Financial institution of Scotland, Halifax and Lloyds are to shut 60 branches throughout the UK - with 19 to close in Scotland.
Dad or mum firm Lloyds Banking Group mentioned the choice was made because the variety of prospects now utilizing on-line banking reached an all-time excessive this yr.
Lloyds says it now has 18.6 million common on-line banking prospects and over 15 million cell app customers. These have elevated 12% and 27% respectively within the final two years, studies the Mirror.
19 Financial institution of Scotland branches are closing together with one in Aberdeen, one in Glasgow and two in Edinburgh in addition to a department in Forres, Carluke and Dunblane amongst others.
The complete record of branches which can be closing embrace 24 Lloyds Financial institution and 17 Halifax banks.
Vim Maru, group retail director, Lloyds Banking Group mentioned: “Similar to many different excessive avenue companies, fewer prospects are selecting to go to our branches.
"Our department community is a crucial approach for us to help our prospects, however we have to adapt to the numerous development in prospects selecting to do most of their on a regular basis banking on-line.”
Lloyds hasn't mentioned what number of members of employees are affected by the closures, however added: "We goal to help all colleagues impacted, who need to stay with the Group, with a transfer to a brand new function."
Financial institution of Scotland branches affected
- Aberdeen 201 Union St - 14/09/2022
- Alness - 27/07/2022
- Brechin - 02/08/2022
- Broxburn - 09/08/2022
- Carluke - 27/06/2022
- Clarkston - 04/07/2022
- Dunblane -07/07/2022
- Dyce - 05/07/2022
- Edinburgh Barnton - 13/07/2022
- Edinburgh Shandwick - 13/07/2022
- Forres - 11/07/2022
- Glasgow Riddrie - 09/08/2022
- Innerleithen - 04/08/2022
- Kirkcudbright - 03/08/2022
- Lockerbie - 08/08/2022
- Selkirk - 08/08/2022
- Shotts - 15/08/2022
- Stromness - 17/08/2022
- Troon - 21/09/2022
Halifax branches affected
- Abingdon - 29/06/2022
- Beaconsfield - 28/07/2022
- Beccles - 05/07/2022
- Belfast Shaftesbury - 28/06/2022
- Bideford - 06/07/2022
- Devizes - 27/07/2022
- Doncaster Mkt Pl - 19/09/2022
- Dunstable - 11/07/202
- Finchley Central - 12/07/2022
- Halifax Industrial St - 19/09/2022
- Margate - 18/07/2022
- Morriston - 18/07/2022
- Penge - 10/08/2022
- Totton - 19/07/2022
- Wokingham - 20/07/2022
- Worcester Park - 20/07/2022
- Yeadon - 25/07/2022
Lloyds Financial institution branches affected
- Aylesbury Gatehouse - 26/07/2022
- Beaconsfield - 29/06/2022
- Beaconsfield - 15/09/2022
- Birmingham Temple Row - 01/08/2022
- Bolton Westhoughton - 11/08/2022
- Bradford Thornbury - 20/09/2022
- Buckingham- 30/06/2022
- Chandlers Ford - 10/08/2022
- Chipping Campden - 30/06/2022
- Colchester St Johns - 20/09/2022
- Cottingham - 21/09/2022
- Edgbaston - 06/07/2022
- Knutsford - 07/07/2022
- Liverpool Woolton - 14/07/2022
- Lyndhurst - 13/07/2022
- Marlow - 04/08/2022
- Morriston Swansea - 21/07/2022
- Oxford Summertown - 03/08/2022
- Poulton-le-Fylde - 28/06/2022
- Rushden - 26/07/2022
- Shanklin - 28/07/2022
- Shrewsbury Mount Nice - 11/08/2022
- Smethwick - 21/07/2022
- Swanwick - 25/07/2022
- Tiptree - 25/07/2022