Business Banking at Provident

We have worked diligently to maintain customer account numbers. If we need to make a change to your account number(s), we will notify you.

You can already use any Provident or Lakeland ATM to withdraw cash with no fee. Beginning Tuesday, September 3, you will no longer have access to free ATMs through the Allpoint^® ATM network. However, you can use any Provident ATM in our expanded network of more than 140 branches free of charge. Between August 8 to August 30, Lakeland Bank ATMs will have limited services as they are converted to Provident ATMs. ATM deposits and transfers may not be available at all locations during this time.

ATM and HSA cards will be reissued as Provident Debit Mastercards^® 2-3 weeks prior to Labor Day weekend. If you have a Lakeland ATM or HSA card, you will receive a separate communication with additional information.

Your Lakeland business loan and/or line of credit will transfer to Provident on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, with no changes to your current terms or conditions. Please note the new payment address provided on your first loan statement after Tuesday, September 3. Automatic payments will continue uninterrupted. Note that loan information will be reported to Experian monthly beginning September 30, for all U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loan customers, in accordance with SBA’s requirement.

There are no changes to the current rate, term, or maturity date of your CDs. At the first renewal on or after Tuesday, September 3, 2024, your CD will automatically renew at the same or closest term offered and applicable rate/APY in effect.

Continue to use your existing checks. We'll send you new Provident-branded checks when you place your next check order. If you order checks from a third-party vendor, be sure to provide the Provident routing number: 221272303. Check orders may be subject to service fees.

You can continue to use your Lakeland Bank Visa^® business credit card through the expiration date. When your current card expires, you will receive a new Provident Bank branded business credit card.

Customer Care representatives are available at 800.448.7768 Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM and Saturday from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Temporary extended hours:

September 3 – September 15:​​

Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM​

Saturday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Sunday, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

September 16 – September 21:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Saturday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM​​

You can continue to use your Lakeland Bank Debit Mastercard^® through the expiration date. When your current card expires, you will receive a new Provident Debit Mastercard.

You will receive a final account statement from Lakeland reflecting activity through Friday, August 30. Monthly service fees, if any, will not be charged. You will receive your Provident account statement at about the same time as you receive statements currently. Business Savings statements will be moved from quarterly to monthly, and be received at month end.

Your direct deposits and automatic payments using your new Provident account will continue uninterrupted.

The FDIC provides a six-month grace period, which will begin following the legal date of our merger, May 16, 2024. If you are a customer of both Provident and Lakeland, your accounts will be insured separately through the FDIC until six months after this date.

For Certificates of Deposit (CDs), FDIC insurance will continue until the maturity date, even if the maturity date comes after the six-month grace period. For CDs that mature during the six-month grace period, if you roll over your CD for the same term and in the same dollar amount, it will be insured separately until the new maturity date.

Nonetheless, you should plan to speak with us after your accounts transition to Provident. We may be able to link your accounts to help satisfy any minimum balance requirements and review the ownership category and titling of your accounts to ensure that you continue to qualify for the maximum FDIC coverage allowed by law.

If you have an investment relationship with Lakeland Financial Services, a Provident Investment Services financial advisor will be contacting you to complete your transfer paperwork.

Securities and insurance products are offered through Cetera Investment Services LLC (doing insurance business in CA as CFG STC Insurance Agency LLC), member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services are offered through Cetera Investment Advisers LLC. Cetera is not affiliated with the financial institution where investment services are offered. Individuals affiliated with Cetera firms are either Registered Representatives who offer only brokerage services and receive transaction-based compensation (commissions), Investment Adviser Representatives who offer only investment advisory services and receive fees based on assets, or both Registered Representatives and Investment Adviser Representatives, who can offer both types of services. Registered Cetera Address: 6 Jackson Street, South River, NJ 08882 732-847-9362.
Insurance and Investment Products are: Not FDIC Insured, Not Bank Guaranteed, May Lose Value, Not a Bank Deposit, Not Insured by any Federal Government Agency.

Access to your current bill pay service will not be available after Friday, August 30, 2024, at 9:00 AM and access to your current online banking service will not be available after Friday, August 30 at 5:00 PM, as we make the transition to Provident Bank. We suggest you download and save any necessary documents or information regarding bill pay payees, recurring transfers, transactions, and statements prior to Friday, August 30.

Current online banking users will receive a separate communication with important transition details and login information.

Find out more here.

If you currently have overdraft privilege on your checking account, that service will continue without interruption through transition weekend. You will receive a separate communication with additional information regarding overdraft services.

Effective Tuesday, September 3, recurring internal transfers previously established for Lakeland Bank deposit and loan accounts will no longer be active and must be re-established.

The routing number for Provident Bank is 221272303.

Starting Tuesday, September 3, 2024, safe deposit boxes will be identified by the box number only, and no longer by the account number shown on your annual billing notice. Current safe box customers will receive a separate mailing.

Beginning Tuesday, September 3, 2024, you can call 800.448.7768 for 24/7 automated telephone banking service. New Provident Bank customers will need to call from a phone number on file and establish a new PIN when calling for the first time.