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Selwyn Runnett

Opinion: The Case for Community Banking

By Selwyn Runnett | Tue 5th November 2013 - 8:57 am

Lloyds Bank, Leighton Buzzard - Some rights reserved by dlanor smadaThere are signs that the banking crisis may be coming to an end. The old TSB has re-emerged, Lloyds may be returned wholly to the private sector. William & Glyn’s may also re-emerge with investment, from amongst others, the Church Commissioners for England.

So, if we ignore RBS, the banking sector looks like it can get back to solid day-to-day retail banking, can’t it? Well, not quite. Retail banking is now disappearing from our local communities with only local credit unions filling the gap.

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