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An old-fashioned Bank?

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  • EarthBoy
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    Rob5342 said:
    RobM99 said:
    Back on topic. Metro bank has good, long opening hours - including Sunday.

    I suspect it's not the sort of 'old fashioned bank' the OP is hankering after though.
    And it will depend on where the OP is in the country - Metro is still pretty much for those living in the south of the country, there are hardly any branches in the north.

    They seem to want one that's not closing branches and doesnt ask questions when you take large amounts of cash out. A qiuick google shows that Metrobank has 78 branches vs Barclays that has 786. Even if Metrobank aren't closing branches they are still far less common. Any bank will ask questions about large cash withdrawals.
    Even Metro Bank have closed branches.  They closed Earls Court, Windsor, and Milton Keynes earlier this year.
  • Habsbanken still operates in an old fashioned way, each branch has a manager. 
  • RobM99
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    edited 29 June 2023 at 12:07AM
    Habsbanken still operates in an old fashioned way, each branch has a manager. 
    Sadly we don't live in Norway.
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  • binao
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    edited 29 June 2023 at 12:07AM
    RobM99 said:
    Habsbanken still operates in an old fashioned way, each branch has a manager. 
    Sadly we don't live in Norway.
    Husbanken?
  • eskbanker
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    binao said:
    RobM99 said:
    Habsbanken still operates in an old fashioned way, each branch has a manager. 
    Sadly we don't live in Norway.
    Husbanken?
    or https://www.handelsbanken.co.uk/en/ ?

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