I just got notice that I had to pay for mine (Chase Bank) for the first time and closed it. I was surprised to hear they are phasing out the boxes. Seems like something people like/expect from their main bank. The business person in me started envisioning safe deposit box only businesses. Kind of like the storage warehouses only more secure, of course. Probably just a coincidence but over the last +/- 20 years with rates so low, keeping cash on hand (or in a box at the bank) really wasn't a terrible idea. With rates going up the way they are it's not too smart.