--- description: Why bank branches still matter, street-level flu tracking for everybody, the problem with the border patrol and more. title: Why Bank Branches Still Matter image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Why Bank Branches Still Matter by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 15, 2015 6:03 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 15, 2015 6:03 PM CUT **1\.** [**If you’re old or poor, bank branches still matter.**](http://qz.com/393429/mobile-banking-underbanked/ "undefined") By Melvin Backman in Quartz **2\.** [**Street-by-street health tracking can help you avoid the flu.**](http://mashable.com/2015/06/15/tylenol-health-app/ "undefined") By Patrick Kulp in Mashable **3\.** [**Is the U.S. Border Patrol above the law?**](http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-border-patrol-shootings-20150615-story.html#page=1 "undefined") By Brian Bennett in the Los Angeles Times **4\.** [**How an ex-inmate turned entrepreneur helps families of prisoners stay in touch.**](http://bigthink.com/design-for-good/a-former-inmate-turned-entrepreneur-solves-problems-in-the-prison-system-with-a-fresh-approach "undefined") By Teodora Zareva in Big Think **5\.** [**The brain’s secret link to our immune system could unlock autism, Alzheimers and more.**](http://news.virginia.edu/content/researchers-find-textbook-altering-link-between-brain-immune-system "undefined") By Josh Barney at UVA Today  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3921179/why-bank-branches-matter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3921179/why-bank-branches-matter/"},"headline":"Why Bank Branches Still Matter","datePublished":"2015-06-15T18:03:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:03:03.444Z","description":"These are today's best ideas","url":"https://time.com/3921179/why-bank-branches-matter/","keywords":["Innovation","Autism","Brain","Immigration","Jail","bank","allergy"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3921179/why-bank-branches-matter/","name":"Why Bank Branches Still Matter"}}]}] ```