banks

It's been a familiar brand here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes for over 80 years, but thanks to a recent business deal closing, this name will soon be disappearing from Minnesota.

The announcement email was sent to members this morning.

Less than two years ago, the bank closed nearly 10% of its locations. Now, it is ready to do it all over again.

It's been a familiar brand here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes since 1943, but it will likely soon be disappearing from Minnesota.

Last year the United States saw the highest number of bank closures since the 2008 recession.

In case you haven't heard, the United States is migrating towards adopting EMV (Europay, MasterCard, Visa) chip technology on every card issued in this country.  The move follows what has become standard already in the rest of the world.  MasterCard and Visa are initiating those cards to their customers as their old cards come up for renewal.

How hard is it to understand how a drive-through bank works? From time to time, I have reason to go to two different banks in the area - often, utilizing the drive-through lanes when I do.  Usually, it's the same situation no matter which bank I go to:  No matter how many lanes are open, MOST of the cars are lined up in the first or second lane -- leaving the others empty...