Halifax Plc News Today

Before the end of this month, 13 branches will be shutting their doors for good with Barclays, Halifax, Lloyds and the Bank of Scotland (BoS) is closing branches

According to Lloyds Banking Group, only 8% of its more than 21 million banking customers choose to bank with them exclusively through its high street branches, whilst four our of five now use online banking

As house prices have risen Brits need a much bigger deposit now to get on the property ladder than they once did and this has pushed up the age of the average first time buyer

Consumer champions at Which? said the dodgy email links to a copycat website, which scammers will use to get hold of your personal details and access your bank account

In the recent MSE newsletter, Martin Lewis' team told readers that there were just three banks left paying people to switch over to them - and another will be going after this Thursday

Research by the bank and lender found that Scotland was home to the "most affordable" place with Inverclyde, which is just west of Glasgow, taking the top spot