Branch banking

ES Bancshares, which recently sold a branch near Poughkeepsie, plans to open second branches in the two boroughs.

Readers weigh in on chatbots, Amazon’s physical footprint expansion plans, alternative credit data and more.

Mobile ATMs are generally more secure than card-based machines, but still require more security than more traditional digital transactions, writes Sam Shawki, founder and CEO of MagicCube.

Online retailers are investing in physical stores to build stronger customer relationships, but banks are reducing their footprints and ignoring opportunities to make customers happy.

The $13.7 billion acquisition could have significant implications for swipe-fee revenue and other grocers' in-store branches. It also raises the question of whether the Seattle e-commerce goliath will soon set its sights on the financial services industry.

With the first half of 2017 drawing to a close, bank executives gathered this week at the Morgan Stanley Financial Services conference to discuss their companies’ performance thus far and, more important, outline their priorities for the rest of the year and beyond. Here are some of the highlights.

The nation's largest bank is dominant in New York, California and Texas, but it has little presence in the Mid-Atlantic and upper Midwest.

An alliance between State Department FCU and American Citizens Abroad seeks to lower barriers for how Americans living abroad access their money.

MidSouth Bancorp in Louisiana, which faces a formal order from its regulators, will cut jobs, close branches and slash its dividend as it works to reduce its energy exposure.

The Palmetto State joins Alabama, Florida, Texas and other states to provide greater interstate branching access to members.