Lloyds Banking Group is in the process of closing 289 branches in 2025 and 2026 in a blow to customers. As such, the total number of bank branch closures this year from the banking group alone comes to 198. Lloyds Banking Group is closing hundreds of branches in 2025 and 2026 |Next year, 14 Halifax, 40 Lloyds Bank and 17 Bank of Scotland branches are earmarked for closure, based on the banking group's current business plans. A Lloyds Banking Group spokesperson said: "The way people are banking has changed, with over 21 million customers choosing our apps to manage their money. "Alongside our app, our customers can use any Lloyds, Halifax or Bank of Scotland branch, the Post Office or banking hubs for their everyday banking, and deposit cash at over 30,000 PayPoint locations."