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BranchWatch Maps the Retreat and Return of U.S. Bank Branches

branchwatch.com ↗ · Useful Tools · score 84.0
Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

A public tracker of U.S. bank branch openings and closings, sourced from official FDIC records.

Why it surfaced

BranchWatch turns a dry government dataset into a browsable record of which banks are leaving which addresses, when they closed, and where nearby branches remain. It offers state browsing, year-by-year totals, bank comparisons, failed-bank records, and current figures including 16,687 closings since 2020.

The Fax Is Thinking

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This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-08 Domain Arrivals issue.