If there’s one thing most people need access to when they’re shopping or dining out, it’s money. Though many people now pay for goods and services electronically, some still prefer to use old-fashioned cash, which is why many shopping centers and malls are home to financial institutions.
The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley has been without a bank since Wells Fargo closed its branch in the Upper Saucon Township lifestyle center over a year ago, but that will soon change, according to a news release.
In early January, it said, a 3,300-square-foot Fulton Bank branch will open between Hair Cuttery and Old Navy. That is where the Wells Fargo branch and a sidewalk-facing ATM were located.
Lancaster-based Fulton Bank currently has more than 200 locations throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. Locally, there are more than a dozen Fulton Bank branches, including nearby locations in Hanover Township, Northampton County, downtown Bethlehem and Lower Saucon Township.
The Lower Saucon Township branch, which is on Rt. 378 in the Saucon Square shopping center, will apparently be impacted by the company’s decision to open another bank just a few miles away.
The branch was formerly a Lafayette Ambassador bank, and has served customers for more than two decades.
It also has a drive-thru, which the Promenade Shops branch will not have.
In October 2022, representatives from Sheetz presented Lower Saucon Township officials with a plan to construct a convenience store-gas station on the site of the bank.
The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley will welcome Fulton Bank to its lineup of commercial and retail tenants in January 2024. The branch will be located in a unit previously occupied by Wells Fargo, which closed its branch in the Upper Saucon Township lifestyle center nearly two years ago. Stores near the new bank include Old Navy, Hair Cuttery, Fresh Market and a state liquor store.
