Lloyds Bank: Lender beats profit estimates as consumers prove resilient October 23, 2024 Lloyds Banking Group has beaten profit estimates as the lender set aside less than expected for souring loans and saw improved consumer confidence.
UK banks brace for Budget tax raid despite lobbying efforts October 21, 2024 UK banks are bracing for a tax raid in Labour's maiden Budget as new analysis reveals the sector is already paying a significantly higher rate than counterparts in the US and EU.
Lloyds boss Charlie Nunn says Meta is not doing enough to tackle scams October 13, 2024 The chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group has joined calls for technology firms like Meta to do more to clamp down on a surge in scams originating from social media.
Business confidence ticks down ahead of Budget September 30, 2024 Business confidence dropped to a three-month low in September, in yet another sign of firms adapting to the sombre tone ahead of the Budget.
FTSE 100 boosted by US inflation print and watering down of banking rules September 12, 2024 London markets received a boost on Thursday morning following a strong performance from US stocks and the Bank of England watering down proposals for new bank capital rules.
Barratt Developments to partner with Lloyds and Homes England on housing project September 9, 2024 Barratt Developments has announced a joint venture with Homes England and Lloyds Bank to build thousands of new homes across the country. The partnership will bring together Barratt, one of the UK’s leading housebuilders, Homes England, the government body responsible for housebuilding and regeneration in England, and Lloyds Banking Group, one of the largest funders [...]
Lloyds Bank and Nationwide hit by online issues as Microsoft reports outage September 2, 2024 Lloyds Bank and Nationwide have apologised to customers for issues affecting their online services amid a report from Microsoft about a fresh outage that affected its public cloud computing platform.
Profit slumps by over £400m at Lloyds-owned car leasing firm August 27, 2024 Profit at the car leasing company owned by Lloyds Bank slumped by more than £400m during 2023, it has been revealed. Lex Autolease, which is headquartered in London, has posted a pre-tax profit of £124.4m for its latest financial year, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The new total comes after the business posted [...]
Lloyds Bank hires Amazon Web Services exec for first new AI director role August 5, 2024 Like many other businesses, banks are looking to use AI to improve stagnant productivity growth and cut costs.
Lloyds Bank urges Premier League football fans to avoid ticket scams August 3, 2024 Football fans are being warned by Lloyds Bank to watch out for ticket scams, after it recorded a jump in cases.