It was a relatively quiet month for bank branch activity in December, as JPMorgan Chase established one local branch while Bank of America closed an ATM location, according to the latest data from the OCC.
Eastern Bank said the merger with Cambridge Trust will lead to some branch closures, with many of both banks’ branches less than a mile from each other.
The bank filed plans last week with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to close 16 more branches, mostly in the Greater Boston area.
Santander Bank plans to close at least 16 Massachusetts branches this year, driven by customers increasingly opting for online banking instead of in-person banking.
Greater Boston will see 35 bank branches close as a result of upcoming bank mergers, and four of those locations have already been claimed.
TD Bank plans to close six of its branches in Massachusetts, the latest in a string of several lenders adjusting their physical footprints in the state.
Everett-based Eagle Bank was forced to close its branch at the Stop & Shop at 471 Salem St. in Medford due to the shuttering of the supermarket last month.
