Fulton Financial in Lancaster, Pa., is planning to close 21 branches.
The $24.6 billion-asset company said in a regulatory filing Thursday that the branches, in Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, will close in early January.
Fulton said it expects to incur $11.5 million in pretax costs tied to the closings, including $1 million tied to employee severance, though the move should save the company $7 million a year.
Several banks have announced