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Everyone keeps predicting that banks will disappear soon and become little more than websites. Maybe, but don't count on it. Banks see branches as essential to retaining customers. That doesn't mean they offer a lot of personal service in those branches though.

Post Office Banking: It's Not Just About the Money

Post Office Banking: It's Not Just About the Money

Would you open a bank at the post office? The issue is on the congressional agenda, following the proposed Postal Banking Act that would establish permanent essential financial services in post offices in every U.S. community. Supporters such as Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) call it

Postal Banking Movement Gaining Supporters

Postal Banking Movement Gaining Supporters

You might not think of going to the post office to cash a check or take out a small loan. But that’s something that happens routinely in countries all over the world. In fact, it happened here from 1911 until 1966 and there is a growing movement to reinstate