https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/banking/article-12416969/Americas-bank-branch-bloodbath-laid-bare-New-Jersey-sees-highest-proportion-bank-closures-state-firms-like-Wells-Fargo-PNC-abandon-1-000-locations-branch-affected.html
Just the beginning...
I SEE...
More of these troubles ahead...
Both in the USA & UK...
In 2023/24…
STAY TUNED
Comments
Banks are trying to move everything to online banking/apps/ATMs. I have a 28 year-old niece who doesn't carry cash and has written maybe 10 checks in her lifetime.
A couple of my clients have business accounts with a large American bank. The client can make 5 teller transactions per month. After that, the bank charges a $2.00 fee per transaction. So they have to either use the ATM or get a check scanner from the bank which costs $300.00.
Closing branches doesn't necessarily mean the bank is in financial trouble however. If the bank has very little activity and the rent is high, it makes sense to close it, like any business.