U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Nov. 12

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile
America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12: FIRST DRIVE-IN BANK

Profile America -- Thursday, November 12th. Many of us rarely see the inside
of a bank anymore, standing in line to be served by a teller in person.
Instead, we take care of our financial business at an ATM, by going online, or
at our bank's drive-in windows. The first such drive-up facility opened on
this date in 1946 -- at the Exchange National Bank in Chicago, which offered
its motoring customers 10 teller windows with sliding drawers. Now, drive-up
tellers are available almost everywhere, and Americans have a choice of more
than 97,000 banks to handle their money, with deposits totaling $6.7 trillion.
You can find these and more facts about banking in America from the U.S.
Census Bureau online at http://www.census.gov.

Sources: www.history.com
Kane's Famous First Facts, 3796
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 1141

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S.
Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready
to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look
under the "Newsroom" button).

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812, fax: +1-301-763-3762,
Richard.Thomas.Reed-at-census.gov