Bond market power: why Rachel Reeves is keen to keep the £2.7tn ‘beast’ onside Hugely influential traders will be hanging on the chancellor’s every word when she announces her budget
UK consumers warned over AI chatbots giving inaccurate financial advice Which? study of ChatGPT, Copilot and others uncovers incorrect and misleading tips on investments, tax and insurance
UK bank and building society customer protection limit to rise to £120,000 Increase of more than 40% from current figure of £85,000 will give more cover if financial firm goes bust
FCA’s first deputy CEO calls for stronger grip on vital tech firms Sarah Pritchard suggests City regulator will make use of oversight powers amid growing number of outages
Lloyds the landlord: how the bank quietly became a big rental property player Bank has a £2bn rental property portfolio via its Lloyds Living arm, amassing 7,000 properties so far with plans to add 43,000 more by 2030
Metro Bank’s credit file markers are adding to the pain of our son’s death Bank refuses to remove late payment markers after we were twice late repaying our mortgage in last months of his life
UK banks still committed to climate goals, Bank of England executive insists Exclusive: David Bailey plays down concerns after HSBC and Barclays quit UN-backed Net Zero Banking Alliance
Banks poised to escape tax rises in Rachel Reeves’s budget UK bank shares rise after reports, with chancellor wanting sector to remain competitive to help economic growth
Telecoms companies to improve security to stop UK phone number ‘spoofing’ Six of biggest providers to roll out new technology over next 12 months in effort to prevent fraud by foreign call centres
The Guardian view on Britain’s new class divide: the professional middle is being hollowed out Editorial: A micro-elite in finance and tech hoovers up talent while-white collar jobs lose their lustre. A society that rewards proximity to capital over contribution risks rupture
City watchdog ‘nakedly’ siding with lenders on car finance redress, MPs say Cross-party group says Financial Conduct Authority had been ‘patently influenced’ by concerns over profits
JP Morgan warned US of $1bn in Epstein transactions possibly related to human trafficking Bank says it alerted US of ‘suspicious’ transactions just weeks after paedophile was found dead in New York jail cell
‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap
Santander urges ministers to intervene in UK car finance compensation scheme Lender’s chief executive says redress proposals could affect jobs, supply chains and broader UK economy
HSBC warns it could take years to settle Madoff case as bank takes $1.1bn hit Lawsuit over Ponzi scheme drags on London-headquartered lender, whose profits plunge by 14%