Building society to close in Wakefield
YBS said that it is rebranding Barnsley Building Society and Chelsea Building Society branches under its own name.
And Barnsley Building Society on Kirkgate is one of the branches that has been earmarked for closure between April and September.
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Hide AdIn total 22 branches will shut, including nine Yorkshire branches and seven Chelsea Building Society branches.
YBS merged with Barnsley Building Society in 2008 and Chelsea Building Society in 2010.
A group spokeswoman said 13 jobs were at risk but most staff would be redeployed.
Chief executive Chris Pilling said the move would make the group more efficient.
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Hide AdHe added: “Our branch network always has been, and remains, at the heart of our business, providing the face-to-face service that many of our members prefer.”
Barnsley Building Society branches that will close:
Cudworth
Doncaster
Mexborough
Rotherham
Wakefield
Wombwell
Yorkshire Building Society branches that will close:
Bradford John Street
Edinburgh Stafford Street
Barnsley
Birmingham
Bournemouth
Bristol
Chatham
Hampstead
Sutton
Chelsea Building Society branches that will close:
Croydon
Kings Road in London
Exeter
Ipswich
Leicester
Southampton
Westminster