Nationwide to allow first-time buyers to borrow six times their earnings Building society ramps up mortgage price war with ‘gamechanging’ move, as it also cuts rates
Do packaged bank accounts deliver value for money? As banks raise fees customers pay in exchange for a range of perks, it’s time to ask: Are you are really getting your money’s worth?
HSBC calls on tech firms to help refund victims of fraud Bank says new UK compensation rules will fail to curb APP scams and prove financial sector is not the problem
UK savers urged to find better deals after several banks cut interest rates Bank of England may have kept rates steady this week but TSB, NS&I and others have all announced cuts
JP Morgan creates new role to prevent overwork among junior bankers Bank’s head of diversity and inclusion appointed to help tackle long hours and support staff wellbeing
Public Enemy review – anatomy of Greece’s economic crisis framed as epic tragedy Elisa Mantin’s film shows Greeks as the economic victims of ideologically motivated EU forces, imposing punishment-via-austerity
Ex-NatWest CEO who left after Nigel Farage row to advise law firm Alison Rose appointed as diversity and inclusion adviser at leading firm Mishcon de Reya
Lloyds sent my £37,000 to the Duchy of Cornwall and I can’t get it back I changed my business to sole trader status. The next thing I knew, my firm had been deemed ‘dissolved’ and my money given to the state
Lloyds plans to shut another 55 bank branches Move will take two-year closure total by 2026 to 292 and includes Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds brands
Revolut founder sells shares ‘worth up to $300m’ in fintech company Nik Storonsky reportedly sold 40- 60% of the stock offloaded in August secondary share sale
Bank of England waters down plans to impose tougher capital rules on UK banks Chancellor says revision of how much lenders must set aside to cope with future crises will bolster growth
Chemist, pub and bank closures lead to 2,300 more empty UK stores, survey finds Worst net closures so far this year are on high streets, while retail parks and shopping centres fare better
Mandelson-backed Bank of London reveals £42m in fresh funding days after winding-up petition Clearing bank’s future was thrown into question by HMRC action over unpaid taxes last Thursday
UK government links with Barratt and Lloyds for £150m housebuilding project Homes England joint venture will help towards aim to build 1.5m new homes over next five years
Santander to insist UK workers are in office three days a week About 1,000 of those affected work in London and 4,500 at the bank’s new Milton Keynes headquarters