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The first ATM was set up over 30 years ago by Barclays Bank in London. You had to first see a teller, get a voucher, and then go to the machine for your cash.

The trend in opening new banking facilities has, for the most part, been concentrated on new locations for ATMs.

That is,until the supermarket banking idea came along.

BankAmerica Federal Savings Bank Corp will try to open 270 full-service branches of its thrift offices in all 50 states.

Who would guess that closing off Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington would benefit two banks?

Regional banking network NYCE says ATM crimes at automated teller machines have dropped 35% since the ATM Consumer Safety Law passed in 1992.

There are about 250,000 Russians who have immigrated to the United States, most in various locations in and around New York City.

A bill has been proposed in Congress that all $100 bills being held abroad must be returned within six months from the date of the issuance of the new design $100 note.

50% of 800 ATM users surveyed by Mentis Corp in Maryland said they would be willing to pay for services at the ATM such as statement printing, buying stamps, cashing checks, ordering checks, and ge

Approximately 8,125 banks with less than $250 million each in assets will be subject to new, streamlined CRA examinations beginning July, 1995.

The Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finance shows that by 1992, 87.5% of families in the United States have some type of transaction account-checking, savings, or money market.