WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Bank of America plans to sell 11 branches throughout Kansas, including two in the city of Great Bend.
The Wichita Eagle reports the branches are being sold to four Kansas-based banks.
A Bank of America spokeswoman told the newspaper Tuesday the branches being sold are located in Caney, Coffeyville, Emporia, Great Bend, Hays, Hutchinson, Independence, Lindsborg, McPherson and Salina.
The spokeswoman, Diane Wagner, said Bank of America occasionally sells branches whose closings would leave employees with few job opportunities and customers with no banking center nearby.
The Eagle listed the buyers of the 11 branches as Lyon County State Bank in Emporia; Commercial Bank in Parsons; First Kansas Bank in Hoisington; and First Bank Kansas in Salina. The sales are expected to close this summer.
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GREAT BEND — Several Bank of America branches across Kansas are being sold.
A manager of the two Bank of America branches in Great Bend said she was aware of the sale but was not allowed to comment.
Anne Pace at bank headquarters in New York was not immediately available to respond to reports of the sale.
In addition to the locations in Great Bend, the branches in Hays, Salina, McPherson, Hutchinson, Lindsborg and Independence are expected to be sold. The branches in Hays, Hutchinson, Salina and both branches in Great Bend are being acquired by First Kansas Bank, according to Diane Wagner, Bank of America spokeswoman. The announcement of the Hutchinson acquisition by First Kansas Bank was first brought to you on hutchpost.com earlier this spring.
Check Hutch Post for more details as they become available..