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UK banks brace for losses on loans to broadband challengers
12.09.2025NatWest and Lloyds are among the big banks braced for losses on billions of pounds in loans to troubled UK broadband providers, as the weakest players in the nascent fibre sector battle mounting financial pressure.
Bank of England set to cut rates amid jobs market jitters
22.08.2025Bank of England set to cut rates amid jobs market jitters
Bank of England announces measures to promote banking resilience
20.08.2025The Bank of England (‘the Bank’) has announced a package of measures designed to maintain stability in the financial sector while offering new growth opportunities for mid-sized banks and building societies.
High street banks lose £100bn in deposits as UK savers shift to online rivals
11.08.2025KPMG says higher savings rates are fuelling move to challenger banks, specialist lenders and building societies
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