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British Bankers' Association RSS feedShoppers cut up credit cards as they pay off £1.5 trillion debt
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Record numbers of shoppers are cutting up their credit cards to help rein in their spending, a survey reveals2009-11-09T13:56:46ZBank of England is set to reverse quantitative easing
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The Bank of England said it is ready to reverse quantitative easing as the housing market showed further signs of recovery2009-10-23T08:57:44ZHow can we persuade them to lend us more?
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2009-09-18T13:13:36ZBanks hold back loans as lending hits nine-year low
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Banks are still starving households and businesses of lending despite receiving billions of pounds of taxpayers' money in government bailouts2009-08-25T13:08:00ZBank lending at lowest level since 2000
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Banks are still starving households and businesses of lending despite desperate efforts by the Government2009-08-25T08:39:59ZRevealed: how the banks are profiteering from lending
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Banks were thrown into controversy over excess profits after it emerged that the spread between their cost of borrowing and the rates they levy on businesses and homeowners has rocketed2009-08-10T07:56:19ZLoans to firms are rising say bankers
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UK banks today said lending to small businesses rose by £391 million last month amid Government claims they are starving the economy of funds2009-07-27T12:50:44ZEconomy gets a lift from the high street
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2009-07-23T13:27:06ZBringing boards to heel is going to be a tough battle
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It was only this week that I realised how fraught is the world of corporate governance following the debacle of the banks and the subsequent suggestions that shareholders should in future do more to rein back management whose strategies seemed to embody excessive risk2009-07-03T06:24:00ZCity Spy: In the business of making excuses
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Lord Mandelson claims he was forced to delay the sale of a stake in Royal Mail because there are more pressing matters to deal with. Funny...2009-07-01T06:26:05ZHSBC boss Stephen Green warns the crisis is 'far from over'
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HSBC chairman Stephen Green has declared that the financial and economic crisis is a long way from being over as regulators warned that the overhaul of the banking system could result in lower profits2009-06-30T13:42:43ZBanks must prepare for future crisis, finance chief warns
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2009-06-30T11:51:56ZCity Spy: Smart timing for Hutton to resign
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One of the surprises of the recent reshuffle was John Hutton's decision to quit as defence secretary2009-06-30T08:36:39ZCheer as mortgage lending reaches a 13-month high
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The number of mortgages approved for house purchase rose to a 13-month high last month as buyers returned to the property market2009-06-23T13:41:12ZEconomist defends Bank's policy to print more money
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The chief economist of the Bank of England has launched a staunch defence of its decision to pump billions of pounds of new money into the economy2009-06-23T14:57:26ZFurther rise in mortgage approvals
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The number of mortgages approved for house purchase increased for the third month in a row during February, figures showed2009-03-24T10:57:28ZSavers pull yet more cash out of the banks
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Bank customers withdrew cash from deposit accounts again last month as falling interest rates put off savers2009-03-24T08:46:33ZSavers raid banks for £2.3bn in wake of interest-rate slide
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<strong>Economy: </strong> Banks were put on red alert after customers withdrew more than £2 billion from savings accounts in just one month2009-02-24T14:21:59ZUK mortgage approvals down 43 per cent
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<strong>Mortgages: </strong> Mortgage approvals in Britain slumped 43 percent in January on a year ago, the British Bankers' Association said, indicating that house prices will continue to fall for some time yet2009-02-24T11:21:57ZLending famine spurs fresh pound plunge
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<strong>Economy:</strong> Sterling tumbled towards new 23-year-lows today after another set of awful data from the banks2009-01-26T09:31:10ZMortgage approvals at lowest since 1997
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Mortgage approvals slump to a fresh record low - but cash deposits in British banks rise as customers bring home money from bankrupt rivals in Iceland2008-12-23T14:54:08ZLaughter and hard-headed realism from the banks' pearly queen
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<strong>Interview:</strong> It's just as well Angela Knight laughs a lot - as chief executive of the British Bankers' Association, she needs a sense of humour2008-12-10T11:52:52ZAngela Knight: 'Banks can't afford to help borrowers'
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Borrowers have been calling for lower interest rates for some time; now, not surprisingly, savers are starting to shout too. This encapsulates one of the dilemmas of the current situation: what seems right for one group is wrong for another.2008-12-05T12:41:43ZRecord low for home loans spurs hopes of a cut in rates
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<strong>Economy: </strong>Mortgage lending by major banks crashed to a new low last month as crisis in the housing market deepened2008-09-23T12:50:29ZMortgages for August at lowest recorded level
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Mortgage lending by major banks hit a new low last month2008-09-23T13:24:00Z'Death sentence' for short-sellers
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City speculators who bet on bank shares falling face a "bloodbath"2008-09-19T13:13:06ZMortgage approval rate is at a standstill
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Shattered confidence in the housing market shows no signs of recovery, gloomy mortgage figures reveal2008-08-26T12:57:53ZYear or more of pain as recession clouds roll in
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2008-08-26T15:32:24ZAlways a sinking feeling over societies that floated
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Simon English says we should cherish the Nationwide, hate all banks, and beware the nappy/beer formula2008-06-03T10:43:16ZBanks to oppose plans for a crisis committee
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UK banks will oppose Chancellor Alistair Darling's plans to set up a Cobra-style committee2008-04-04T13:19:39Z