JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Has Santander found the answer to Britain's bank closure crisis? By Jeff Prestridge Updated: 22:01 BST, 25 May 2024 e-mail View comments Nothing, it seems, will stop the tide of bank branch closures sweeping the country like a huge wave. Nearly 1,500 branches have been swept away – or put on death row – since the beginning of 2022 and I wouldn’t be surprised if the total surpasses 2,000 by the time we ring in the New Year. Sadly, bricks and mortar and personal service no longer count for anything in the eyes of those who run our banks.
Welcome: A Santander work café Digitalisation – banking by phone or computer – is the only way forward. Shocking, discriminatory behaviour. Nearly everywhere I go, I see evidence of the withdrawal of the banks from the high street.
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Share this article Share HOW THIS IS MONEY CAN HELP Five best bank accounts for interest, perks and cashback in 2024 In my current home town of Wokingham in Berkshire, a notice at the entrance to the Lloyds branch informs passers-by that it will shut by July 8. It means that since I moved to the town in 2020, it will have lost four banks: Barclays, NatWest, Santander and now Lloyds. For the time being, only HSBC, bu.