"It may be easier for criminals to tamper with a machine that is in a non-bank location, such as a grocery store, deli or shopping mall, " the New York state banking department advises.

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Also known as Bank of the Internet, BofI operates out of a single location in San Diego and has a charter that allows the bank to operate in all 50 states.

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Like Ally, American Express Bank operates more or less exclusively as an online bank, with just a single physical location.

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He also told MSPs the capital city had a "particular claim" to be the location for the green investment bank because it's financial institutions have a strong track record in lending to renewable energy companies.

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They determined that only one in a hundred bank branches is robbed in any year and that the location and size of the branch makes no discernible difference.

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Filming on location in New York, Rock places his character, Richard Cooper, in an investment bank in a midtown tower where they ought to review their security arrangements: sleek, sexy Nikki Tru (Kerry Washington) keeps turning up in his office uninvited and unannounced.

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