To Our Customers,
The health and safety of our employees, customers and community remains a consistent priority for Peoples Bank. With the recent escalation of the coronavirus, we want to keep you informed of how Peoples Bank is monitoring and responding to ensure we can continue to operate safely and effectively during this time.
We have already put into place numerous safety measures for all of our offices. Our employees are cleaning and sanitizing high touch areas frequently, washing their hands throughout the day and will soon be utilizing disposable gloves for their protection. We are encouraging the use of teleconferencing for both internal and external meetings when appropriate, limiting travel, and strongly encouraging all employees and non-employees to stay home if they are sick. In addition to these measures, we are reducing face-to-face contact as much as possible by allowing many employees to work remotely. We want to ensure you that we remain committed to providing you exceptional service, but we ask for understanding in the event our response time is not as timely, as we accommodate limited staffing to maintain the safety of all.
As our customer, we want you to know that we also understand if you are more comfortable utilizing online and digital banking channels to complete your everyday banking. If you are not currently enrolled in Online Banking, please
click here for more information and to enroll today. You may also prefer to deposit checks using Mobile Check Deposit. Available in both the App Store and Google Play, our Mobile Banking App will allow you to deposit most checks from the convenience of your home without a trip to the bank.
Click here for more information.
Our Customer Service area is available to assist you with questions at 828-466-1765 or toll free at 877-802-1212 if you need assistance over the phone and prefer to minimize your own exposure to the public. Additionally, we have provided our bankers with functionality needed to conduct teleconferencing if you need to consult with your local office or banker directly.
We are committed to serving our community, and have made a promise to do the right thing. We currently do not anticipate any interruption in the banking services we provide. These precautionary measures are being initiated as swiftly as possible so that we can do our part in the control of this virus. We are working under the guidelines of all federal, state, and local health agencies, using the most trusted sources of information, and have emergency plans in place should this situation continue to escalate. For the most current updates, please visit our website at www.PeoplesBankNC.com.
Thank you for trusting Peoples Bank with your financial needs. We promise to remain your community bank that strives for the exceptional through this unfortunate situation.

Lance A. Sellers
President and CEO
Peoples Bank