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Bank officials grapple with branch-level protests
It's still too early to gauge how meaningful the Occupy Wall Street movement will ultimately prove.
Certainly, it is an expression of populist anger, but it's unclear how deep and lasting that anger will be. That it coincided with Bank of America's much-discussed debit card fee hike is certain
The bank branch of the future?
Not too long ago, as online banking was just getting underway, people speculated the old bricks-and-mortar bank branch was doomed. After all, why would people travel to a physical location when they
HSBC's big job reduction may be a sign of things to come
HSBC's second-quarter earnings weren't outright horrible. In fact, you could argue the results were okay, as the bank became yet another to beat lowered expectations. But the banks is obviously sensing the need to hold the line on costs, as are the likes of Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Morgan Sta
Four indicted in large skimming operation
The media has been hyper-focused of late on the online threats to financial services firms posed by hackers. In the wake of the RSA fiasco and the breach at Citigroup, this is understandable. But
JPMorgan Chase rushes to open branches; Bank of America does the opposite
Bank of America is in the middle of a 10 percent reduction in the number of bank branches it operates nationwide. Many have applauded the cuts as a sound strategic move in an era of blossoming online and mobile banking.
But JPMorgan is intriguingly taking the opposite approach. According to
The limits of mobile banking
It would be easy to rationalize the number of bank branches across the industry and the rise of mobile bank offerings points to mobile banking replacing more traditional forms of consumer bank
Bank branch technology still advancing
When it comes to retail bank branches, the industry tends to give mixed messages. We have certainly heard a lot about big banks--notably Bank of America--rationalizing the number of bank branches it
Bank of America to slash branches to cut costs
We've noted the consumer banking woes of Bank of America, the dominant bank in that market. Slow growth in deposits and loans as well as various fee cuts, mainly the result of credit and debit card reform, have led to concerns that revenue would be hard to revive, and that scenario seems to be
TD Bank's new green bank branch rising
We've noted that going green has several core business benefits, such as cost savings. But there are public relations and marketing benefits as well. TD Bank seems to understand that, as it just
Bank robberies decline nationwide
Bank robberies are trending down after peaking in the midst of the recession. As of the third quarter of 2010, according to the FBI, robberies, burglaries and larceny at bank branches have declined to 1,325 violations, down from 1,645 in the fourth quarter of 2008. You wouldn't guess as much from
