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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Anna Wise

Metro Bank returns to profit after cutting costs and boosting lending

Metro Bank has revealed it returned to a profit over the first half of 2025 (Mike Egerton/PA) - (PA Wire)

Metro Bank has revealed it returned to a profit over the first half of 2025 after slashing costs across the business and ramping up corporate lending.

The London-listed business reported a statutory pre-tax profit of £43.1 million for the first six months of the year, up from the £33.5 million loss reported the same period a year ago.

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