{"id":38056,"date":"2016-12-14T07:01:10","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T00:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hsbc-shutting-four-bank-branches-a-week\/"},"modified":"2016-12-14T07:21:20","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T00:21:20","slug":"hsbc-shutting-four-bank-branches-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hsbc-shutting-four-bank-branches-a-week\/","title":{"rendered":"HSBC shutting four bank branches a week"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nConsumer body Which? calculates that banks have closed 1,000 branches in past two years as online banking growsHSBC has revealed that it is shutting more than four branches a week and that at least 57 more will be axed in the first few weeks of 2017. High-street banks have closed more than 1,000 branches in the UK during the past two years, according to consumer body Which?.It has called on banks to consult with communities before implementing closures to ensure that the needs of their customers are being met. The organisation said its research had found that 1,046 bank branches were shut, or due to shut, between January 2015 and January 2017. It added that HSBC had axed the most branches over this period: a total of 321, representing a quarter of its network. HSBC told the Guardian it had closed 222 in 2016 alone, taking its current tally to 755. Continue reading…
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