Metro Bank boss handed record £2.6m a year after slashing 1,000 jobs Dan Frumkin’s pay package comes after bank’s near collapse and rescue by Colombian billionaire The Guardian - UK · Apr 16
Metro Bank sobers up and attracts a suitor A lift in share price shows the market expects a deal, but Metro v 2.0 doesn’t need to jump at a takeover at any price The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025
Metro Bank risks backlash over £60m bonus scheme for chief executive Shareholder advisory firms concerned long-term reward plan could pay out to bosses regardless of performance The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025
Metro Bank fined nearly £17m for failure to monitor potential money laundering Problems were raised by junior staff three years before they were completely resolved, says FCA The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2024
Metro Bank returns from the brink but tough road lies ahead The challenger bank has often taken chances but a new business model positions it as more the opportunist rather than the rebel The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024
‘I’m still proud of what we created’: Metro Bank’s 14-year rollercoaster ride From its lavish launch parties to a 2019 accounting scandal, the UK challenger bank has been beset by controversy The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024
Metro Bank to cut about 800 jobs and review opening hours Lender to ramp up cost-cutting plans after rescue deal and assess seven-days-a-week branch model The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023
Who is the Colombian billionaire taking a high stakes punt on Metro Bank? Jaime Gilinski Bacal is known for snapping up struggling lenders on the cheap and turning around their fortunes The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023
Metro Bank to slash costs after £925m rescue deal Lender confirms customers have started to pull money out amid worries over its financial health The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023
What is happening at Metro Bank and why is it in need of so much money? Shares have tumbled by 30% in the bank now operating at the edges of its capital requirements The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023