Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger review – Rory Kinnear files a solid return as the bloke from Burnley

The businessman with a heart takes on crooked payday lenders in this predictable sequel that gets by on its heartfelt performances

Lloyds to let customers use Halifax and BoS branches, raising job cut fears

Account holders at the group’s three brands will be able to use any of their locations, but unions fear site closures

City regulator vows to ease ‘burden’ on UK banks amid government pressure

Bank of England says it is rowing back on ‘overcooked’ regulations introduced after financial crisis

Six big US banks quit net zero alliance before Trump inauguration

Exodus from target-setting group is attempt to head off ‘anti-woke’ attacks from rightwing politicians, say analysts

Barclays suggested ‘mystery shoppers’ could pretend to be blind or deaf

Bank faces criticism over adverts saying people testing its services could ‘fabricate’ conditions for £45 per visit

Former bosses of HSBC and Rolls-Royce knighted in new year honours

Noel Quinn and Warren East, as well as Chanel chief Leena Nair among business figures to be honoured

The Guardian view on City deregulation: it would be a dangerous step backward

Editorial: Relaxing financial rules risks undermining stability, ignoring post-crash lessons and prioritising short-term gains over the long-term health of the economy

‘Shockingly lax’: how soaring British bank Starling had its wings clipped

Launched as a challenger to traditional lenders, it profited from offering state-backed loans during Covid. But then the regulator came calling

City regulators to start oversight of tech firms that provide ‘critical’ services to UK

New powers come amid concerns that cyber-attacks and outages could put the country’s financial stability at risk

Murdoch, Musk, water firms … Here are the ‘winners’ in another torrid year for business

As 2025 dawns, we look back at the star players over the last 12 months of economic drama, mishap and scandal

New year finances: a month-by-month UK guide to sorting out your money

A checklist of vital tasks throughout the year, from filing your tax return to making the most of your holiday cash

UK banks’ trust account exodus cuts lifeline for disabled people, says charity

Customers face ‘severe consequences’ as banks and building societies close accounts typically set up to help vulnerable people

Lloyds advert banned for making false environmental claims

Watchdog ruled social media post failed to provide balanced information over bank’s ongoing financing of polluting industries

Economists and policy experts warn Reeves against City deregulation

Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz among 50 signatories of statement that points to risks to Labour’s wider aims

Supreme court grants permission for appeal against UK car finance ruling

Two lenders can challenge October decision that undisclosed commission paid to car dealers is unlawful