Co-op Bank hints at potential sale after reports of auction November 8, 2023 Co-operative Bank has confirmed that it is exploring potential strategic opportunities
Co-op Bank reports dip in profits as takeover suitors swirl November 8, 2023 Co-operative Bank has doubled down on its guidance for the year today despite a dip in profits, in a key set of results for the lender as it hunts for a potential buyer.
Mortgage rates are dropping — could they ‘continue to edge downwards’? November 6, 2023 A managing partner at Knight Frank Finance said the below five per cent mortgage rates would help improve property market sentiment
Mortgage growth set to reach decade low as high rates drive down demand November 6, 2023 The EY Item Club predicted that net mortgage loans would grow 1.5 per cent in 2023 and two per cent in 2024, representing the lowest two-year growth in a decade.
Big Four banks bag extra £6.5bn from past interest rate hikes amid profiteering concerns November 2, 2023 The UK’s four biggest banks have collectively made an extra £6.5bn this year off the back of past interest rate hikes, says new analysis.
Revolut: Fintech brings in former Deutsche Bank executive as new UK chief November 2, 2023 Francesca Carlesi joins the firm from Molo, the UK's first fully digital mortgage lender, bringing experience from the world of banking and fintech.
Mortgage markets stabilising, reckon OneSavings Bank, as CFO departs November 2, 2023 FTSE 250 OneSavings Bank (OSB) Group announced that its chief financial officer was stepping down after more than 11 years at the bank.
SMEs crushed by lack of funding as MPs scrutinise lenders on borrowing November 1, 2023 One in ten small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) that have struggled to access financing eventually folded, according to a survey of 500 business leaders, as MPs scrutinise the sector's lenders.
House prices: Shock month on month rise suggests property market beginning to stabilise November 1, 2023 House prices in October were 0.9 per cent higher than in September, figures from lender Nationwide showed before the Bank makes its interest rate call tomorrow. . Compared with October last year, prices were down 3.3 per cent, a less sharp fall than September’s 5.3 per cent drop, Nationwide said. This comes after the Bank [...]
Banks face tougher competition as profits boost from higher rates fades October 30, 2023 The UK’s major listed banks have warned that the tailwind from high interest rates that has driven bumper profits over the past year is coming to an end as lenders compete to offer better deals to customers. Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest, Standard Chartered and Santander reported third-quarter earnings last week, while HSBC released its results today. [...]