{"id":132240,"date":"2026-03-07T14:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/132240\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T14:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:35:09","slug":"pnc-closes-more-branches-than-it-opens-as-ambitious-300-location-expansion-plan-unfolds-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/132240\/","title":{"rendered":"PNC closes more branches than it opens as ambitious 300-location expansion plan unfolds \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/organization\/pnc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PNC<\/a>, which plans to open 55 new branches in 2026, has established five so far. It has also filed another nine applications, four of which have received regulatory approval.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">But along with the new locations, part of a 300 branch rollout, PNC continues to prune sites, many of these in its legacy markets, and cuts are outpacing openings. Since the year began, PNC has closed 10 branches and applied to shutter another 11, according to the website of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/organization\/office-of-the-comptroller-of-the-currency\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Office of the Comptroller of the Currency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PNC said it is on track with this year\u2019s goal of 55 new branches. Moreover, it is adding another 95, in Colorado and Arizona, via the $4.1 billion acquisition of FirstBank. The deal closed in January, but the systems conversion will take place in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2026\/03\/04\/pnc-closures-300-branch-expansion.html?ana=wpxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2026\/03\/04\/pnc-closures-300-branch-expansion.html?ana=wpxi\">Click here to read more from our partners at the Pittsburgh Business Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PNC, which plans to open 55 new branches in 2026, has established five so far. 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