Sep 28, 2023

FinCap Friday: Banks Decline at Record Highs

Have you noticed less bank branches around your home or school in the last few years? If so, you're not alone! In recent years, the U.S. has experienced a significant decline in the number of physical bank branches open and running. The primary reason behind this trend is the increasing preference for online banking but this issue has raised concerns about reduced access to banking services, particularly for vulnerable communities. Learn more in this week's episode of FinCap Friday below:

 

Click here to access the Kahoot quiz and discussion prompt. If you're short on time, try our simplified No Tech version containing embedded questions right in the slide deck! You might even prefer to embed the quiz questions into the video with this this Edpuzzle video!

 

 

About the Author

Yanely Espinal

Born and raised by Dominican, immigrant parents in Brooklyn, Yanely is a proud product of NYC public schools. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2007 before going on to receive her bachelor's degree at Brown University in 2011. As a Teach For America corps member, Yanely taught third and fourth grade in Canarsie, Brooklyn. She received her master's degree from Relay Graduate School of Education in 2013. She spends her spare time making YouTube videos about personal finance on her channel, MissBeHelpful. Yanely also loves to dance, sew, paint, listen to podcasts, and babysit her 10 nieces and nephews!

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