Lloyds profits fall as competition for mortgages heats up

Pre-tax profits drop to £1.6bn between January and March, down from £2.3bn last year

UK bankers warned of ‘severe losses’ if they fail to monitor private equity exposures

Bank of England executive says creeping sense of complacency and lack of data is putting lenders at risk

Even a ‘rate shock’ for British mortgage borrowers may not help the banks

The prospect of home loan rates staying high for longer is not the tonic for lenders’ financial results it once was

‘Every penny has a purpose’: the rise of zero-based budgeting

Growing social media interest in method of tracking spending and saving prompts banks to get in on the act

Coventry Building Society makes £780m offer for Co-operative Bank

Tentative offer follows four months of talks and could create new banking group with almost 5m customers

Taylor Swift fans given ‘urgent warning’ as £1m lost in ticket scams

Lloyds Bank says more than 600 of its customers have been tricked by fraudsters so far

At last G20 is showing how to finance an assault on poverty

Brazilian president Lula’s proposals have the backing of the World Bank. Now we need action

Central banks must resist pressure for early rate cuts, says IMF head

Kristalina Georgieva also cautions of danger of ‘tepid twenties’ – a decade of sluggish economic growth

I’m a victim of scammers. But Revolut says ‘no’ to a refund

The company seems to hold me entirely responsible for the fact £40,000 was stolen

Global economic risks ‘could eclipse anything since second world war’, says JP Morgan boss

In annual letter to investors, Jamie Dimon warns ‘wars in Ukraine and Middle East could become far worse’

NatWest criticised over £1.2m pay for boss with ‘limited experience’

Governance adviser says Paul Thwaite could have been offered lower starting salary than predecessor Alison Rose

While we focus on Dominic West in a banned advert, the banks are short-changing us all

The fuss over an outlawed commercial threatens to obscure the fact that the industry is reaping record profits for a poorer service, says Hannah Dewhirst, head of campaigns at Positive Money

Gender pay gap among UK staff at Goldman Sachs at highest level in six years

Women’s average hourly pay 54% less than men’s in 2023, raising concerns about female representation in senior roles

‘Danger zone’: the warnings designed to protect women at UK business events

Codes of conduct are on the rise, and have a focus on reputational risk as well as on harassment

Bank of England investigating claim Metro Bank put customers’ data at risk

Exclusive: Whistleblower raised concerns about security of in-branch coin-counter software