High street lenders are closing bank branches almost every month, with 26 more set to shut down in October.

Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland have all confirmed closures across the month.

According to Which? data, banks and building societies have closed 6,522 branches since January 2015, equating to 53 closures every month.

Most of the high street lenders have cited changing customer habits as the reason for the closures, with more people opting to use online banking rather than step foot inside a brick-and-mortar location.

The Lloyds Banking Group, which includes Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland, plans to close more than 130 branches between May 2025 and March 2026, and 26 closures are scheduled for October.

Lloyds Bank said: "Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland

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