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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

Nationwide extends promise not to leave towns without a local branch until at least 2026

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The UK’s biggest building society has extended a pledge not to leave any town without a local branch for at least three years – a move that will make it the largest branch network in Britain.

With a major shift to online banking in recent years, figures collated by Which? magazine last month suggested that more than 5,000 bank branches have shut down since 2015.

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