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Lloyds Banking Group has today reported pre-tax profit of £7.5 billion for 2023, up from £4.8 billion the prior year

Lloyds' 2023 profit jumps despite UK outlook

Lloyds Banking Group has today reported a 57% jump in profit for 2023, as Britain's faltering economy and a charge for potential costs from a regulatory review into motor finance failed to put a major dent in its performance.

Business • 22 Feb 24

New RBS CEO Alison Rose is due to take up her new role on November 1

Royal Bank of Scotland appoints Rose as new CEO

Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced the appointment of Alison Rose as chief executive, making her the first female boss of a major UK bank.

Business • 20 Sep 19

Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) was involved in one of Britain's biggest ever banking frauds in the early 2000s

Lloyds fined £45m over HBOS fraud disclosure failings

The UK financial watchdog has fined Lloyds Banking Group £45.5m for failures at one of its businesses to disclose suspicions of fraud.

Business • 21 Jun 19

Lloyds, which owns Bank of Scotland, has finalised contingency planning ahead of the vote on Scottish independence

Lloyds could move if Scots vote for independence

Lloyds Banking Group is considering having its registered office in London rather than Edinburgh should Scots vote for independence.

Business • 03 Sep 14

HBOS would have failed even without the 2008 financial crisis, new report states

Report criticises former HBOS executives

Bailed out British lender HBOS would have failed even without the 2008 financial crisis, a panel of UK lawmakers said in a report.

Business • 05 Apr 13

Two Londoners convicted of defrauding AIB

Two men convicted of defrauding AIB and BOS

Two friends have been convicted of conspiring to defraud banks of hundreds of millions of pounds during a sophisticated five-year property and luxury yacht scam, the UK Serious Fraud Office said.

Business • 16 Jan 13

Developer Liam Carroll consented to Bank Of Scotland's application for judgement against him

Carroll consents to €44m debt judgement

Developer Liam Carroll has consented to summary judgment for about €44m being entered against him at the Commercial Court in favour of the National Asset Management Agency and Bank of Scotland.

Business • 06 Nov 12

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