Major banks shared sensitive bonds information in online chats, CMA finds Traders at five banks found to have discussed British government bond trading between 2009 and 2013
UK government sells £1.26bn of NatWest shares, taking stake below 40% State bailed out lender, formerly known as RBS Group, in near-£46bn deal during 2008 financial crisis
Central banks ‘risk losing trust if they cannot tame inflation’ Bank of International Settlements also warns US bank failures and cryptocurrencies could reduce trust
UK ministers ask to meet Revolut amid reports it may be refused licence Britain’s most valuable fintech firm has criticised regulatory hurdles that it says could drive it abroad
Nationwide to pay £340m of profits directly into customers’ accounts The first comes as jump in deposits and interest rates drives earnings up 40% to record highs
Deutsche Bank agrees to pay $75m to settle Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit Group of women accused lender of helping facilitate US financier’s sex trafficking operations
Westpac bans transfers to world’s largest crypto exchange Binance Bank customers can no longer make payments to the cryptocurrency exchange, in a move to reduce scams
UBS to make $35bn in Credit Suisse takeover – but lose $17bn in rushed deal UBS says it will absorb costs related to litigation, regulatory matters and liability adjustments in emergency rescue
Give customers a fair deal or else, finance regulator warns sector The Financial Conduct Authority will soon launch the ‘consumer duty’, a tough new regime supposed to ensure firms put people’s needs first
UK ministers urged to intervene if Australian bank takes 100% of gas business Macquarie has option for all of National Grid gas transmission and metering despite tainted history of owning utilities
Skipton’s 100% mortgage for renters offers hope – but not without risk Much depends on the housing market and there’s no agreement on how that’s faring right now
UK mortgage lender to offer first 100% loans since 2008 crisis Skipton building society aims product at renters who cannot save enough for a deposit
US banking crisis: Warren Buffett says bosses should face ‘punishment’ Billionaire investor believes ‘CEO and directors should suffer’ when banks they run get into trouble
Can Joe Biden escape the fallout from the US banking crisis? If president is not worried about re-election prospects after one of biggest economic bubbles of past 100 years, he should be
Tell us: have you been scammed via Meta’s platforms in the UK? We want to speak to people in the UK who have been defrauded via Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp amid an uptick in online scams