OceanFirst Bank To Close Two Point Pleasant-Area Branches

POINT PLEASANT, NJ – Two of the Point Pleasant-area OceanFirst Banks are among the nine branches along the Jersey Shore scheduled to be closed soon as the bank takes a turn toward digital banking.

The branches located on 701 Arnold Avenue in Point Pleasant Beach and 3100 Route 88, Point Pleasant, are scheduled to close in late December or early January.

According to George Destafney, OceanFirst Bank's, the reason for the closings is that more and more customers are moving towards digital and online banking, and the bank decided to make that more of a focus.

"Our customers expect and deserve a variety of choices to bank safely and securely, and at OceanFirst, we continue to offer the latest digital and branch options to assist our customers 24/7," Destafney said.

"During the pandemic, more and more of our customers chose digital banking as their preferred way of accessing their accounts."

Despite the closing of the branches, Destafney says that OceanFirst Bank is focused on bringing the best service to its Ocean County customers.

Construction is nearly complete on OceanFirst's new, six-story digital banking center in Toms River., which will house the staff that will support the bank's drive-thru video teller ATMs and the recent renovations of branches in Point Pleasant on Bridge Avenue and Toms River, along with a scheduled renovation of their Brick location.

"Ocean County has always been home to OceanFirst, and we are in the final stages of building a new 80,000 square foot building to add to expand our headquarters on Hooper Avenue in Toms River," Destafney said.

"The OceanFirst team remains dedicated to providing our neighbors with the best options possible for banking now and in the future."