New research has determined the areas worse hit by the ongoing trend of bank branch closures which have swept communities across the country. The rise in online banking and changing consumer behaviours have resulted in many high street banks, including NatWest, Lloyds and Barclays, shutting down locations. Consumer champion Which? found that Yorkshire and the Humber is the region with the worst ratio of bank branches to population in the UK. As it stands, the region only has 248 branches left to cater to 5.6 million people which is the equivalent to 4.4 branches per 100,000 people. For context…