Crédit Agricole closes 25 agencies in the Loire and Haute-Loire, symbol of banking desertification

“An aberration”. Therefore, “Crédit Agricole lets us go”, “Still local services that disappear”… As soon as they learned, in early July, the imminent disappearance of the agency and the automatic distributor of Crédit Agricole de their village, many of the 2,000 inhabitants of Lantriac (Haute-Loire) expressed anger and dismay. Moreover, And they were not the only ones.

On July 3. Moreover, 25 mayors of the Loire and Haute-Loire learned of the imminent closure of the agency-and for some of the ticket distributor-of their municipality. In most of them, it was the only bank and the only distributor still present. In the days that followed, thousands of inhabitants and elected officials denounced these decisions with demonstrations and petitions. Particularly in Haute-Loire, where 12 agencies out of 49 will close in September.

The bank justifies these closures by the new practices of its customers. “The period of the COVVI-19 has greatly accelerated the digitalization of usesexplains Gaëlle Regnard. director general of Crédit Agricole Loire and Haute-Loire. Our customers come on average less than twice a year in an agency and prefer contactless payment for cash. »» The bank also highlights the requests of employees. “We must take into account that working alone. in two in an crédit agricole closes 25 agencies agency creates a feeling of isolation and leads to departures of the company”specifies Gaëlle Regnard.

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