Almost 70% of us have never switched current account

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Women were less likely to have switched, while those in their 50s and 60s were most likely to say they found switching difficult.

Almost seven in 10 people have never switched current account provider, with just over a quarter holding back due to the perceived difficulty of the process. That is according to the Capital Credit Union’s just-published member survey, which gathered insights from 3,700 adults.