Since $2012$ the number of branch locations in the United States$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$

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have decreased due to the rise in internet banking.

not much in known about the number of branch locations in the U$.$S$.$ as this information is not tracked.

have increased due to the deregulation of the banking industry.

have stayed relatively flat as population growth in the U$.$S$.$ has stayed constant.