THREE major banks are set to cut the opening hours at all of their branches this week.
Lloyds Banking Group, which operates Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, will slash the opening times at 757 high street branches from today, September 29.
The shake-up, which was revealed by The Sun this month, will see banks opening later and closing earlier, meaning customers will have less time to access in-person banking services.
Weekday opening times will move from 9am to 9.30am, with an even later start of 10am on Wednesdays to allow for staff training and development.
Closing times, which currently vary between 4.30pm and 5pm depending on the branch, will now be standardised to between 3.30pm and 4.30pm.
On Saturdays, branches will open at 9.30am instead of 9am, while mose will close by either 1pm or 3pm.
The changes will see customers lose up to 90 minutes of in-person banking services each day.
The reduction in opening hours reflects a broader trend in the banking industry, as more customers shift to online and mobile banking.
Hundreds of high street bank branches have shut their doors this year, with more closures already announced for 2026.
Customers who rely on in-branch services have been advised to check the new opening hours before planning their visits.
You can check your local branch’s operating hours by visiting branches.lloydsbank.com.
A Lloyds spokesperson said: “We’re changing our branch opening hours to make it simpler and more consistent for our customers.
“We offer more choice for everyday banking than ever before – alongside our apps, customers can visit any Lloyds, Halifax or Bank of Scotland branch, and use banking services at their local Post Office or Banking Hub.”
More bank changes
The reduction in opening hours comes as hundreds of banks shut their high street branches, as more customers move to online banking.
Natwest, Halifax, Lloyds Bank, and Bank of Scotland are to shut 97 high street branches next month, and 45 mobile banking services.
Some 27 Halifax branches, 23 NatWest branches, and 32 Lloyds branches will close for good starting in October.
Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland also announced more closures last week, with 49 branches set to shut for good from January.
Banks and building societies have closed more than 6,400 branches since January 2015 equating to around 53 closures every month, according to to consumer champion Which?
Meanwhile, the Co-operative Bank announced plans in August to cut opening hours at some of its branches by up to three hours a day.
In addition, 18 of these branches will close for one weekday each week.
Starting in January 2026, up to 25 of the affected branches will also shut on Saturdays.
In June, Santander cut opening hours in half at 36 branches.
It came as part of a wider UK shake-up for the bank, which includes the closure of 95 branches and the conversion of 18 to “counter-free” service desks.
Nationwide also revised the opening times at 12 high street branches earlier this year.
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