Banks: Postbank closes more than 100 stores

Many of the Postbank branches concerned are considered unprofitable. The bank's employees promise to work in the banking connection.

Banks: Postbank closes more than 100 stores

Customers of Postbank will soon have to take longer journeys in many places if y want to go to counter: bank intends to close more than jedezehnte of its approximately 1,000 branches by end of this year. "In end, Esdeutlich will be over 100 this year," quoted Bild amSonntag Postbank board member Susanne Klöß.

According to Einerinternen, which zufolgevorliegt to newspaper's own data, only 72 are distributed Standorteaufgeführt throughout Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia is most affected by 21Schließungen. The Filialschließungenlaufen according to newspaper since February and should be completed by end of 2018.

According to picture on Sunday, many of branches concerned are considered unprofitable. The majority of employees were borrowed from Deutsche Post and Gehedorthin back. "Our employees change to AnderenStandorten, everyone gets a connection job," sagteKlöß newspaper. She announced: "We are not only closing, we are also opening. By mid-2019, a total of 50 neueVertriebscenter are created, in which we also offer advice for securities UndBaufinanzierung. 25 of se centers already exist. "

DiePostbank belongs completely to Deutsche Bank and will soon be merged with its private customer business. Klöß said that DieFilialschließungen had nothing to do with subject of Deutsche Bank, but would be part of long-term strategy.

At beginning of May, President of Federal Association of German Banks, Hans-Walter Peters, had expressed expectation that in five years up to a quarter fewer bank branches in Germany would be gebenwerde. In total re are currently around 34,000 branches – savings banks and cooperative banks included in this country. This is more than in any or country in Europe and, given hartenWettbewerbs in banking sector, is difficult to maintain, sagtePeters ahead.

Date Of Update: 21 May 2018, 12:02
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