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Mortgage lenders including NatWest cut rates after surprise inflation drop

Brokers expect more home loan reductions with offerings at lowest prices for several months

The Guardian - UK

Crisis-hit CBI shelves plans for tie-up with manufacturing body Make UK

Confederation of British Industry tells members it is confident an alternative emergency cash rescue will be found

The Guardian - UK

City watchdog finds no evidence for recent political 'debanking' – but private banks have been picky for centuries

After a row over the closure of his bank account earlier this year, former politician Nigel Farage has hit out at the UK financial regulator for saying it has found no recent evidence of customers being “de-banked” over their personal views.

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Demand among savers for fixed-term deals has surged, bank reports

NatWest said more than 82,000 fixed-term savings accounts were opened in the first half of this year.

The Independent UK

City watchdog claims data review shows no banks have closed accounts ‘primarily’ due to political views

The FCA added that, unlike in some other jurisdictions, “there is no right to an account in the UK”

Evening Standard

FCA finds no evidence of customers being debanked over political views

Watchdog launched inquiry after row over Coutts’s handling of Nigel Farage’s account

The Guardian - UK

The NatWest boss, the missing Malaysian billions and the damning email

Rick Haythornthwaite stonewalled investigator on the trail of ‘world’s biggest financial scandal’

The Guardian - UK

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New NatWest boss worked for oil firm under investigation in ‘world’s biggest financial scandal’

Exclusive: Rick Haythornthwaite was paid £200,000 a year by Saudi company, PetroSaudi, involved in 1MDB scandal

The Guardian - UK

NatWest cuts mortgage interest rates for second time in four days

It comes after Andrew Bailey yesterday signalled that the Bank of England could soon be finished raising interest rates

Evening Standard

NatWest plays it safe with new chairman Rick Haythornthwaite

Sir Howard Davies’ replacement has enough City experience to move bank on from Coutts fiasco

The Guardian - UK

NatWest picks boardroom veteran Haythornthwaite to succeed under-fire chair Sir Howard Davies

Haythornthwaite will take over from Davies in April of next year

Evening Standard

NatWest names ex-Centrica boss as chair after Farage saga

Rick Haythornthwaite, who leads boardrooms of Ocado and the AA, will succeed Howard Davies

The Guardian - UK

HSBC and NatWest cut mortgage rates again as rivals tipped to follow

Decision will ease some pressure on UK homebuyers and people seeking remortgage deals

The Guardian - UK

NatWest and HSBC cut mortgage interest rates again, and brokers predict other top lenders will follow

The UK’s top lenders have now been cutting mortgage rates for six weeks

Evening Standard

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The Conversation

Why CEOs and footballers attract different levels of outrage about high pay

The average pay of FTSE100 CEOs rose by 16% from £3.38 million in 2021 to £3.91 million in 2022, according to the latest figures from thinktank the High Pay Centre. In the same week this was reported, UK political figure Nigel Farage called outgoing NatWest boss Alison Rose’s £2.4 million…

The Independent UK

‘Ethical’ bank let Rose West keep account

Bosses at the organisation deemed keeping West as a customer carried little risk to the bank’s reputation

The Guardian - UK

NatWest chief ousted over Nigel Farage accounts row in line for £2.4m payout

Bank to pay salary, pension and shares to Alison Rose, who resigned at end of July, during 12-month notice period

The Independent UK

Ex-NatWest boss who quit in Nigel Farage bank account row to get £2.4m payout

Nigel Farage called the potential payment to Dame Alison Rose a ‘sick joke’

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The Independent UK

Ex-NatWest boss Alison Rose set for £2.4m payout after resigning over Farage row

Ms Rose resigned after she admitted to being the source of an inaccurate story about Nigel Farage’s finances.

Evening Standard

Alison Rose to still make £2.4 million salary after resigning amid Farage controversy

However, this salary could still be clawed back by NatWest

Evening Standard

‘Don’t do a Rose’ — NatWest chief’s exit amid Farage controversy prompts a new set of rules for bosses

Media Watch: NatWest CEO Dame Alison Rose was seen as one of the safest pairs of hands in the City. Now businesses are on red alert

The Guardian - UK

How to choose the best UK student bank account

From the ‘must-have’ overdraft to money off food and rail travel

The Times of India

British Muslims say banks ruin lives with debanking policies

LONDON: When former postman Iqeel Ahmed told staff at his local Halifax branch he couldn’t feed his family because he was locked out of his account, they asked whether he had tried the nearest food bank.

Evening Standard

Five tricks to surviving the remortgage hell of 2023, from using a broker to reading the small print

As owners anxiously count down the days until their fixed term ends, here’s how to best avoid the scarily high standard variable rate

Al Jazeera

Like Nigel Farage, British Muslims say they are being ‘de-banked’

Often without providing clear reasons, banks appear to be disproportionately closing the accounts of British Muslims.

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