Articles tagged "banks"

  • Piles of money
    £850 million of taxpayers' money used to rescue banks
    04/12/2009 - 12:56
    News by Rhian Nicholson

    Taxpayers have forked out £850 billion to bail out the UK’s beleaguered financial system so far, according to a review from the National Audit Office.

  • Scales of justice
    Banks win overdraft charges case
    26/11/2009 - 16:15
    News

    Millions of bank customers hoping to get their overdraft charges refunded have been dealt a hefty blow as the Supreme Court decided to rule in the favour of the banks.

  • Queen
    Queen's Speech outlines government policy
    18/11/2009 - 13:22
    News

    The Queen today outlined government policy, including free social care for vulnerable members of society, and revealed plans to reduce the budget deficit and introduce reforms to protect savers and taxpayers.

  • Question mark
    Are British banks letting their customers down?
    13/11/2009 - 17:32
    Article

    The number of complaints made about banks and other financial firms has rocketed during the credit crunch, forcing the question: are banks letting their customers down?

  • Axe
    Lloyds and RBS to be broken up
    03/11/2009 - 10:42
    News by Rhian Nicholson

    The government today confirmed long-awaited plans to invest billions more pounds in the banks and sell-off large chunks of their assets.

  • Cash machine
    What will new banking rules mean for you?
    29/10/2009 - 11:15
    News

    The financial regulator is to start policing banks’ and building societies’ day-to-day contact with customers. But what will this mean for you?

  • Crystal ball
    Is the British banking crisis really over?
    25/08/2011 - 09:37
    Article by Sam Barrett

    As we continue to feel the fallout of the financial crisis, Sam Barrett surveys the banking landscape and asks what the future has in store.

  • Businessman at the window
    Banks agree to curb bonuses
    01/10/2009 - 10:44
    News

    Five of the UK’s biggest banks have agreed to curb bonuses paid out to high-flying staff.

  • Halifax branch
    Lloyds may be forced to sell Halifax
    17/09/2009 - 11:56
    News by Tanya Powley

    Lloyds Banking Group may be forced to sell Halifax as punishment for the billions of pounds of state aid it has received.

  • Reveal
    Worst banks for complaints revealed
    15/09/2009 - 13:29
    News

    Lloyds Banking Group is Britain's most complained about bank, attracting a shocking 15,233 complaints in the first six months of 2009.