I use the bank in Craigsville, Va. I use it for my...
I use the bank in Craigsville, Va. I use it for my personal accounts and my business. It s convenient. I make daily deposits and grab whatever change I need for my cash drawer every day before I open. The ladies there all know me, know my family, and know my story. Not one person goes in there that they don t. They make it a point to know us, to know what we need, and always offer things to help better serve our banking needs, etc. Every client I have, uses this bank and I have clients from Goshen, Millboro, Deerfield and so on.
As of yesterday, I am told, the bank will close. I was told that when BB&T was there, they had something around 13 million in accounts. F&M only has 6. That is not enough of a profit for them to stay.
I joined with F&M because I thought it was the way DuPont Credit Union USED to be when they first started years and years ago. I thought they were for the community. I liked that since I try to give back to my community as much as possible. I loved the ladies in Craigsville because they were always planning community events and making me apart of them.
But this isn t what Corporate F&M is all about. It s not banking as a whole every division as one it s individual spots and if they are pulling enough of a dollar to add to the empire. They don t care about the community, farmers, elderly or anyone. They only care about the bottom line and as an individual bank and what that line is.
I will have no choice but to drive to Staunton now to do my banking but it will not be with the North Augusta branch or F&M period. I ll close my accounts as they care nothing for me and my business, for my community or for the lovely ladies who have went beyond just for the sake of what I need.
Everyone I know will be shutting down their accounts as well once Craigsville branch is closed. If F&M can turn its back on us, we will easily turn our backs to them.