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right now money is a taxing subject on everyone's mind whether you're out of work or simply concerned about your money sitting in the bank Fox 10's Marilla Porter spoke with the head of the state Bankers Association he's counseling people to remain calm and not take a lot of cash out of your account for now the bank is the absolute unlike money what's to come during this coronavirus pandemic is not something that can easily be calculated the unknown raising anxiety for many who are out of work forced to stay home and simply worried about their wallet nobody expected a pandemic like this but Scott Latham with the Alabama Bankers Association says they've practiced for this very emergency for years in my 30 years in the industry I do not remember a time like this but I will say that our banks undergo pandemic and disaster recovery planning all of the time the Alabama Bankers Association represents 126 banks with nearly 1500 branches Latham says right now many banks across the state are operating with social distancing at the forefront signs like these on the Renasant bank do that people know that while they are closed they're still meeting with people by appointment only and Latham tells me banks across Alabama are doing the same closing their lobbies and encouraging people to use drive-through online banking and ATMs banking leaders recommend we use credit and debit cards to make purchases and keep from withdrawing excess amounts of cash some people are wondering if they should you know that would be like on a on a perfectly normal sunny day when there is no coronavirus someone going and drawing a lot of money out of the bank and carrying it around with them it just simply isn't the safe thing to do Latham says the best thing we can do right now is stay calm and know that money whether it be cash or credit is available at banks across Alabama some like regions and Bank of America are providing financial help to customers experiencing financial hardships because of the corona virus pandemic in Mobile mirela Porter fox10 news well Morel also tells us that Latham said that if you are going through financial hardships because of coronavirus you should contact your bank to talk about your situation