Royal Bank of Scotland closed 44 branches

Royal Bank of Scotland, parachuting close 44 branches are in motion are concerned that the move would harm local communities.

Customers have been told about the closure - the UK from Scotland to the south coast of England - of which 14 are “the last branch in town." Not yet announced.
Finally, the Bank has undertaken not to quit the local community, as Barclays ten years ago caused a sensation when it closed 171 branches in the day. Royal Bank of Scotland formal commitment in its “Customer Charter " in 2010 , but in 2012 about misleading advertising watchdog upheld the commitment , the Royal Bank of Scotland is the last branch in the town of complaints . By 2013, it had diluted the commitment.

Derek French , who runs the campaign for community banking services, said the decision to close a number of branches of the Royal Bank of Scotland may encourage opponents began to close their offices in the last one there in town. "This is very worrying,” said the Frenchman. Royal Bank of Scotland closed 60 branches in the entire 2013.

Closure as the new CEO of the Royal Bank of Scotland Ross McEwan , 81% of taxpayers have attempted to declare more than 8 billion pounds of losses drag, last year back to black . Unite national officer Rob Mac Gregor said: "Taxpayers who bailed out the Royal Bank of Scotland angry , it is quietly embarked on a large-scale program of branch closures although Royal Bank of Scotland executives get millions of pounds of expenditure , but also the community right top to bottom. Countries are denied access to local banks. Currently no proper consultation, there is a real fear that these will hurt the collapse of the affected communities. "

He said Chancellor George Osborne, should be involved as one of the branches earmarked for closure, and is in his Tatton constituency in CHELFORD.
A spokesman said the Royal Bank of Scotland has been around since 2010 over the transaction branch fell 30%, added: “classified " Many bank branches in the city last one is only open a few hours a week , only to see twelve customers per hour.

"We must meet our customers want, which is why we are investing in a range of other ways customers can bank with us, including online and telephone banking, our mobile application, and any one of 11,500 post offices branches across the UK.”