News Tag: counter

June 7, 2010

Nationwide small cash counter withdrawal ban comes into force

by Kay Murchie
From today, the Nationwide Building Society will attempt to reduce its queues by making customers with cash cards withdrawing less than £100 to use the branch cash machine. The Nationwide said the change, which was announced in April, is essential and the move is aimed at speeding up transactions and freeing up staff time to deal with other ...

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May 26, 2010

HSBC and A&L follow Nationwide with counter changes

by Kay Murchie
From 1 July, Alliance & Leicester (A&L;) will attempt to reduce its queues by making customers with cash cards withdrawing less than £300 to use the branch cash machine. The bank, which is to be renamed Santander later this year, said the change will bring the bank brand in line with other banks in the Santander group - including ...

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April 12, 2010

Nationwide imposes small cash counter withdrawal ban

by Kay Murchie
From 7 June, Nationwide Building Society will attempt to reduce its queues by making customers with cash cards withdrawing less than £100 to use the branch cash machine. The Nationwide said the change is essential and the move is aimed at speeding up transactions and freeing up staff time to deal with other transactions. The building society said the move will ...

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October 16, 2009

Lloyds Banking Group agrees sale of Halifax estate agency

by Kay Murchie
More than 400 jobs could be lost after Lloyds Banking Group has agreed to sell its Halifax estate agency business to LSL Property Services for £1. It is expected that the sale will result in the closure of 121 Halifax banking counters located in estate agents. More than 1,000 employees will be transferred to LSL after completion of the ...

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August 31, 2009

Lloyds considering Halifax agency counter closures

by Kay Murchie
Lloyds Banking Group is considering more job losses as the bank plans to close more than 300 “agency” counters run by its Halifax subsidiary in the offices of estate agents, solicitors or financial advisers. Agency counters are not Halifax branches and their staff are employed by the agent as part of their wider business and the closures are part of the process ...

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