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Major UK banks offering free cash for switching accounts
A number of high street banks are handing out up to £175 alongside other perks and benefits just for switching accounts and only a few steps must be followed in order to receive all the bonuses on offer
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Martin Lewis' MSE issues warning of huge change for Lloyds and Halifax customers
Lloyds Banking Group, which owns all three brands, is shaking up the interest rates charged on its overdrafts and some customers could potentially have to pay more
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Martin Lewis shares how to get £900 from Santander, TSB, Lloyds and First Direct
The Money Saving Expert (MSE) website founder has turned his attention to a banking war that has erupted as household giants hand out large cash sums to tempt customers to switch
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New ATM machines: What Lloyds, Barclays, Halifax and more customers can now use
The initiative is being piloted in response to a wave of bank branch closures in recent years, with the first 'super-ATM' machine already installed in Atherstone, Warwickshire
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New ATM rules in 17 areas of England as major cashpoint 'trial' starts
Seven major banks have joined forces to roll out 'multi-bank deposit ATMs' that will enable customers without a local bank branch to withdraw and deposit cash easier
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Three major UK banks announce new overdraft rules for millions of customers
The new system, which will be rolled out from August, will see some Lloyds Banking Group customers charged up to 49.9 per cent in interest to use an overdraft, up from the current 39.9 per cent
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All the high street banks closing branches in June including Halifax and Lloyds
This month, the consumer group Which? revealed that since 2015 over 6,000 local bank branches across the UK have been shut with the rising number of digital service customers being the reason behind the branch closures
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Major banks announce 50 closures - use our map to see which areas are affected
Which? said this 'avalanche' of closures has had a major impact on the high street and highlights a need to provide replacement services for millions of people who relied on them
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Standard Chartered shares jump after profits rise 8% in first quarter
The global banking giant, which is based in London but has a big presence in Asia, said it was continuing to benefit from higher interest rates
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Santander UK profits fall to £391m as mortgage lending decreases amid price war
The UK arm of the Spanish banking giant also reported also reported a £2.5billion decline in mortgage lending since the end of last year
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Full list of banks closing branches this month including Lloyds and Halifax
Before the end of this month, 13 branches will be shutting their doors for good with Barclays, Halifax, Lloyds and the Bank of Scotland (BoS) is closing branches
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UK banks to report lower earnings as they retreat from the bumper highs of 2023
Lloyds, Barclays and NatWest will be updating shareholders on their first-quarter financial results next week
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NatWest, Lloyds, Halifax and more announce 101 bank closures - see map
The closure of 47 branches of NatWest, 22 branches of Halifax, and 21 Lloyds were announced in March, as well as Bank of Scotland shutting 10 branches, and RBS one branch
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Saving just £180 a year could turn into £44,000 - but you need to act now
Lloyds Bank reveals that the average total saving per year is approximately £180 - but due to tax benefits, this would turn into £225 if invested into a pension
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Barclays, NatWest and Lloyds customers issued warning in 388 towns - see list
Labour has warned that many communities have been turned into 'banking deserts' as branches disappear from high streets without there being any alternatives nearby
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Banks urged to stop financing company behind controversial Rosebank oil field
More than 80 organisations have written to the chief executives of 12 major banks, including NatWest, Lloyds and HSBC, urging them to stop providing finance for Ithaca Energy
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Close Brothers Group to bolster finances by £400m amid car finance probe
The banking group said it recognises the "paramount importance" of preparing for a range of possible outcomes
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If you use these 10 passwords - change them now before criminals guess them
A list of some of the UK's most popular and easily-guessed passwords has been released as part of a campaign to urge people to keep their money safe from criminals
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Q&A on Nationwide's £2.9bn Virgin Money deal: What it means for 24m customers
The move took the City by surprise and is set to catapult Nationwide into second place in the mortgage and savings market
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High street banks closing 49 branches in March - from Barclays to NatWest
There are already 249 high street bank closures scheduled to take place in 2024, including 49 happening next month by Barclays, Halifax, Lloyds, NatWest and Ulster Bank
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Standard Chartered to hand back £3.95 billion to shareholders as profits rise
The Asia-focused bank launched a one billion US dollar (£800 million) share buyback and plans to return around five billion dollars (£3.95 billion) to shareholders over the next three years
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'The obscene profits made by the Big Four banks will stick in the craw'
The Big Four banks' profit gains were made off soaring interest rates, which have cost households hundreds more in mortgage and rental costs - corporations put profits ahead of people
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Car finance probe: What is being investigated and will customers be compensated?
Lloyds has become the first UK bank to set aside hundreds of millions of pounds in case it has to compensate car finance customers, amid a major investigation into whether people overpaid on their loans
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Lloyds profits surge by 57% but bank sets aside £450m for car finance probe
The banking group said it made a pre-tax profit of £7.5 billion over 2023, rising by 57% compared with the £4.8 billion made in 2022, and coming in ahead of analysts' expectations
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Lloyds Bank launches account to help young adults take first step into investing
This account is free for 18 to 25-year-olds and can be managed alongside their everyday banking in the Lloyds Bank app
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