Departure of Horta-Osório no bad thing for Lloyds at this time

Outgoing CEO did better than share price suggests but fallout from Covid-19 will be painful

Lloyds chief António Horta-Osório to step down next year

Banking group also announces Robin Budenberg as chairman, replacing Lord Blackwell

UK banks prepare code of conduct on defaulting of Covid-19 business loans

Exclusive: Talks may result in ‘lighter touch approach’ than with other commercial loans

Debt: ‘The first step towards change is admitting you have a problem’

Clare Seal ran up a £27,000 debt but could not ask for help. She reveals how she fought back by writing about it on Instagram

Banking apps: what do they offer – and how is your cash protected?

A string of online services provide products similar to banks, but they may not be regulated in the same way

Hong Kong: HSBC and Standard Chartered caught between US and China

As US passes legislation targeting Chinese officials, banks face question of ‘which side their bread is buttered’

Banking watchdog drops threat of inquiry into overdraft charges

FCA says it will keep a close eye on situation, after major banks set virtually identical rates

Wirecard UK unlocks customers’ cash after FCA freeze

Users locked out of payment accounts amid alleged £1.7bn accounting fraud at parent firm

Chesapeake bankruptcy seen as turning point for oil industry

Analysts predict more struggling shale energy firms could fold or be bought up by rivals

Wirecard asset freeze leaves vulnerable people without cash

Banking app customers and charities that use prepaid cards unable to access funds for three days

Orwell prize nominee Aditya Chakrabortty: ‘Don’t do what everyone else is doing’

The Guardian’s senior economics commentator reflects on challenges as a columnist at the Guardian and what he thinks sets the media organisation and its journalists apart

HSBC resumes plan to cut 35,000 jobs worldwide

UK-listed bank had paused the redundancies as coronavirus pandemic worsened

US stocks fall as investors fret over rising Covid-19 cases – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest financial and economic news, as investors reacted to another rise in Covid-19 cases in the US

Wirecard UK ordered to freeze customer funds by finance regulator

FCA says its main aim is to protect consumers who use the scandal-hit payment service

Staycation holiday scams soar, banking trade body warns

UK Finance reports surge in fake listings and refund scams for trips cancelled due to Covid-19