TSB Bank’s profit rockets from stamp duty rush and cost-cutting May 8, 2025 TSB Bank’s cost-cutting plans and a rush to beat the stamp duty deadline imposed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves helped bolster profits in the first quarter. The Edinburgh-headquartered lender increased profit before tax to £101.3m for the first three months of 2025 – an 89 per cent jump from £53.4m in 2024. Operating expenses fell 4.7 [...]
TSB’s new boss takes helm amidst parent company’s uncertainty March 21, 2025 UK retail bank TSB announced on Friday that Marc Armengol had taken over as its new chief executive officer. Armengol, who previously served as corporate strategy director at the lender, was tapped for the role in November 2024. His appointment follows the retirement of former boss Robin Bulloch. Before joining TSB, Armengol worked at the [...]
Lloyds partners with ‘Duolingo of money’ to target Gen Z February 10, 2025 Lloyds Bank has partnered with fintech platform Doshi to improve young people’s financial literacy through “gamified learning”. The Big Four bank is launching a six month pilot, targeting 18 to 24 year-olds to make financial education “fun and accessible”. Doshi’s founder Daniel Rose told City AM high street banks do not have “much time left” [...]
TSB Bank names new boss as Robin Bulloch to retire November 29, 2024 TSB Bank has appointed Marc Armengol to be its new chief executive as current boss Robin Bulloch prepares to retire after a 45-year career in banking. The bank said on Friday that Armengol, director of operations and technology at Spanish parent company Banco de Sabadell, is expected to rejoin TSB in early 2025. He previously [...]
TSB Bank handed huge fine for failing customers in arrears October 10, 2024 The financial watchdog has fined bank TSB almost £11m over its treatment of customers, but the penalty could have been even worse. TSB Bank will have to pay £10,910,500 after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found it had failed to ensure customers in arrears were treated fairly. The FCA said it also didn’t have sufficient [...]
BBVA secures UK approval to acquire TSB Bank in hostile takeover bid September 3, 2024 The UK's main banking regulator has given BBVA permission to take indirect control of TSB Bank, as the lender's Spanish parent Sabadell fends off its hostile takeover attempt.
CMA rebukes four banks for failing to provide correct information to customers July 25, 2024 The competition watchdog has publicly rebuked four banks for failing to comply with rules ensuring lenders provide clear and up to date information to their customers.
TSB shifts Square Mile hub as staff defy work from home expectations June 16, 2024 The controversial work-from-home trend, catalysed by the Covid-19 lockdowns, has drawn criticism by some business leaders and politicians.
Will TSB be the next challenger bank to go up for sale? May 20, 2024 A potential sale of TSB Bank is back in focus as its Spanish parent company Sabadell grapples with a rare hostile takeover attempt by larger domestic rival BBVA.
BBVA could raise offer for Sabadell by selling TSB, analysts say May 13, 2024 Analysts have argued Spanish banking giant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) could raise its hostile takeover bid for smaller domestic rival Banco Sabadell by selling its UK arm TSB.