UK banks approve £35bn in state-backed loans amid heavy demand

Loans for 830,000 firms have been signed off but banks can’t keep up with demand for emergency funds

Amanda Staveley sues Barclays for £1.5bn in high court

Businesswoman says bank misled her while she helped secure deal that saved it in 2008 financial crisis

Report finds businesses will have £97bn-£107bn worth of unsustainable debt by March

Some of the bank’s customers have been unable to get to their money when they need it most

Over $500bn is going to high-carbon industries undermining goals of Cop26 climate talks

HSBC and Standard Chartered’s support for security law challenged by Lisa Nandy and Anneliese Dodds

The bank will only pay half and the ombudsman has £150,000 limit

Campaign bids to change 1970s law forcing UK lenders to issue payments warning

Analysts warn of gap between those hit by job losses and those whose finances benefit from enforced spending halt

Majority agree move would improve gender diversity and mental health, consultation finds

These are the three issues the opposition should keep in mind, says James Meadway, associate fellow of the Institute for Public Policy Research

Investigation into hacked bank files reveals £100m business empire owned by family of former Azerbaijan minister Eldar Mahmudov

Relatively low number so far is now rapidly rising, says banking lobby group

Those who believe they now qualify for a part-pension are having trouble dealing with a struggling Centrelink system

The government has borrowed more in April than expected for the whole year. It can’t be paid back via austerity