Desjardins Ontario Credit score Union is closing 4 branches in japanese Ontario this month, as fewer folks go to tellers and use ATMs in branches.
Branches in Bourget, Limoges, Saint-Eugène and Saint-Isidore will shut completely on November 22.
“Desjardins Ontario Credit score Union has to satisfy the wants of its members and guarantee its long-term success and progress,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement to Ontario Chronicle Ottawa. “And meaning making selections concerning the credit score union’s distribution community.”
Desjardins says, “members and shoppers have drastically modified the best way they do their banking,” with just one per cent of transactions made at teller counters in branches and “barely three per cent of Desjardins transactions are made at ATMs.”
“Folks are likely to deposit their paycheques straight into their account utilizing direct deposit, and lots of now perform all their transactions utilizing AccèsD Web or phone, and smartphones,” Desjardins Ontario Credit score Union mentioned.
There are nonetheless Desjardins Ontario Credit score Union branches in Alexandria, Casselman, Hawkesbury, Embrun, Alfred, Rockland and Cornwall.
The 4 Desjardins Ontario Credit score Union department closures are the most recent in a collection of closures and adjustments to banking branches in japanese Ontario.
Scotiabank is eliminating tellers at some branches, together with one at Carleton College.
In 2023, Scotiabank closed branches in Westboro and Osgoode. The Royal Financial institution of Canada closed its department in Metcalfe in October 2022.
