LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group is close to agreeing a deal with the European Commission that would see it sell its Cheltenham & Gloucester branch network, Sky News reported on Thursday.
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yds Banking Group is going cap in hand to shareholders - for the second time this year - to drum up a massive £13.5bn. Branches of Cheltenham & Gloucester, Lloyds TSB Scotland and some Lloyds TSB branches in England and Wales...
Britain pressed ahead on Tuesday with a fresh wave of restructuring in its crisis-ravaged banking system, as Lloyds Banking Group PLC sought at least £21 billion (US$34.2 billion) through a record share issue and debt swap.
Alan O'Sullivan, This is Money The two behemoths will remain the largest banks in terms of branches and staff, even after RBS has been forced to sell approximately 300 branches and Lloyds Banking Group another 600. The break-up...
Responding to Alistair Darling's statement on banking reform yesterday, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said: Mr Speaker, I would like to thank the Chancellor for the early warning of this statement. Can he...
Nov 4 2009 by Henryk Zientek, Huddersfield Daily Examiner RBS and Lloys Banking Group face break-up BANKING giant HSBC is to axe 1,700 jobs in the UK as the financial sector undergoes further trauma. HSBC’s announcement comes...
The Government has announced that it intends to increase taxpayer support to Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group by £33.5 billion and £5.7 billion respectively. Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has...
Louisa Peacock04 November 2009 08:09 The government's plan to sell off parts of the state-aided high-street banks RBS and Lloyds Banking Group could result in 25,000 job losses, a union has warned. Unite called on ministers,...
The Treasury has set aside a further £8billion to cover a 'worst-case scenario' at RBS, but officials claim this is unlikely to be needed. The Treasury insisted the deal would reduce the overall burden on the public finances,...
The Government expects the long term cost to the taxpayer of the bank bailouts to be between £20 billion and £50 billion but it could be as high as £1 trillion if all the guaranteed and insurances were used in full. It has not...
Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Lloyds Banking Group will receive £31.3bn (€34.8bn) in a second bailout from the UK taxpayer as the two banks agreed to cap bonuses. The British Treasury will inject £25.5bn worth of capital...