Branch network

A faster network is letting the regional bank bring new technology into its branches and share data with fintech partners via APIs.

At a time when customers are rapidly switching to digital banking, scores of branches are closing. But many institutions — mindful that brick-and-mortar locations remain a critical sales channel — are also experimenting with physical layouts that are focused on technology and generally smaller than traditional branches. In some cases, they have even done away with employees. Here is a look at some of the designs that banks have built as they seek to fuse the physical with the digital.

Instead of waiting to be disrupted by fintech startups, a pair of credit unions are rethinking what they are, who they serve and how they do it — and it's paying off by bringing younger members into the fold.

Bank of America is revamping its retail network and upgrading its ATMs as it rolls out a new type of branch that bridges the physical and digital worlds.

A joint venture the California company operates in China opened its first branch in Shanghai in 2012.

More and more banks are using advanced geographic information systems to help make decisions around branch consolidation, lending in low-income communities, monitoring fraud and even deploying talent.

Community banks should jump at the chance to show consumers and policymakers how different they are from big banks.

First Busey plans to close the $236 million cash-and-stock acquisition by the middle of this year.

Traditional banks may need to think twice about putting off higher rates on CDs and other deposit products. That’s because freer-spending online banks are adding deposits faster than they are, and more Fed rate hikes are expected to fuel that trend.

Over the last five years, the credit union also saw a 66% rise in membership, 204% increase in auto loans and a 26% uptick in real estate loans.

United continues to extend a far-flung operation that includes branches in Chicago, Denver and Florida.

Add package pickup to the growing list of things banks are doing with branches as foot traffic declines.

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CEOs at several regionals have decided to sit on the sidelines so they can digest recent big acquisitions, while others are contemplating going for more deals provided they find lower-risk opportunities.

Strong growth in commercial and CRE lending also led record to interest income in the quarter.

The growth of digital channels is changing bank M&A values, forcing buyers to focus less on branches and more on the volume of customer data.

The veteran banker, who is taking the nonexecutive chairman post at Republic First Bancorp in Philadelphia after a long hiatus from the U.S. market, stands by the model he pioneered at Commerce despite a much-changed environment.

The credit union had asset of just over $76,000, and NCUA determined it was insolvent with no prospect for restoring viable operations.

A combination of slick technology and sleek design has led to the creation of a whole new take on the "branch of the future" at America First Credit Union.

Consumers flooded Twitter and downdetector.com with complaints that Bank of America's teller system was down Tuesday afternoon.