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It doesn't require you to use Facebook though. They might use FB analytics or tracking, but probably dont, or only for very few users.
Exodus Privacy detects trackers in apps, here is their report for Ally: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.ally.MobileBanking/latest/
Many other apps contain way more and worse trackers, just some Amazon and Google Firebase is on the light side.
"They're not the worst" isn't particularly persuasive.
I don't have a dog in the race, and I'm not likely to do so long as this is a question.
Given the state of banking and corporations in general in the US sometimes "not the worst" is the best option
Agreed. But even the best bad option is still a bad option
Ally may be a fine institution that just happens to employ a questionable programmer who likes too many of the wrong trackers. My original point was that, if OP can’t use their services because something they do is a deal breaker, it’s time to switch to a different financial institution — perhaps a member-owned credit union.