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NatWest CEO admits ‘serious error’ of discussing Farage bank accounts but clings on to job

Bank warns Alison Rose could see pay docked after controversy over closure of ex-Ukip leader’s Coutts accounts

City minister summons UK bank bosses to discuss Farage account closure

Andrew Griffith raises ‘significant concern’ after Coutts judged ex-Ukip leader ‘did not align’ with its values

Coutts’ virtue-signalling plan had one flaw. The bank has no virtue to signal

Compiling the Farage dossier takes some cheek when you have so many ghastly clients

Bank rule changes after Nigel Farage furore could tip off criminals, say experts

Plans to make closure of accounts more transparent may ‘undermine’ measures against money laundering

Credit cards: new UK rules could mean end of O% interest deals

Regulations could allow wider access to online-only bank accounts – but no-fee balance transfer deals may have to go

Farage affair is ‘a monumental PR disaster’ for exclusive bank Coutts

Private lender’s reputation is at risk after decision to cut ties with former Ukip leader and comments about him

NatWest boss apologises to Nigel Farage over Coutts account closure row

Banking group CEO apologises for comments about former Ukip leader in internal report

Nigel Farage praises ‘swift’ intervention by ministers over closed Coutts account

Ex-Ukip leader welcomes prospect of law to stop bank account closures due to customers’ political views

What are the UK rules on access to banking and how are disputes settled?

Everyone has a right to a basic account but banks can deny customers additional services

Nigel Farage has a point. Coutts should explain itself

Bank for wealthy says it wants clients who are ‘disrupters and challengers’, but seems to find some less tolerable without the cash

Sunak, Braverman and City regulator wade into Farage banking row

FCA chief says banks cannot ‘discriminate’ against political views, but chair argues it’s up to Coutts ‘who they do business with’

Farage joins explosion in people using subject access requests

SARs from employees have become standard in work disputes and are increasingly used by public figures

Pity Nigel Farage as he is deemed too horrible to bank with the elite at Coutts

When the bank’s bosses said ‘Your money is no good here,’ they meant it. He’s raging at them, but what does it say about him, asks Guardian executive Opinion editor Hugh Muir

FCA warns it will crack down on banks that fail to pass on savings rates

Nikhil Rathi tells Treasury committee there are ways to assess whether customers are being treated fairly

UK savings: more accounts now offering 6%-plus interest

Government-backed NS&I increases its rates, as building societies and banks launch better deals

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