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CNBC Select will update as changes are made public. Brick-and-mortar banks — as opposed to online-only banks — are traditional banks with hundreds (sometimes thousands) of physical branches ...

What does brick-and-mortar mean? What does brick-and-mortar mean? Brick-and-mortar refers to any business that's in a physical location, as opposed to living strictly online. The name comes from ...

Online banks typically offer higher interest rates on savings products and charge fewer fees than their brick-and-mortar counterparts. If you need to deposit cash regularly, you’ll likely want ...

CNBC Select will update as changes are made public. Brick-and-mortar banks provide you with something that online banks cannot: in-person access and face-to-face customer service. Your first-ever ...