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  • Coventry Building Society to take over Co-op Bank in January

    Banking

    Regulators have given the green light for Coventry Building Society to acquire The Co-operative Bank in January as consolidation sweeps through Britain’s mid-sized banking sector. The two lenders said on Thursday that the Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority had approved the £780m deal, which was agreed in May. The takeover [...]

    With roughly £89bn in assets, the combined business is set to be around the same size as Virgin Money.
  • Co-op Bank unveils £90m dividend ahead of Coventry sale

    Banking

    The Co-operative Bank is to pay out £90m to investors after reporting lending growth in the third quarter, ahead of a £780m tie-up with Coventry Building Society.

    Co-op Bank was rescued from a potential taxpayer bailout in 2013.
  • ‘I’m £5,000 down’: Co-op Bank apologises after duplicate payments glitch

    Banking

    The Co-operative Bank has apologised to customers after complaints that a glitch had caused payments to be taken twice from some small business accounts.

    It is unclear how many accounts were affected.
  • Coventry Building Society and Co-op Bank £780m tie-up confirmed

    May 24, 2024

    The combined group will be led by David Thorburn as Chairman and Steve Hughes as Chief Executive Officer.

  • Co-op Bank says transformation plan ‘materially complete’ ahead of agreed £780m Coventry merger

    May 2, 2024

    The Co-operative Bank has said its multi-year transformation plan is "materially complete" as the lender progresses with an agreed £780m takeover by Coventry Building Society.

  • Takeover bids, millionaire CEOs and angry members: Building societies are looking a lot like the big banks

    May 1, 2024

    Runaway profits, big-ticket acquisitions and bumper executive pay rises, Britain's building societies are starting to look a lot like banks.

  • Coventry Building Society sees profit boost from rate hikes as Co-op Bank merger talks continue

    February 29, 2024

    Higher interest rates have boosted Coventry Building Society's annual profits as the lender continues to negotiate a potential merger with the Co-op Bank.

  • Profit slips at the Co-op Bank as Coventry Building Society continues to circle

    February 28, 2024

    Despite seeing an increase in net interest income, thanks to higher interest rates, the bank saw costs increase significantly which dented its bottom line.

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