Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group and homelessness charity Crisis have joined forces in a new two-year partnership to help tackle the shortage of good quality, affordable homes in Great Britain, which is leaving hundreds of thousands of people trapped in homelessness.

Business confidence in Scotland rose four points during February to 14%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking.

Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Jackie Leiper as the new chair of its Scottish Executive Committee. Alongside a team of experts, Ms Leiper will represent the group in Scotland and work with politicians, regional business leaders, community networks and charities to help add

Lloyds Bank has appointed Jamie Kemp to the role of invoice finance area director for Scotland and the North East, as it strengthens its support for businesses across the region. Mr Kemp has over 11 years of experience in the finance sector, with experiencing spanning across retail, private and comm

Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds has reported a 26% drop in profits in its Q3 results as it braces for more defaults on bad loans. Profits were down to £1.5 billion, lower than the average forecast of £1.8bn as analysts expected a significantly small drop in profits of around 9.5%. However,

Britain's biggest banks are expected to report profits of £33 billion when they reveal their third-quarter results next week. The figures from Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group, Barclays and HSBC are expected to show their combined profits rising from £25 billion in 2019 to £33 b

Business confidence in Scotland rose 10 points during September to 15%, ending three consecutive months of decline, according to the latest Business Barometer from the Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking.

According to new data from Lloyds Bank, 9 out of 10 in-person transactions are now made with contactless, a rise from 65% to 87%. In April 2020 – during the pandemic – the contactless limit was increased from £30 to £45, rising to £100 in October 2021. These higher limi

Business confidence in Scotland fell 11 points during August to 5%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking. Companies across the country reported lower confidence in their own business prospects month-on-month, down 29 points at 3%. When taken alongside

Bank of Scotland-owner Lloyds Banking Group has announced that it will be closing 66 branches between October and January of next year. A total of 48 Lloyds Bank branches and 18 Halifax branches will be closing, none of which are in Scotland.

Lloyds group has reported a pre-tax profit of £3.7 billion for the first half of 2022, a result that beat expectations.

Lloyds Banking Group welcomed the Scottish Government to the Dundee offices of its recently acquired Embark Group. Embark was acquired by Lloyds earlier this year to help give customers more control of their long-term financial planning. It already provides retirement solutions to more than 350,000

Lloyds Banking Group has announced its new Sustainability Finance Framework, outlining support to help housebuilders access finance to build more homes with higher sustainability standards. The framework sets out how the group will help housebuilders access finance to build more sustainable homes th

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the appointment of Scott Wheway as chair of Scottish Widows Group. Mr Wheway will also be appointed non-executive director of the banking giant and Scottish Widows. His appointment at the pensions firm will come into effect on September 12 this year.

Households across the UK spent 7.2% more in May on essentials, compared to the same time last year, while scaling back on non-essentials, as the increased cost of living continues to hit household spending. According to the latest Spending Power report from Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Grou