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The number of mortgages in arrears continued to fall in the second quarter of this year, and is now at its lowest level since records began more than 20 years ago.

Scottish house prices edged up only slightly during July with surveyors predicting homes to decrease in value in the near future.

Antonio Horta-Osario Edinburgh-based Lloyds Bank, the parent of Bank of Scotland, has been forced to defend its married Portuguese chief executive over claims that he ran up thousands of pounds in expenses on a luxury hotel bill while on a trip with an alleged lover.

Alliance Trust Savings saw its profits hit £400,000 in the first half of 2016 from a loss of £1.1m in the same period a year ago, helped by increasing assets.

Aegon UK, which employs 2,000 staff at its Edinburgh Park headquarters, is to become the biggest platform provider in the UK after it announced it is to buy L&G-owned platform Cofunds for £140 million.

Aberdeenshire-based craft brewer BrewDog has said that their new Equity for Punks US campaign has already raised $1m (£770,000) in the first three days.

Tens of thousands of older people are at risk of financial abuse, with those with dementia or reduced cognitive function the most vulnerable, according to Age UK.

Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Hall Morrice has announced the appointment of eight new members of staff.

Scotland's police force may need to cut officer numbers as well as civilian staff to balance its budget after it emerged that there is a £21 million hole in the budget. According to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), the revenue budget , which accounts for wages, is forecast to exceed by £21.2m

Home-owners borrowed £12.3 billion for house purchases in June, up 29 per cent month-on-month and 12 per cent year-on-year, according to latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Liz Cameron Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has today outlined details of the financial measures the Scottish Government is to take in order to support and stimulate the nation’s economy in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the EU.

Alison Sellar Aberdeen-based payroll and employee mobility specialist, activpayroll, has been announced as one of the finalists at the 2016 Payroll World Awards.

A stock exchange that focuses on companies which make a positive social and environmental impact is planning to open in Scotland later this year.

Aileen Brown Scottish Building Society, the world's oldest building society and Scotland's only independent building society has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Aileen Brown as finance director, a newly created role.

A package of measures are to be imposed by the Competition and Markets Authority on retail banks to force them to “work harder for customers”.