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Bank Technology News July 2009 Michael Sisk	The Future of the Bank Branch Innovative branch design and technology must encourage engagement with employees, not to discourage human interaction.
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Bank Technology News December 2003 Holly Sraeel	Branches Are Back. Is This Banking's Big Break? Identity theft may be grabbing headlines, but most banks are heavily focused on branches, particularly in understanding what types of activities are conducted by customers while there.
U.S. Banker May 2010 Matthew De Paula	5 Ways to Optimize the Branch The branch of the future will be much leaner. But the inevitable downsizing of space and staff can be tricky. Here are some ways banks are turning less into more.
U.S. Banker May 2011 Matthew de Paula	New Adventures in Branch Banking More banks are thinking about not just how to redesign their branches, but how to redesign their entire branch experience.
Bank Technology News July 2011 Michael Sisk	Umpqua Keeps Testing New Ideas Umpqua has a solid track record of branch innovation dating to the late 1990s.
Bank Technology News August 2010 Rebecca Sausner	Citi's Japanese Revolution Citi's "smart banking" strategy in Japan.
Bank Systems & Technology June 2, 2004 Steven Marlin	Where The Money Is The current branch revival is evidence that the era of multichannel delivery is here to stay.
Bank Systems & Technology November 1, 2006 Phil Britt	Study: Channel Preference Is Age-Dependent Though financial services customers as a whole prefer branch banking, there are clear differences in customers' channel preferences based on age, according to a recent American Bankers Association (Washington, D.C.) survey of 1,000 consumers.
U.S. Banker April 2004 Jacob Ward	Should a Bank Be a Store? Going retail is all the rage. But World Savings' Marion Sandler says that good branch design can't be quantified. It just is.
Bank Technology News October 2010 Rebecca Sausner	Relationship Banking Is Out, Now It's All About Context. SapientNitro calls itself the first ever customer experience company, and in a new report written with other industry players, Sapient's pushing "engagement banking" -- remaking retail to maintain its relevance.
U.S. Banker October 2009	Noted and Noteworthy Not everyone expects Bank of America s decision to cull its roughly 6,200 branches by 10 percent to fuel a widespread rationalization of big-bank branch networks.
Bank Systems & Technology May 1, 2006 Phil Britt	Don't Shutter the Branch Yet Despite all the attention given to online banking and self-service, for now, branches remain a strong component of banks' channel strategies, evidence suggests.
U.S. Banker December 2001 John Hackett	Branches -- Hot New Delivery Channel With banks in a struggle for customers, branches have become in-the-field artillery. After years of fiddling with newfangled delivery channels, bankers across the nation are rediscovering that branches can be their most powerful weapons...
Bank Systems & Technology October 28, 2004 Ivan Schneider	Here Today ... Everywhere Tomorrow The availability of low-cost technology is driving consumer demand for high-tech branches, and banks are getting the message.
Bank Technology News January 2008 Rebecca Sausner	In-Branch Marketing: New Branches Amp up Digital Signage Futuristic bank branches like that of Umpqua's Innovation Lab are rolling out all manner of new technologies, from the latest touch screen TVs to more controversial RFID readers.
Bank Systems & Technology November 3, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	In Channel Projects, Banks Look for Simpler Solutions The new economic conditions are dictating smarter use of resources among banks as they enhance their channels.
Bank Technology News November 2010 Sean Sposito	Self-Service (R)Evolution "Branches are the number one or number two predictor of deposit growth. Branch convenience is the number one or number two reason that customers chose a bank," says Jed Taylor, vp of uGenius.
Bank Technology News July 2006 John Adams	Measuring Branch Performance: Taking The Guess Out Of The Gaps Deciding how to rate a branch's bottom line can be sticky for banks. Can a Canadian firm's "blueprint" tool bring a distant footprint into focus?
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2010 Jack Milligan	The Big Retail Showdown Despite countless warnings that the industry has hit a wall on brick-and-mortar viability, lots of financial institutions are holding their ground, determined not to let this era become branching's last stand. Can branches remain profitable once the dust settles on the current economy?
Bank Technology News July 2011	Citi Turns to Apple for Inspiration Citi is investing millions in new branches and branch refurbishments that provide technology and design upgrades, providing a more Apple-like experience for retail customers.
U.S. Banker December 2010 Matt Monks	Help Wanted: Part Time Many banks let go of part-time workers when the financial crisis hit, but as the need to cut costs at branches becomes more acute, so does the appeal of a staff with flexible hours.
Registered Rep. February 4, 2003 David A. Gaffen	Complexing Issue: Morgan Stanley Creating Bunches of Branches Morgan Stanley is requiring that an increasing number of its branch office managers begin producing. The move is an outgrowth of its office "complexing" strategy, which groups together multiple branches under a single manager.
