Money doens't grow on trees, so why do banks have branches?
372643
Because they already know that money is the ROOT of all evil... guffaw... chortle... titter....\n\nwell .... I thought it was funny\n:-)
1058509
ya....many people say money plants affect the growth of the tall tree to obtain their nutrition,food and support...
144817
To give back to the environment. (one can never have too many trees)
118359
That is a good question.  Trees are a renewable resource though, so it is kind of a non-issue.
973285
It happened to me too.  Ask around.  Call several banks.  One of them is bound to let you open an account.  It's the branch managers' call.  Sometimes.  After some time passes you shouldn't have a problem.  Besides, lots of people go through life without a checking account.  You can open a savings account.  After you've had an account with a bank for a while they're bound to be more receptive to letting you open a checking account.  You can pay your bills in person with cash or use money orders. This isn't the end of the world.
207140
cause they can make money
1070716
To flesh out the metaphor here ... money may be the root of evil, but it still has to be watered and weeded and whatnot before it turns into a BIG EVIL PLANT!  In a good person's garden, the root may stay just that, a root, under the ground and not becoming anything to be concerned about.  \n\npotential and reality are two different things.  just because money encourages evil doesn't mean everyone will make those kinds of nasty choices with it.  some will, some won't.
125306
Most banks in other than very rural areas are able to do this, but it may take them some time, if they don't do it regularly.  It may depend on which currency is being exchanged, too.
1130630
Advantages might be that they encourage a bank to be more responsible when lending and dealing with its clients.  It has to keep track and make sure it has the reserve requirements on hand.  There's less chance of a bank overextending itself, leading to failure.  Then the FDIC would have to pick up the cost.\n\nThe disadvantage is that the market is less liquid so there are probably some inefficiencies from this artificial requirement, making costs slightly higher.
539154
LOL!  \n\nGood answer for your mom or dad when they say that!\n\nWhen it used to be gold, silver and copper ONLY it DIDN'T come from trees.....\n\nYou could write a hand-written, paper draft for the person to take to your bank (later morphed into actual checks), but it wasn't real money until the bank honored it, so money wasn't made on trees, i guess.
735676
The whole purpose of money in the bank is so that all that money can be loaned out to your neighbors.  Remember, It's a wonderful Life?  When Potter wanted to foreclose on property well that can only happen when the amount of loans exceed the amount in the bank.
166256
idk is not an answer, stop whoring for points.\n\nAs far as the real answer, all funds in the bank are secured by the federal reserve. Basically, it will never happen again in the forseeable future. Banks are required to hold a reserve of around 10% of all deposits and can borrow from the Federal Reserve at any time (although they prefer to borrow from other banks)\n\nThe banks, and the government, learned their lesson after the bank runs in the 40's
1138003
Because they are like creeks that have lots of branches that all end of at the big river.\nLike my money flowing faster and faster away all the time!\nAnd then there is those times when the floods just wipe me out!
620891
too bad, money doesn't grow on money tree.  otherwise, everyone would be rich beyoud your imagination
389541
Their roots are actually specialized branches (rhizoids) that grow in the ground or into tree bark, on rock, etc. so the whole plant is actually living sideways.  The branches absorb water just like roots would. They have a great capacity for storing water, and most are pretty small, so they don't need as much rain as most plants, just humidity/moistness.  Most surfaces are wet with dew in the morning, and they absorb this.
550826
Sounds like a good idea in theory, but sometimes the reserves need to be used. Otherwise there's no point in having them.
529183
No - it comes from the visual form of the branches