The former chief executive of Lloyds has defended the price it paid for its stricken rival HBOS, denying claims he should have driven a harder bargain.
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Banks told to find extra £10bn after Bank of England’s stress tests
Britain’s banks will have to find another £10 billion to cover potential losses in their portfolios of credit card, personal loan and car finance debt, the Bank of England has said.
Hey big spender, save some for me
Just because a couple are not financially compatible they can still figure it out, writes Mark Channing
Land reform can put the cost of housing back on solid ground
When we talk about sky-rocketing house prices, we’re not quite getting the description right. The prices that are rocketing are not so much the bricks and mortar as the land they sit on. House price inflation is really land price inflation. Between 1994 and 2007, according…
Scottish firm seeks funding to help sell tidal turbine
A developer of a tidal energy device is looking for new investment to move closer to commercial sales.