Lloyds Banking Group has announced the closure of 136 high street branches of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland in a further blow to customers. The financial giant will shut down 61 Lloyds, 61 Halifax and 14 Bank of Scotland branches between May this year and March 2026.

LLOYDS Banking Group has announced it will be shutting 136 branches across the UK. It will close 61 Lloyds, 61 Halifax and 14 Bank of Scotland (BoS) branches between May this year and March 2026.

Lloyds Banking Group has announced plans to close 136 more high street branches as it accelerates cost cutting and digitises the bank

🏦 The UK bank plans to close 53 branches across the country by June 2025, with the first closures in April. 📉 The closures are due to increased online banking usage, with most customers using digital services. A major bank has announced a raft of closures that will affect customers across the UK – in the biggest closure it's seen ever.

Lloyds Banking Group is closing 136 more UK branches, the impact on staff and high streets, and what it means for customers still relying on in-person banking.

The NatWest Group includes NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, and it’s just announced another wave of closures. A total of 53 more NatWest branches will shut across the country, in addition to one which was previously announced. They’ll all close before June 2025.

Lloyds Banking Group will shut 136 branches in the United Kingdom to match customers' transition to digital banking but will not cut jobs, the lender said on Wednesday. Lloyds shut several branches in the past few years across England and some in Wales,

Four Kent banks are among more than 100 branches due to be closed by next march by the banking giant behind Lloyds, Halifax and the Bank of Scotland. Lloyds branches in Margate and Herne Bay will both close in May this year while branches of Halifax in Folkestone and Sittingbourne will close in October.