banks
18 Mar 2019
Pressure on to not close rural bank branches
Nationwide is to pile pressure on high street rivals with a marketing campaign promising it will not leave towns deserted according to an article in This is Money The building...
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25 Feb 2019
The town with no free cash machines
The Metro ran a feature on the town of Burslem in Staffordshire, ‘where all the free cash machines have been taken away by banks’. A series of banks, including Nationwide,...
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28 Jan 2019
Link raises fees to save rural ATMs
ATM network operator Link is planning to increase the fees it offers operators in order to keep free rural cash machines available, according to the website TalkingRetail.com. From April 1...
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28 Jan 2019
Santander to close one in five branches
The Times reported on Santander’s plans to close a fifth of its high street network and make over 800 staff redundant because customers are increasingly switching to online banking. 140...
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08 Oct 2018
Are we really headed for a cashless rural society?
How we pay for goods and services, and how we access cash are changing rapidly with rural consequences, finds Brian Wilson. The continuing closure of bank branches, along with recent...
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01 Oct 2018
Plans announced to save rural banks
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Rebecca Long-Bailey MP was interviewed by the Eastern Daily Press during the Labour Party Conference about plans to protect rural...
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27 Jul 2018
Former ombudsman reviews access to cash
The former head of the Financial Ombudsman Service is to examine the impact on consumers and small businesses of the shift from cash to digital payments. Natalie Ceeney has previously served...
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14 May 2018
Post office eases bank branch closure pain
An action plan aims to raise awareness of banking services available at Post Office branches among local communities grappling with bank branch closures. The five-point plan has been developed by...
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27 Feb 2018
Call to fill rural banking ‘black hole’
An MP has introduced a private members bill to ensure rural communities aren’t left without financial services when bank branches close. Ceredigion MP Ben Lake said he wanted to make...
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