SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Truist Bank customers in Georgia may have to find a new brick-and-mortar branch by March 2024.
There are six branches closing throughout Metro Atlanta, including the Dunwoody Place Publix branch in Sandy Springs. The other shuttering branches are in Dalton and Macon.
Appen Media reached out to the Truist Newsroom and its media relations team for comment.
A spokeswoman for Truist, Stephanie Leney, said clients were sent a letter in mid-December announcing the financial corporations’ decision to shutter eight branches in the state.
Truist Bank will keep over 200 retail locations throughout Georgia.
The letter also notified clients where they can bank at the next nearest location.
On average, clients across the United States will have access to a branch about 2.5 miles away from ones that are closing. In Georgia, clients will have access to a branch less than 2 miles away, Leney said.
In case a client missed the letter, shuttering branches have posted notices and teammates have been trained to assist with questions.
“Except for clients who have a safe deposit box, clients won’t experience any changes with their accounts through this transition,” Leney said.
The 15 million Truist clients across 17 states and the District of Columbia will still have access to more than 1,900 branches and 2,900 ATMs after March 2024.
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Truist Financial Corporation was formed after the merger of SunTrust and BB&T in December 2019.
Truist is the largest bank in Georgia by total deposits.
“As more clients choose to bank with us digitally,” Leney said. “We’re closing 4 percent of our branches across our retail footprint in March 2024 based on several factors including client behavior, branch traffic, and transaction volume.”
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