You referring to that news clip? Headline says closed in 2021... If it was covid related, why not reopen now?So, these aren't the branches that were closed due to covid?
The branches I was personally referring to still had tellers in the lobby just up until recently. When I asked them why they said labor shortage, but they aren't even trying to hire people.
Reflecting back to similar scenarios I saw in 2008-2009, the branch closures probably have nothing to do with covid or the Fed push to go digital, and more to do with the economy imploding.