Banking has been the chief source of senior-level brokers. The most acutely affected have been local banks like the Medium Business Bank of Taiwan, the Cooperative Bank of Taiwan, and the Land Bank of Taiwan, some of whose branches have suffered mass defections to the new industry.
銀行是高級營業員的主要來源，其中又以台灣中小企銀、合作金庫、土地銀行等各地分支機構受到的影響最大，且是整批整批地被某一家地區性的證券公司挖走，如新竹、台中、花蓮等地。