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Close Brothers: 600 jobs

Jobs
600
Announced
17 March 2026
Status
Proposed
Stated reason
Costs
necessary to structurally lower our cost base
Where
Not stated
Source strength
Two or more independent publishers
Sources
6 sources from 3 publisher groups.

Sources

PublisherHeadlineDate
Bristol PostBanking group to cut 600 jobs in UK and Ireland17 March 2026
The MirrorBanking group to axe 600 jobs as part of plans to save £85million17 March 2026
BusinessLiveClose Brothers to axe 600 jobs as motor finance losses mount17 March 2026
The IndependentClose Brothers to cut hundreds of jobs amid criticism over car finance scandal plan17 March 2026
The GuardianClose Brothers banking group to cut 600 jobs and roll out AI ‘at pace’17 March 2026
The GuardianClose Brothers shares surge after UK bank says it can ‘comfortably absorb’ cost of car finance compensation8 April 2026

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