Bank branch closures are starting to pick up the pace again this year, with both Lloyds and NatWest recently announcing a slew of additional outlets set for the chopping block. Community banking hubs have been touted as the solution to the crisis, but is the rollout keeping up? First name (required) Last name (required) Email address (required) Postcode (optional) Get the newsletterBank branch closures since 2015Which? members last year found that 40% had lost access to their local bank branch in the past five years. Meanwhile, those two years saw 735 and 662 bank branch closures respectively.