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Westpac postpones regional bank branch closures ahead of Senate inquiry

Westpac will postpone the closure of eight regional branches across the country. (ABC News: Sarah Motherwell)

Westpac will postpone the planned closures of eight of its branches across regional Australia, ahead of a federal Senate inquiry into the economic and social impacts of such closures.

The Commonwealth Bank confirmed earlier this week it would halt closures while the inquiry took place, prompting calls from political leaders for other banks to do the same.

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