Lloyds, Halifax, Natwest and Bank of Scotland to close 86 banks in June – full list | Personal Finance | Finance

Nearly 90 bank branches are to close this month. Lloyds will close the most – 37. Halifax, meanwhile, is to shut 25, Natwest 14 and Bank of Scotland 10. UK banks and building societies – such as NatWest, Santander, Barclays, Lloyds and HSBC – have already closed 6,719 branches since January 2015, at a rate of around 53 each month, Which? highlighted. This represents 68% of those that were open at the start of 2015.

Banking hubs are being set up nationwide, but Ian Lavery, a Labour MP, said last year that “there is no provision for the FCA to initiate retrospective assessments of the need for banking hubs in areas where banks have left the high street, resulting in banking deserts, many years ago”.

Brits have expressed frustration at trying to access in-person help, as the Government says it is “taking action to ensure people and communities across the UK can continue to access the banking services they need” by commissioning an independent review and delivering new powers to act on its findings.

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