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Faced with limited growth opportunities and potentially mounting loan losses, banks are getting aggressive — and creative — to boost profits.

Financial institutions are trying to determine how to best protect branches as some demonstrations following George Floyd's death turn violent.

Bankers spent Monday cleaning up damaged branches, wondering if their small-business clients will need more emergency aid and contemplating how the racial and economic inequalities highlighted by days of violent protests nationwide can be corrected.

With the pandemic putting Plexiglas in short supply, Joe McDonald called up a local source: a former classmate.

Some credit unions have closed branches as demonstrations continue following the death of George Floyd last week.

The Ohio company said the decision reflects branch overlap and lower customer usage of the locations being shuttered.

After nearly two decades with the company, Hanisch is the longest-serving member of the executive team at CO-OP Financial Services.

The Summerville, S.C.-based institution will also close two branches as part of a broader strategic effort to better service members.

COVID-19 diagnoses in McKinley County, which includes Gallup, account for nearly a quarter of the state's cases. That has forced officials to take drastic action.

Credit unions moved quickly to reduce branch access as the coronavirus crisis worsened. The harder decision will be when and how to begin lifting those restrictions.

The Georgia bank could rely more on drive-through-only branches, trim office space and reassess staffing levels after the coronavirus crisis, according to Kessel Stelling.

It joins a growing list of banks temporarily shuttering branches as the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the country and more Americans stay home. Meanwhile, Citi and rival Wells Fargo became the latest banks to announce plans to pay bonuses to front-line employees.

Truist, Key, Fifth Third and PNC became the latest banks to restrict branch access to the drive-through window or appointment only.

The biggest bank in the U.S. will temporarily close 20% of its branches, following recommendations by health experts. It said it would also operate its remaining branches at reduced hours.

The bank still plans to open branches on the West Coast even as it trims its overall U.S. footprint by 30%.

Some of the year-over-year drop in net income can be attributed to higher-than-normal figures in 2018 and costs associated with opening three new branches in 2019.

Certain loan segments are showing signs of deterioration, but consumer lending and digital banking are bright spots. Meanwhile, bankers are eyeing opportunities to improve efficiency, add scale and take advantage of M&A disruption. Here's what to expect from smaller regionals in the year ahead.

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

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

The company has revised its near-term forecasts for reducing expenses, citing delayed branch closings and a decision to spend more time testing systems ahead of conversion and integration.