NEW YORK — It’s like Sephora or Starbucks now offered a checking account. After years of closing or mostly neglecting physical bank branches across the U.S., the nation’s largest banks are spending ...

As bricks-and-mortar bank branches vanish across the U.S., here’s what’s driving the trend and how it reshapes access to banking services Written By Written by Staff Personal Finance Editor, Buy Side ...

Major banks have closed 41 branches in just two weeks as the shift toward online banking continues. Major banks such as Bank of America, Chase and Wells Fargo were among those shuttering locations.

This year has not been kind to retailers in terms of store closures. But brick-and-mortar shops are not the only retail category that has experienced a decline in 2025. Banks are closing retail ...