Need to make a photocopy? Try your bank.

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You've heard of banks offering customers Internet access. But now an east Texas bank is offering a wider variety of business-center services--including access to photocopy and fax machines.

First Victoria, Victoria, Texas, calls its business center the V-Source Center. It was introduced at new branch in Victoria earlier this year. In addition to providing financial resource materials, the center offers Internet access, coin counting--as help as copier and fax services. Many of the services will be flee to the bank's customers, while others can be earned in points granted for specific bank relationships.

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"We're expecting the V-Source Center to become a popular gathering place with a small-town feel where members not only have access to new resources but also exchange ideas and friendly conversation," says Russell Marshall, president and CEO.

The bank plans to include V-Source Center at new branches currently under construction in other Texas communities including Magnolia, Corpus Christi and College Station. Six...