Ulster Bank commits to provide limited services in Castlederg

Ulster Bank has committed to provide some limited services to local customers in Castlederg.
The news follows the announcement of the closure of the bank’s branch in the town in November.
Speaking following a meeting in Strabane with the Ulster Bank’s North Area Manager and Corporate Affairs and Communications Manager, local Sinn Féin Councillor Ruairí McHugh welcomed the commitment by the bank to try to mitigate the closure by providing a number of services.
These are: a community banker, with the current Castlederg branch manager, taking up a 1 day per week residence in a premises in the town (yet to be established) to provide face to face support to offer advice on everyday banking issues; a mobile bank on wheels unit in the town 1 day per week for 1 hour into the future, where customers can lodge and withdraw money and finally; Techxperts, Ulster Bank employees with tech expertise on hand in the lead up to branch closure and afterwards at the Strabane Branch to help and guide customers on how to use internet banking.