As its customers increasingly adopt digital banking OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NasdaqGS:OCFC), New Jersey, said it would sell or close about 30% of its branches and reinvest much of the proceeds in new technology and tech-savvy staff. Chris Maher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said the bank plans to sell two branches to the $2.4 billion-asset First Bank in Hamilton, New Jersey. Those branches are in Flemington and Monroe. OceanFirst will close another 20 branches in other locations. The process will play out over the course of the fourth quarter and early 2022.