_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third Federal Named a top Financial Services Company by USA TODAY CLEVELAND&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Third Federal announced today that the company was named among the top 500 financial services companies in the US for customer service in 2026 by USA TODAY and its research partner, Plant-A Insights. The top companies list is based on a survey of nearly 60,000 customer experiences, and measured professional competence, solution orientation, transparency, reliability, and friendliness, among other criteria. An initial group of 13,000 credit unions, banks, life insurers, and financial technology firms were under consideration for the final list. \u201cWe are proud to receive this recognition for our commitment to our customers,\u201d said Third Federal Chairman and CEO Marc A. Stefanski. \u201cWe know that we &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/third-federal-named-a-top-financial-services-company-by-usa-today\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Third Federal Named a top Financial Services Company by USA TODAY&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-943338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Third Federal Named a top Financial Services Company by USA TODAY - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/third-federal-named-a-top-financial-services-company-by-usa-today\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Third Federal Named a top Financial Services Company by USA TODAY - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Third Federal Named a top Financial Services Company by USA TODAY CLEVELAND&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Third Federal announced today that the company was named among the top 500 financial services companies in the US for customer service in 2026 by USA TODAY and its research partner, Plant-A Insights. 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