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For decades, banking analysts predicted that physical retail branches would become entirely obsolete following the rapid expansion of digital financial services. However, recent industry data indicates a more nuanced reality: while routine transactions like check deposits have almost entirely migrated to online platforms, consumer demand for face-to-face consultations remains high for complex financial products, such as mortgages and wealth management. Consequently, financial institutions that eliminated all physical locations experienced a notable drop in new mortgage originations compared to competitors that maintained hybrid operational models combining digital portals with small, consultation-oriented branches. Furthermore, market reports show that customer retention rates over a five-year period were significantly higher at these hybrid institutions than at exclusively digital banks.

Which of the following statements is most strongly supported by the passage's premises regarding consumer banking behavior?

  1. Consumers seeking complex financial products like mortgages are more likely to originate them with institutions offering physical consultation locations than with entirely digital banks.Cevap
  2. B
    Purely digital banks will be forced to shut down within the next five years due to declining customer retention rates.
  3. C
    Routine transactions such as check deposits will eventually shift back to physical bank branches as consumers lose trust in online platforms.
  4. D
    Maintaining traditional full-service retail branches generates greater overall corporate profit than operating digital-only platforms.
  5. E
    Banking analysts were entirely correct in their original forecast that physical retail locations would lose all relevance for consumers.

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The statement that consumers seeking complex financial products are more likely to originate them with institutions offering physical consultation locations than with entirely digital banks is most strongly supported by the passage premises.
The correct answer directly summarizes the combined evidence in the passage. The text explicitly links consumer demand for face-to-face mortgage advice with the observed drop in mortgage originations at fully digital banks compared to hybrid banks.

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1
Identify explicit premises in the passage.
The passage establishes two key facts: (1) consumers prefer face-to-face consultations for complex products like mortgages, and (2) institutions eliminating all physical locations saw a drop in new mortgage originations compared to hybrid competitors with consultation branches.
Inference questions require deductions strictly proven by explicit premise combinations.
2
Synthesize the premises to evaluate the options.
Combining consumer preference for in-person advice on mortgages with the lower mortgage originations at fully digital institutions directly supports the conclusion that consumers originate more complex products with hybrid/physical consultation banks.
A valid inference cannot contain outside claims or unwarranted leaps.

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