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HomeTrust Bancshares created a special call center and encouraged tellers to invite ATM customers inside the branches to answer questions and to differentiate the company from Bank of America in terms of fees.
March 3 -
HomeTrust Bancshares has one less worry after a judge dismissed a three-year-old lawsuit against the Asheville, N.C., company.
March 31 -
A longtime chairman and chief executive at HomeTrust BancShares (HTBI) in Asheville, N.C., has retired.
November 25
HomeTrust Bancshares in Asheville, N.C., will close six branches in North Carolina and Tennessee.
The $2.6 billion-asset bank is closing the offices because customers "visit branches less frequently and instead are using online and mobile technology," Dana Stonestreet, chairman and chief executive, said in a
HomeTrust will close the branches by the end of October and record an impairment charge of $375,000 in the second quarter. HomeTrust expects to save about $1.2 million yearly from the closures.
The offices to be closed are located in Shelby, Clemmons and Eden, N.C.; and in Kingsport and Morristown, Tenn. HomeTrust will still have offices in each market after the closings.
HomeTrust will give employees the opportunity to apply for open positions elsewhere in the company.
