Lloyds Bank under fire for holding on to £5,500 customers 'urgently need'

NewsCost Of LivingLloyds BankThe customers have written into a national newspaper15:33, 31 Aug 2026Lloyds Bank under fire for holding on to £5,500 customers 'urgently need'Lloyds Bank is holding on to an urgently needed £5,500, customers have claimed. The customers have written into a national newspaper saying they want their balance back, but can’t access the money to pay for essential repairs and settle an electricity bill.‌They told the Guardian newspaper : "Last November, Lloyds Bank informed me, in my role as treasurer of my parish church, that the church account was to be closed and that I should open a new business account instead.‌"This can only be done online, but a fault with their system prevented me – and local branch staff – from doing so. At the branch staff’s suggestion, I o