That's all well and good as far as it goes, but June 19th is a Friday. And people will need to cash payroll checks as well as make use of bill paying services that the bank offers.
Seems self defeating and cynical.
I'd prefer the bank took a look at creating products and services to help people who, for whatever reason, can't or don't have bank accounts. You know; the poor, single parents, people who just got out of jail, people with bad credit, people who haven't learned how to budget or manage their $$$.
It's probably much easier to close the bank's door a few hours early for a single day.
I get what you're saying, but this is hard to do.
I know, but they stated they wanted to address inequality. To my mind that means figuring out ways to help people who live paycheck to paycheck.
It's almost impossible to build "wealth" (which for many just means savings) when you're dependent on Western Union and Walmart to act as your banker.