Bank branches are disappearing

[bobcat]

Maybe they'll have in person drive thru tellers and online banking available as opposed to a fully operational bank.

... or possibly have kiosks set up in major stores with one rep who can assist with face-to-face banking needs. That way they don't have all the expense of a stand-alone bank. The bank has greatly reduced costs, and the store gets a bit of foot traffic that might end up purchasing something they need while there.

 

[officerripley]

I haven't used a bank since 1988 ... when I joined a credit union

I love our credit union but they don’t have safe deposit boxes so I’m stuck having to use a bank too.

 

[JBR]

Maybe they'll have in person drive thru tellers and online banking available as opposed to a fully operational bank.

Not here. In our most populous regional city (10,000 residents), the buildings are big shells, but still are honored structures. I'm not sure who or what else could afford to acquire and maintain them, or what use they'd be turned to.

One of them was designed, in 1899, by the most prominent architect in British Columbia history of that era (he'd immigrated from Britain).

Besides, interacting with a drive-thru bank teller would probably be a non-starter, because of our winter months with cold temps and snow-layered streets.