The established Gosford branch of the St George bank will close on Friday, September 9 at 1 pm, to then co-locate with the Westpac Gosford branch at 113 Mann Street, commencing on Tuesday, September 13.
In a letter to customers, Regional Manager Matt Wells reiterated in the correspondence that all account details will remain unchanged as will anyone with a Relationship Manager.
St George bank has been part of the Westpac banking group since December 2008 when a successful takeover bid was enacted.
The two banks have operated under separate brands since then, however they share many resources such as staff expertise and some IT systems.
Bank branches across the Central Coast have been steadily closing during and after the pandemic with many reporting that customers are increasingly moving to internet based services on their computers or phones.
St.George has proven strong on the front of innovation, winning a 2021 Mozo Experts Choice Award for Excellent Banking App.
Some customers of local banks however, have not been happy with the reduction in access to face-to-face banking.
In July last year, many CCN readers reacted strongly to the closure of the Commonwealth Bank in Umina with one ex-staff member writing, “I am very disappointed that the branch is closing!! So many older clients have been forgotten and not considered at all.”
David Abrahams
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