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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

Lloyds to let customers use Halifax and BoS branches, raising job cut fears

A Lloyds Bank branch
Lloyds Banking Group rolled out standardised uniforms across Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds branches last year. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Lloyds Banking Group will allow customers to use any of its Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds branches as part of a shake-up that has sparked fears of job cuts and site closures, weeks before a strategy update by its chief executive, Charlie Nunn.

A memo circulated to staff earlier this week explained that customers would be able to conduct their in-person banking at branches of any of the group’s three brands, regardless of which of lender they held accounts with.

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