Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group will be closing 56 more branches across the UK this year, with 15 Bank of Scotland branches to close in Scotland. 

Mid-market private equity firm LDC said it would seek to increase its investment in UK companies to reach £1.2 billion during 2020, with Scotland being a strategic focus for the investor. LDC, part of Lloyds Banking Group, said the role of private equity in supporting the UK’s small and

Lloyds Banking Group has said it will write off tens of millions of pounds of debts to almost 200 fraud victims who were hit by the HBOS scandal.

Lloyds Banking Group has pledged to reduce the carbon emissions it finances by over 50% by 2030 to help finance a green future. This is the estimated equivalent of removing the emissions produced by almost a quarter of UK homes.

As part of Lloyds Banking Group’s national pledge to lend up to £18 billion to UK businesses in 2020, the group will support firms in Scotland with up to £1.6bn of lending this year. The group said this promise highlights its commitment to be by the side of British business whateve

Lloyds Banking Group has announced that it will award £35,000 to almost 200 fraud victims who suffered at the hands of the HBOS Reading scam. The announcement to award the victims comes after the group was criticised for the way it handled treated small business owners whose livelihoods were a

The UK's six biggest banks and building society Nationwide are braced for today's results of the most exhaustive test of their ability to stand firm against 'Armageddon'.

Lloyds Banking Group has been forced to reopen a compensation scheme set up for victims of fraud after a report revealed the bank allowed "serious shortcomings" to occur. Scores of small business owners were affected by the £1 billion HBOS scandal where consultants linked with an HBOS facility

Lloyds Banking Group is consulting shareholders over whether to action a £220,000 pension pay cut for its chief executive António Horta-Osório. António Horta-Osório

Lloyds Banking Group's profits have fallen substantially following a £1.8 billion hit for payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling compensation. The bank's total bill for the PPI scandal now stands at almost £22bn.

The Scottish Building Society (SBS) has joined the Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE). SFE supports Scotland's financial services sector and includes organisations such as HSBC, Investe, Jpmorgan, KPMG and Lloyds Banking Group. It represents an industry that employs over 160,000 people in Scot

Lloyds Banking Group has purchased Tesco Bank's mortgage book for £3.5 billion. The purchase emerges after a ferocious price war which led Tesco to abandon the mortgage market. Lloyds successfully beat competing bids from rivals Santander and Royal Bank of Scotland. 

The board of Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), the representative body for the financial services industry in Scotland, has selected Philip Grant of Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) as its new chairperson. Mr Grant's new role will be in addition to his position as chair of LBG’s Scottish executiv

Lloyds Banking Group has introduced a ban on buying Bitcoin with credit cards, affecting customers of Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Bank, Halifax and MBNA. The move has reportedly been sparked by fears that the continued fall in the price of Bitcoin could leave customers in serious and unsustainable debt

Lloyds Banking Group has announced plans to acquire MBNA, a UK consumer credit card business, from FIA Jersey Holdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America.