Bank branch closures

Big banks slammed for being ‘subsidised by taxpayer’ and failing to pass interest rate hikes

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Robert Johnson

Big banks are being slammed for being “subsidised by the taxpayer” and failing to pass on higher interest rates to savings and ...

Labour pledges to create 350 banking hubs to ‘breathe life into high streets’

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Robert Johnson

The Labour Party has pledged to create 350 banking hubs to offset the recent trend of branch closures and “breathe life into ...

After 6,000 high street branches disappear, should banks be allowed to shut even more sites? VOTE HERE

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Robert Johnson

The number of bank branch closures in the UK over the last nine years has hit 6,000, according to new research from ...

Barclays and HSBC among banks ‘bracing for Post Office face-off’ over cash access deal

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Robert Johnson

Barclays and HSBC are among the major banks reportedly bracing for a showdown with Post Office over its cash access fees. Major ...

Bank branch closures: Lloyds, Santander and more shut down 6,000 locations

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Robert Johnson

Bank branch closures are continuing to sweep Britain’s high streets with 6,000 locations shutting down since 2015. Research carried out by Which? ...

Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest urged to stop bank closures and ‘restore branches’

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Robert Johnson

Experts are urging the UK’s financial services regulator to stop further bank branch closures from the country’s “Big Four” firms. Barclays, HSBC, ...

Full list of the 48 Barclays, Halifax and Lloyds sites shutting down

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Robert Johnson

Barclays, Halifax and Lloyds are among the high street banks closing branches across the UK this month. Recently, bank branch closures have ...

Lloyds Bank to scrap mobile bank branches intended to help thousands in rural communities

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Robert Johnson

Lloyds Banking Group will shut down its Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland mobile banking service, sparking further concern for customers who ...

Bank branch closures to leave 3 million without access to cash

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Robert Johnson

Bank branch closures will push three million Britons into living without nearby banking services, according to new research. Consumer champion Which? is ...