World’s largest banks pledged $906bn to fossil fuel companies in ‘unfathomable’ increase in 2025, report finds
JPMorgan Chase leads 65 banks making decisions incompatible with restraining rising temperatures, researchers say
Personal loans booming as cost of living drives Australians to borrow record amounts
National debt helpline calls have increased alongside growth in new personal loans, which charged an average 9% interest in March
‘I’m down to one option’: bank customers left frustrated by latest closures
Apps intended to replace branches have been hit by outages, as a poll finds most Britons want high street services
Lloyds customers unable to make payments due to IT glitch
Bank apologises after IT update caused problems with Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland apps
Tony Blair is strong on diagnosis, deluded on prescription: Britain’s ills can’t be fixed by him
The former PM’s essay rightly calls for a coherent economic plan, but then sets too much store by AI – and a worldview stuck in the past, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
NS&I failures pile on the agony for bereaved families chasing missing premium bonds
Errors and delays in tracing accounts at the trusted savings institution have compounded the stress of relatives losing loved ones
Metro Bank investors urged to reject executive pay report
Bonus scheme that could hand CEO a £60m windfall is ‘significantly out of line’ with market, says proxy adviser
Nationwide pressed to address ‘emerging governance issues’ as AGM looms
Labour MP writes to chair amid concerns building societies are overusing quick votes and failing to add members to boards
‘Everyone is proud of it’: dismay in Halifax at Lloyds’ threat to historic brand
The bank, formerly a building society, has carried the name of the Yorkshire town since 1853 and most locals think it should be preserved
Standard Chartered boss apologises for ‘lower-value human capital’ comments amid job cuts
Bill Winters faced backlash over remarks about some of near 8,000 staff set to lose roles to AI
NS&I to contact bereaved families owed £367m after missing savings scandal
The bank’s interim chief executive says ‘this issue should never have happened’, but warns it may take time to process claims
Standard Chartered to cut more than 7,000 jobs as it steps up AI use
London-headquartered bank will reduce back-office jobs and aims to move some workers to new roles
Halifax could disappear from UK high streets as Lloyds assesses branding strategy
Bank founded more than 173 years ago could be phased out from as early as 1 July as part of group’s review
Will a Nationwide customer’s boardroom challenge shake up UK corporate governance?
A decade after Theresa May spoke of radical reform, the mutual is facing a bid that is testing the limits of democracy
‘There’s a risk of another Liz Truss moment’: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again
As Keir Starmer’s leadership totters, investors warn a Labour leadership contest ignoring public finances and market realpolitik could be disastrous