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High-street bank offering £500 gift card to new customers – see if you are eligible
HSBC is offering a ‘VIP experience’ at Selfridges for new Premier customers (AFP via ) HSBC UK is offering a "VIP shopping ...
UK taxpayers no longer own NatWest - but 17 years on, are banks safer from collapse?
The last shares have been sold from the RBS bailout during the financial crisis. But, with banks facing fresh risks today, ...
Lloyds, Halifax, and NatWest closing 19 branches next week - full list
Dozens more bank branches are set to close across the UK next month as customers increasingly move towards online banking.
Warning for anyone banking with Lloyds Bank or Halifax from next week
Lloyds and Halifax are set to close 14 banks in June across UK, and a series of branches will close due to the rise of online ...
The most expensive seaside town two hours from Bristol tourists flock to
A two-hour drive from Bristol is the UK's most expensive seaside town - which tourists flock to. Sandbanks in Dorset was ...
Lyme Regis named one of most expensive seaside locations
LYME Regis has been named one of Britain's most expensive seaside locations. Surrounded by west Dorset's beautiful countryside and with its stunning beaches and famous Cobb, the average house price in ...
Decision due on plans to turn former Lloyds Bank Abdication House in Rochester High Street into flats and dental surgery
A historic building home to a former bank and known for housing a King of England - before he fled the country - could soon become a dental practice.
New Newcastle city centre basement venue opening soon where customers 'serve yourself at the bar'
The Newcastle subterranean entertainment centre is the first of two being opened by the renowned company in Newcastle this ...
Lloyds shares recently hit a 52-week high — is it too late to consider buying?
Lloyds shares have been on a roll in the past year. But is there still value for investors, or has the opportunity passed? Here's what I think.
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest customers warned after Nationwide payout
Nationwide has paid out a £100 bonus to members - but customers of the big four banks have been told they'll be waiting a ...
NatWest returns to full private ownership 17 years after UK bailout
The UK government has sold the last of its stake in NatWest, returning the bank fully to private hands 17 years after its ...
Britain’s bank bailouts: an epic saga without a happy ending
After nearly 17 years, the UK government has finally sold its last shares in NatWest, formerly known as Royal Bank of Scotland. It marks the end of the most visible and enduring legacy of the 2008 ...