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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Anna Wise

NatWest: Key dates in the bank’s history from rescue to privatisation

RBS was rescued during the 2008 financial crisis (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Archive)

NatWest has returned to private ownership after the Government sold its remaining shares in the bank.

The banking group – which was previously called RBS – was rescued during the 2008 financial crisis with payments worth £45.5 billion, which led to it become part-owned by taxpayers.

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