Halifax could disappear from UK high streets as Lloyds assesses branding strategy Bank founded 174 years ago could be phased out from as early as 1 July as part of group’s review The Guardian - UK · May 18
Halifax axed as banking giant set to disappear from UK high streets A phased closure of Halifax branches could begin as early as this summer, according to reports Evening Standard · May 18
Lloyds considers scrapping Halifax brand after 173 years on high street The banking giant has shut hundreds of high street branches over recent years. Evening Standard · May 18
HMRC's £900 Cheque Turns Into Nightmare — Woman Forced to Drive 94 Miles Says Lloyds Has 'Forgotten Rural Britain' Lloyds' policy change on Post Office cheque deposits impacts rural communities, with Annabel Yates' 94-mile journey highlighting access challenges for customers. International Business Times UK · May 15
Pound wobbles and bonds suffer as Starmer battles on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer defied calls for him to quit, despite a growing number of Labour MPs demanding that he steps aside. Evening Standard · May 12
Lloyds earnings jump by a third but UK economic outlook worsens New economic forecasts published by the bank reflect the possible “stagflationary consequences” of war in the Middle East. Evening Standard · Apr 29
Lloyds Bank confirms another 80,500 customers’ transactions may have been exposed by major IT glitch The bank confirmed it has paid £201,000 to 5,250 people, alongside an additional £62,000 in ‘goodwill’ payments The Independent UK · Apr 28
Lloyds reveals another 80,500 may have been impacted by IT glitch The lender has now paid out £201,000 to 5,250 people impacted by the IT issues on March 12. Evening Standard · Apr 28
New Lloyds Banking Group partnership aims to cut hassle for home buyers The digital service, involving Lloyds, Connells Group and conveyancing provider LMS, aims to reduce delays and uncertainty when buying a home. Evening Standard · Apr 21
Lloyds sticks to £2bn provision for motor finance compensation This is despite the FCA making a number of changes to the scheme, compared to its original proposals set out last year. Evening Standard · Apr 2
FTSE 100 Live 02 April: Oil price surges on Trump speech, index holds firm Stock markets are lower and oil prices higher after President Trump’s address on the Iran war broke little new ground. Evening Standard · Apr 2
FTSE 100 Live 31 March: Markets rally, Unilever on brink of foods merger A tumultuous month for financial markets is ending with the FTSE 100 index higher for a second successive session. Evening Standard · Mar 31
Almost half a million Lloyds customers had personal data exposed in IT glitch Letter from group published by MPs blames 12 March glitch on software update to its mobile banking apps The Guardian - UK · Mar 27
Lloyds faces questions over ‘troubling’ banking app glitch that showed other users’ transactions One customer said she was able to see the transactions of six different users over a 20-minute period The Independent UK · Mar 17
Evening Standard · Mar 17 Lloyds faces questions from Treasury Committee about recent banking app glitch Treasury Committee chairwoman Dame Meg Hillier said in a letter that she would welcome a set of responses to the ‘troubling incident’.
Evening Standard · Mar 12 Lloyds investigating after customers report seeing other people’s transactions The bank is looking into reports that some customers using Bank of Scotland, Lloyds and Halifax apps were able to see other users’ transactions.
Evening Standard · Mar 12 Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland experience 'technical glitch' as customers shown other users' transactions Hundreds of customers reported problems on Downdetector UK, a website that tracks service outages, on Thursday morning
Evening Standard · Mar 4 Insurance industry has more to do to gain people’s trust, ABI boss tells MPs The Treasury Committee held an evidence session into financial inclusion with representatives from the insurance and banking sectors.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16 Lloyds investigating after using staff’s bank account data in pay talks CEO Charlie Nunn tells employees that issue ‘created some concern’ but insisted ‘we definitely have listened to it’
The Independent UK · Feb 12 Full list of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches set to close The exact number of job losses is not known at this time
Evening Standard · Feb 11 Lloyds to shut another 95 bank branches across UK The closures will affect branches across its Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland brands in locations across the UK.
Evening Standard · Jan 30 FTSE 100 finishes week with rise despite falls in mining stocks The index closed with an increase of more than 51 points to 10,223.54.
Evening Standard · Jan 29 Lloyds sees annual profits jump 12% in spite of motor finance hit The high street lending giant reported a 12% jump in pre-tax profits to £6.66 billion for 2025.
The Independent UK · Jan 29 Lloyds annual profits surge despite hit from mis-sold car finance The jump in annual profits comes despite significant ‘remediation costs’ totalling £968 million
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26 Bank of Scotland fined £160,000 over account for sanctioned Putin ally Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, who had held senior roles in Russian government, used a variant spelling of his name to access UK banking system