A study of 1,000 consumers on how much trust is worth in financial services, and why the most trusted brands command far more than a rounding error.
In money, trust beats price by a wide margin. Asked to choose between a familiar, trusted provider and a cheaper unknown, consumers picked the trusted option more than twice as often, even when the savings were real. The pattern held across income levels.
Reputation did the heavy lifting. A track record of fair treatment mattered more than headline rates, and a single bad experience was enough to erase a price advantage entirely.
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Commissioned by a fintech. Fielded and published by Miss Investigate. Full question wording available on request.