CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Bricks and mortar continue to show their staying power even as technology pushes the envelope of Internet banking to wireless and beyond.

The number of physical bank offices increased by 15% in the past decade, even as institution charters continued to drop, according to Forrester Research Inc.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the think firm says, members and customers frequenting these institutions tend to be older.

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