Bank and building society branches staying open

[malumbu]

It's a new world - I've seen both my local branches of Barclays close, and if I use Peckham there are no personal bankers in the afternoon.  There is also a genuine issue with criminality at that Branch, one of the staff shared a few stories with me of theft from people taking money out and attempted use of stolen debit cards.  I'll still shop in Peckham from time to time.

Nationwide really gets my goat with the pledge not to close branches.  This is the second time they've used this to promote their business.  I was one of the many who switched to a Flex account when you paid no commission on overseas purchases,  then to the subscription version when it made sense for their additional benefits.  But then they cut down on the benefits and closed all the branches close to me.  I've used Beckenham a couple of times cycling there or jumping on a train from Nunhead and the service is great, like it used to be at high street branches of the four banks,  But recently, less that a year since I last used them, arrived to find they are now closed on Tuesdays and Fridays.  So still open but only 60% of the time.

A general chat about lack of banks but more specific if you want to name and shame Nationwide.  No commission on overseas purchases using the credit card though, which is a plus.

Good thing that I didn't switch to Metro, that's another story

 

Or is this just a first world problem  😃