JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY
Truist Bank locked its doors at 325 Locust Street for the last time today, and Columbia Borough is now without a single bank branch.
Signage posted at the branch’s entrance confirmed today as the closure date. The location’s night depository has also closed.
Customers are being directed to Truist’s Stony Battery Road branch at 1110 Corporate Blvd. in Lancaster, or to online and mobile banking through Truist.com.
The closure marks the third bank to leave Columbia in the past 10 years, according to a borough council member. Borough residents now have only two nearby options for physical banking services:
- A Wells Fargo ATM at Columbia Plaza, offering basic transactions but no teller or branch services.
- Northwest Bank on 18th Street, in West Hempfield Township. Otherwise, residents will need to rely on online or mobile banking, or travel outside the borough for banking needs.
The Locust Street building has technically operated under the Truist name since December 2019, when BB&T and SunTrust merged to form Truist Financial Corporation.
Borough officials have not indicated whether any effort is underway to attract a new banking institution to fill the gap left behind.
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