U.S. Banker August 2010 Alan Kline	Banking 2020: Smartphones Rule All the hubbub about smartphones laying the decisive blow to branches is unnecessary; they can peacefully and successfully co-exist with some retooling.
Registered Rep. July 13, 2010 Susan Konig	BOMs Work More, Earn Less In the 1970s through the early 1990s, plenty of financial advisors hoped one day to become branch managers.
Bank Systems & Technology October 8, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Northeast Bank Takes New Approach to Branching With dwindling transaction levels at the branch due to self service channels, Northeast Bank is revising its branch strategy.
Bank Technology News July 2011	Rethinking the Branch Branch traffic is declining as consumers gravitate toward web and mobile channels. But two-thirds of consumers still wouldn't choose a branchless bank.
BusinessWeek June 23, 2011 Dakin Campbell	JPMorgan's Contrarian Bet on Bank Branches JPMorgan seeks a source of cheap funds as rivals retrench. Analysts are skeptical.
Bank Technology News July 2011 John Adams	Huntington Dives Into Digital Signage Branches will be outfitted with multiple 40-inch flat screen panels in which tailored content can be quickly uploaded to each location.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2003 Andre Cappon	Okay, Team, Listen Up! Whether some reps like to acknowledge it, the branch office manager is vital to the success of a given branch.
On Wall Street February 1, 2010 Matthew Leung	Improving Asset Retention- Keeping Open Dialogue Is Key The top piece of advice from branch managers: Know where all of the client's assets are located.
Bank Technology News April 2009 Michael Sisk	New Branch Tech "Surfaces" It looks like something out of a sci-fi film, consumers and bank salespeople conducting business by swiping their hands across a table-top screen.
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Registered Rep. October 9, 2008	Smith Barney Closing Branches, Letting Managers Go As part of a larger cost-cutting effort, Smith Barney is consolidating some of its branch offices and laying off a number of its branch managers.
On Wall Street November 1, 2009 Helen Kearney	Back on the Front Lines Over the past few months, both UBS and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney have completed their transitions to the 'complex' management structure. Many of the branch managers affected haven't had a book of business for years and say it's not an easy thing to conjure up overnight.
On Wall Street December 1, 2010 Matthew Leung	Winning Over Clients Who Have Been Burned It's not surprising that investors and even financial advisors may be disheartened about the market. So how can advisors remain motivated and prevent clients from sitting on the sidelines?
Bank Systems & Technology November 4, 2003 Ivan Schneider	Fast-Track Citizens Why do people continue to use bank branches despite the ready availability of automated alternatives? Who knows? But since they do, Citizens Bank has continued to place the branch at the center of its retail banking strategy.
U.S. Banker November 2010 Alan Kline	Sharing Space to Cut Costs Ask any retail banking expert what the branch of the future will look like and the first word you re likely to hear is smaller.
CRM February 2, 2004 Martin Schneider	Vertical Focus: Financial Services Firms Learn to Value Relationships, Not Transactions Profits and speedy service are still key, but financial services firms are getting back to basics.
Bank Technology News July 2011 John Adams	Robo Tellers A growing number of banks are deploying "personal teller" machines equipped with videoconferencing that allow remote branch staff to do virtually anything they could at the physical location.
Bank Technology News June 2010 Rebecca Sausner	U.S. Banks are Losing The Tech Creativity War American banks are behind the eight-ball when it comes to the innovation imperative.
Bank Technology News November 2009 John Adams	Capturing Savings On Line Branch capture is less costly for banks in terms of up-front (capital expenditure), but the back-office savings from teller capture are greater.
Bank Systems & Technology August 24, 2006 Phil Britt	Living in a Multichannel World As banks decide how to allocate approximately $6.5 billion in investments on retail channels this year, they would be wise to look at how customers use those channels, according to Karen Massey, senior research analyst for Financial Insight.
Bank Systems & Technology October 29, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Banks Look to Multimedia Technology to Grow Branches Banks are striving to change the branch's image by reworking the channel to appeal to a wider array of customers.
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Bank Technology News December 2009 Steve Bills	BBVA Branches Into Video Customers may soon be talking to a screen at the branch - instead of a person.
U.S. Banker May 2008 Anthony Malakian	Creating a Haven of Comfort For the Rich to Do Business The mass affluent expect a branch to be as progressively designed as their home.
Bank Technology News April 2009 John Adams	Take Stock of Your Own Real Estate The arrival of automated branch performance management at Summit Bank also came with a 95 percent cost haircut, a welcome savings in a time where every dollar is gold.