Bank learns harsh lesson in shuttering beloved branch

Bank told customers in a June 13 letter the last day of the Fidelity office will be Sept. 13.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. August 9, 2019
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File. The Fidelity Bank branch on Longboat Key
File. The Fidelity Bank branch on Longboat Key
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Banks nationwide have been shedding branches at a slow drumbeat for years, saving brick and mortar costs while customers migrate to online and mobile banking.

 

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