{"id":261977,"date":"2025-03-19T08:28:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T08:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/santander-to-close-95-branches-across-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T08:28:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T08:28:05","slug":"santander-to-close-95-branches-across-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/santander-to-close-95-branches-across-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Santander to close 95 branches across the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Santander to close 95 branches across the UK\" title=\"Santander to close 95 branches across the UK\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-content\">\n<article>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 EXUng\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5de4\/live\/e7e845d0-0496-11f0-9294-61d3a42807f4.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/5de4\/live\/e7e845d0-0496-11f0-9294-61d3a42807f4.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5de4\/live\/e7e845d0-0496-11f0-9294-61d3a42807f4.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/5de4\/live\/e7e845d0-0496-11f0-9294-61d3a42807f4.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/5de4\/live\/e7e845d0-0496-11f0-9294-61d3a42807f4.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/5de4\/live\/e7e845d0-0496-11f0-9294-61d3a42807f4.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/5de4\/live\/e7e845d0-0496-11f0-9294-61d3a42807f4.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5de4\/live\/e7e845d0-0496-11f0-9294-61d3a42807f4.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images Santander customer taking money out of a cash machine\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 hesJxn\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Santander has announced it is set to close 95 branches across the UK, putting 750 jobs at risk.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">The High Street bank said its customers were increasingly shifting to banking online and it was aiming to start closing branches from June.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">As part of the changes, Santander will also reduce hours at 36 branches and remove the front counters out of 18 others.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">It is the latest bank to announce branch closures, with <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6275z006rjo\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 beIoQm\" rel=\"noopener\">Lloyds announcing 136 closures in January<!-- --><\/a>.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">The closures will leave Santander with 349 branches, down from 444.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">It said the areas to lose branches would be covered by &#8220;new Santander community bankers&#8221; who will visit local communities on a weekly basis.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-testid=\"ohio-section-outer-3\" data-analytics-group=\"true\" data-analytics_group_type=\"ohio-3\" data-analytics_group_position=\"1\" data-analytics_group_item_count=\"3\" data-analytics_group_name=\"Related\" class=\"sc-227eb15e-1 dYnBSI\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ceqjp4lvr4wo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images Santander has announced it is set to close 95 branches across the UK, putting 750 jobs at risk. The High Street bank said its customers were increasingly shifting to banking online and it was aiming to start closing branches from June. 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