Branch banking

How this New York program is helping to save at-risk branches

02/05/20

Popular’s branch in a Brooklyn neighborhood faced an uncertain future until it was designated as a bank development district. Now it’s eligible to receive millions of dollars in municipal deposits.

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Another credit union-bank deal, another misinformed complaint

02/03/20

Despite what one critic says, Alaska USA Federal Credit Union’s acquisition of branches from TCF Financial will help underserved communities in Arizona.

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Comerica promotes insider to oversee retail banking

01/29/20

Cassandra McKinney's promotion to executive vice president of the retail bank is the latest executive move by Curt Farmer, who became the Dallas company's CEO in April.

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New York faces more empty storefronts as bank branches shrink

01/24/20

With mobile banking on the rise, New York City is joining a trend that's already sweeping the rest of the country. Fewer bank branches. Smaller bank branches.

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Citigroup CEO says many branch jobs are still safe from machines

01/21/20

Modernizing the bank’s app and digital-banking experience won’t necessarily result in Citigroup needing fewer people in its retail bank, CEO Michael Corbat said.

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Credit union to acquire seven TCF branches in Arizona

01/09/20

Alaska USA Federal Credit Union will nearly double its operations in Phoenix after it buys the locations.

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Digital won't cost bankers their jobs. It'll make them better bankers.

01/09/20

Bank employees need to stop seeing new technology as a threat.

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Banks under mounting pressure to increase deposits per branch

12/26/19

Low rates and spotty loan demand mean banks are having to “dig deeper” to improve efficiency and maintain profit margins.

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Give CRA reform credit where it's due

12/19/19

A provision of the Community Reinvestment Act overhaul package would rightfully hold lenders more accountable for reinvesting in cities where they are feeding off deposits.

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What will bank jobs look like in the future? OceanFirst has an idea

12/16/19

Chris Maher, CEO of OceanFirst Financial, shares how employees’ roles have already changed and his bank’s efforts to help them navigate AI.

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