{"id":337620,"date":"2021-02-01T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T20:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=337620"},"modified":"2021-02-01T06:00:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T20:00:26","slug":"bank-of-guam-closes-2-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/bank-of-guam-closes-2-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank of Guam closes 2 locations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HAGATNA, Guam<\/strong>\u2014After nearly 40 years of serving residents and businesses in the island\u2019s northern community, Bank of Guam officially closed their Dededo and Harmon branches in preparation for The Start of Something New.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, the bank has invested heavily in its digital banking capabilities to deliver greater accessibility, convenience and security to its customers. The pandemic-related demand for digital options has elevated the need for on-demand, reliable and safe access to banking services.<\/p>\n<p>Coined \u201cThe Start of Something New,\u201d the bank promises a forward-looking, integrated approach to the experience offered to their customers, bridging a legacy of personalized services alongside the leading-edge conveniences of digital banking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bank-pix-Cook-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-337621\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stated Joaquin P.L.G. Cook, Bank of Guam president and chief executive officer, \u201cFor nearly 40 years, we have had the honor and pleasure of being part of the Dededo and Harmon communities. Today, as we officially close our doors to these locations, we are excited to begin our journey toward The Start of Something New. As we begin this next step, let me assure you that one thing remains constant and that is our commitment to our people and communities. I invite you to join us on this journey as we build better experiences for all of you.\u201d<br \/>\nFor additional information, please contact Jackie Marati at (671) 472-5258.<\/p>\n<p>Bank of Guam was established nearly 50 years ago, and as The People\u2019s Bank, is Guam\u2019s first locally-owned and chartered bank. Built on the vision of founder Jesus S. Leon Guerrero to be the driving force for prosperity in the communities it serves, the bank\u2019s work continues through its network of over 600 employees spanning 6,000 miles and 18 branches across Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Marshall Islands, Yap, the Republic of Belau, and San Francisco, California. <strong>(PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HAGATNA, Guam\u2014After nearly 40 years of serving residents and businesses in the island\u2019s northern community,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":321681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[51,1806],"class_list":["post-337620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-guam","tag-hagatna"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=337620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=337620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}