Bendigo said it would be winding down the agency model by the end of October this year.

A branch of Bendigo bank in Melbourne, Australia on Aug. 20, 2012. AAP image/David Crosling

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Bendigo Bank has announced it will close its 28—largely regional—agency branches nationally, citing a lack of use and “other relevant factors.”
Agency branches provide limited services through third parties like news agencies.

Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.