Switch your account to Katahdin Trust Company

If you're like most people, you've thought about changing banks many times. Maybe you've moved, changed jobs or got married. Whatever the reason, switching your accounts to Katahdin Trust Company is easier than you might think because we do all the work for you.

We have everything you need, to make switching your checking account to Katahdin Trust Company hassle free in just 5 easy steps:

1. Open your Katahdin Trust Company account
   Stop by any Katahdin Trust branch or apply online to open your account. Make a note of your new account number and our routing number.
   
   
2. Change direct deposits
   Fill out this form and give it to your employer, the Social Security Administration and/or your retirement plan to have funds directly deposited into your new Katahdin Trust checking account. Be sure to include a check from your new Katahdin Trust account with "VOID" written in ink across it.
   
   Download direct deposit form >
    
3. Change automatic payments
   Fill out this form to change all automatic withdrawals or automated payment services, such as a phone bill. Don't forget about those that use your check card number, or an automatic payment made online.
   
   Download automatic payment form >
    
4. Stop using your old account
   Let all your outstanding checks clear. This could take up to 10 days or possibly longer. Make sure that any direct deposit or automatic payments have converted to your new Katahdin Trust account.  
    
5. Close your old account
   Here's the day you've been waiting for...send this form to close your old account. No face-to-face confrontation is needed. If, after all your checks have cleared, you have a remaining balance, your old bank will mail you a check. It's that simple!
   
   Download close account form >