Metro Bank opened its first branch in the UK in 2010 and was the first
High Street bank to open in more than 100 years.
Moneywise Credit Union will offer a service with the products of a
high street bank.
Martin Kearsley, banking services director at the Post Office, said: "Thanks to an agreement with all UK
high street banks, everyone can deposit old pound coins into their usual
high street bank account at their local Post Office branch."
So when a
high street bank is found to have systematically mis-sold thousands of investments - usually preying on older customers with savings to invest - the level of outrage it sparks is understandable.
He points out that many parts of rural Wales are now stuck with a single
high street bank.
HIGH street bank Halifax will begin issuing its first contactless payment cards to customers tomorrow.
This week is not yet the end for our junior
high street bank, but it represents a new phase for the enterprise as growing pains very publicly kick in.
Finally, 3 5 respondents said they plan purposefully avoid using a
high street bank if they ever decide to invest again in the future.
"It shows there is real appetite for a diPSerent kind of bank - a
high street bank, not a Wall Street bank - which is focused on customer service.
Figures from MoneyComms.co.uk show the difference between the best and worst deal for those looking to borrow PS3000 over three years is PS851 and PS1481 over five years - with
high street bank charges the highest.