Macdonald Hotels counts cost of huge legal bill after High Court loss hospitality Luxury chain Macdonald Hotels slumped into the red before being order to pay a huge legal bill after losing a case to the Bank of Scotland. Macdonald Hotels sued the Scottish subsidiary of Lloyds Bank claiming it was “seriously wronged’ by the lender which resulted in it losing out on millions of pounds. Chairman and [...]
Over 100 Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches to close Banking More than 100 Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland high street branches are to close, it has been announced. Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it will shut 136 more high street branches as it accelerates plans to cut costs and digitise. It will close 61 Lloyds, 61 Halifax and 14 Bank of Scotland branches between [...]
Banks drive finance complaints up by a fifth as ‘unaffordable’ credit cards slammed Banking Issues with banking and credit cards drove official finance complaints up nearly a fifth in the second half of last year, new figures show, as customers were hit by fraud and "unaffordable and irresponsible lending".