BofA Looks to Add Three Mass. Branches After Closing Seven
Bank of America is investing $100 million in its branch network in Massachusetts from 2023 to 2025, for new branch establishments and renovations.
Bank of America is investing $100 million in its branch network in Massachusetts from 2023 to 2025, for new branch establishments and renovations.
Bank of America is closing three of its branches in Greater Boston while Citizens Bank continues to replace branches in grocery stores with video teller-enabled interactive teller machines.
Berkshire Bank is expecting to close down more branches in 2024 as a part of its three-year restructuring plan geared on leaning towards improvement of its digital banking platforms.
Santander Bank has proceeded with the planned closures of its bank branches while JPMorgan Chase Bank continues to expand its branches in Massachusetts.
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.
The merger of Eastern Bank and Century Bank later this year will result in 17 branch closings, and each bank will lose nearly an equal number of locations.
The merger of East Boston Savings Bank and Rockland Trust will result in 18 branch closings, including nine locations in Boston, according to the public notice for the proposed merger.
As several regional and national banks reduce their branch footprints in Massachusetts and pending mergers likely to come with branch consolidations, the state’s community banks have been closing some branches as well.
Santander Bank plans to close six branches in Southeastern Massachusetts and one of its two branches in the western part of the state as the bank, like others, continues to evaluate its branch network.
Santander Bank has closed seven Massachusetts branches this year and plans to shutter at least 11 more, according to regulatory filings with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
With the pandemic driving many customers away from branches and accelerating the adoption of online and mobile technology, banks face the prospect of long-lasting changes to how they interact with customers.
Connecticut-based Webster Bank will close four of its seven Boston branches as part of a consolidation plan that will reduce its branch footprint by 17 percent.
People’s United Bank will close 12 branches in western and central Massachusetts, including three in Worcester, as part of its branch consolidation following its acquisition of United Bank.
Berkshire Bank has received approval to close four of its branches in New York state, according to a recent activity report from the Massachusetts Division of Banks.
Rockland Trust will close at least three branches as part of its acquisition of Blue Hills Bank.