Switching a Personal or Business Account
Welcome! Switching your relationship to Bangor Savings Bank is quick and easy. Just follow these three simple steps.
- Step One: Change your direct deposits to your Bangor Savings Bank account.
- Step Two: Change your automatic payments to your Bangor Savings Bank account.
- Step Three: Close your former bank account.
Step One
Change Your Direct Deposits
Complete a copy of the Direct Deposit Authorization for each company that makes direct deposits into your account. Please print and mail the authorization directly to the service provider or bring it to your local Bangor Savings Bank branch and we’ll take care of everything for you.
Step Two
Change Your Automatic Payments
Complete a copy of the Automatic Payments Authorization for each service provider with which you have an automatic payment. Please print and mail the authorization directly to each company or stop by your local Bangor Savings Bank branch and we’ll be happy to deliver all authorizations for you.
Step Three
Close Your Former Bank Account
Once you have verified that all of your outstanding checks have cleared, your direct deposits and automatic payments have all successfully switched to your Bangor Savings Bank account, complete the Authorization to Close Account. Please print and mail the authorization to your former bank or bring it to your local Bangor Savings Bank branch and we’ll handle the rest.
Checklist
Keep Track of Your Progress
Track your progress one step at a time with the QuickSwitch Checklist. Record all of your direct deposit, automatic payment, and close account authorizations.
FAQs
In Case You Have Questions
For questions regarding switching your accounts to Bangor Savings Bank, take a look at the QuickSwitch FAQs or email Bangor Support at bangorsupport@bangor.com, visit a branch near you, or call us at 1.877.Bangor1 (1.877.226.4671).