US Bank branch closings in 2023: the full list (2024)

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What US banks are closing in the United States? ›

Recently, two of the largest banks in the United States announced they would close in the United States. Besides Wells Fargo and Bank of America, the other three major banks that informed the media about future closures were PNC, Citizens, and Santander. All of them will close 31 branches in just one week.

In 2023, America saw its highest amount of bank closings since the 2008 recession. The increase in mobile banking use, inflation and interest rates, and real-estate struggles all contributed to why 2023 experienced so many banks shutting their doors.

Analysts say banks are investing more in their online platforms, where customers prefer to handle increasingly more of their banking transactions.

Accounting for openings and closings, a net 1,409 bank branches closed in 2023, compared with 1,854 in 2022 and 2,928 — the highest on record — in 2021, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. In 2023, 2,454 branches closed and 1,045 opened.

In the wake of the Great Recession, it was typical to see dozens—if not hundreds—of bank failures each year. This slowed significantly from 2015 to 2020, when the U.S. saw an average of fewer than five bank failures per year. Zero banks failed in both 2021 and 2022.

There are 5 bank failures in 2023. See detailed descriptions below. For more bank failure information on a specific year, select a date from the drop down menu to the right or select a month within the graph.

Citing data from regulator the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for the period 1 January to 22 December 2023, Mail Online reports that banks filed notices to close a total of 1,566 branches, partly offset by notifications to the regulator of plans to open 472. California saw by far the greatest net ...

If you have a bank account with Chase, your favorite branch may close in 2024. Throughout the year, Chase plans to close at least 23 branches across various states, with some closures possibly already in effect. At the same time, Chase plans to open 400 branches in 25 new states.

Moving into 2024, banks are also facing emergent elevated rates and credit issues. Banks are dealing with higher interest rates, increasing deposit costs, and slower lending due to interest rate fears squeezing margins. Interest-rate volatility in the past few years is also increasing focus on asset-liability risks.

Republic Bank is the first U.S. bank failure this year; the last failure was Citizens Bank, Sac City, Iowa on November 3, 2023.

What happens to your money if the bank closes? ›

Bottom line. For the most part, if you keep your money at an institution that's FDIC-insured, your money is safe — at least up to $250,000 in accounts at the failing institution. You're guaranteed that $250,000, and if the bank is acquired, even amounts over the limit may be smoothly transferred to the new bank.

If your local bank branch closes, you might consider searching for a nearby branch, finding a convenient ATM, banking online or switching to a different bank altogether.

Earlier last year Silicon Valley Bank failed March 10, 2023, and then Signature Bank failed two days later, ending the unusual streak of more than 800 days without a bank failure. Before Citizens Bank failed in November 2023, Heartland Tri-State Bank failed July 28, 2023 and First Republic Bank failed May 1, 2023.

There is 1 bank failure in 2024. See detailed descriptions below. For more bank failure information on a specific year, select a date from the drop down menu to the right or select a month within the graph.

BofA branches in Hayward, Los Altos, Pinole and St. Helena, among others, have also already closed. “Financial center closures are driven by changing banking behaviors and where we have multiple financial centers close together,” a BofA spokesperson told KRON4.