"We [closed] eight in September [2020], and we had 24 to go, and we just said, if we have the bandwidth, this was a good opportunity to just finish the initiative earlier than scheduled," Langs said. But the bank still believes brick-and-mortar branches have a role, CEO Litz Van Dyke said. The bank may take advantage of Truist's branch closures to expand into the Virginia cities of Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Roanoke and Blacksburg, and into North Carolina. "There's a lot of overlap in our markets," Langs said.