Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Lloyds sent my £37,000 to the Duchy of Cornwall and I can’t get it back

Any remaining funds in Cornish companies deemed to have been dissolved go to the Duchy of Cornwall.Photograph: Sam Frost/The Observer Please help me track down my £37,700. In November 2023, ill health forced me to wind up my limited compa... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

Billionaire Lee Cooperman Says The Market Is Expensive But Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited (FIHL) Is Cheap

We recently compiled a list of the Billionaire Lee Cooperman Says The Market Is Expensive But These 10 Stocks Are Cheap. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited (NYSE:FIHL) stands against th... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

Lloyds warns of 'fake website' scam as victims lose more than £6 million

Lloyds Bank (LLOY.L) has said that tens of thousands of credit and debit card customers have fallen victim to "fake website" scams in the last year alone, losing £55 on average. The bank warned of a rise in rogue retailers that have been... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 5 months ago

Lloyds hikes dividend by 15% as profits dip

Lloyds (LLOY.L) reported a drop in profit in the first half of the year as the interest rate boom slowed but shareholders will still benefit from an increase in payout. The banking group, which includes Halifax and Bank of Scotland, said... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 7 months ago

Best UK savings accounts that offer above inflation rates

Savings accounts have become the go-to product for those trying to beat inflation. (Viktoria Rodriguez via Getty Images) UK households are always looking for ways to make their money go further amid the cost of living crisis and savings a... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 8 months ago

Best UK mortgage deals of the week

About 1.6 million existing borrowers have relatively cheap fixed-rate mortgage deals expiring this year. (Westend61 via Getty Images) Mortgage rates have gone up for longer deals compared to last week as future homeowners struggle to find... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 8 months ago

Best savings accounts that offer above inflation rates

Savings accounts have become the go-to product for those trying to beat inflation. (Sally Anscombe via Getty Images) UK households are on the lookout for every little way to make their money go further amid the cost of living crisis, and... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 10 months ago

Lloyds Bank creates new account aimed at budding Gen-Z investors

A new account aimed at Generation Z adults taking their first step into investing has been created by Lloyds Bank. Invest Wise carries no admin fee for 18 to 25-year-olds and account holders can operate it alongside their everyday banking... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 11 months ago

Savings passbooks popular as Britain turns to cash amid cost of living crisis

Photograph: Andrew Paterson/Alamy While some banks are scrapping passbook savings accounts amid suggestions they are past their sell-by date, other providers have reported an increase in their usage as people turn to cash to help them man... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last year

Biggest scams to look out: From concert and football tickets to holiday fake deals

Purchase scams spike by 42% from 2022 to 2023 putting more online shoppers at risk according to Lloyds Bank. (Karl Tapales via Getty Images) Purchase scams surged by almost half (42%) in 2023, as more Brits in pursuit of concert and footb... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last year

Lloyds Banking Backs 2023 Guidance on Higher Third-Quarter Pretax Profit

The British bank reported a pretax profit of 1.86 billion pounds in the third-quarter compared with a restated £576 million for the same period a year earlier. Continue reading... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last year

Lloyds bank closure made cancelling housebound husband’s standing order a real trial

Photograph: Alamy My 93-year-old husband and I have separate bank accounts, and neither of us uses online banking. All the banks in our town have closed, and the nearest branch is in Penzance, 10 miles away. My husband, a painter, became... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last year

Get paid hundreds – by simply pressing a button

switching current accounts At any one time, you’ll usually be able to find at least a couple of current account switching perks on offer, giving you the chance to bag some free cash with just a few clicks. Banks and building societies ru... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last year

Unraveling the Future of Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LYG): A Deep Dive into Key Metrics

Long-established in the Banks industry, Lloyds Banking Group PLC (NYSE:LYG) has enjoyed a stellar reputation. It has recently witnessed a daily gain of 4.33%, juxtaposed with a three-month change of -0.52%. However, fresh insights from the... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last year

UK's Lloyds in talks with Barclay family, Carlyle over Very Group - FT

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Britain's Lloyds Banking Group is in talks with the Barclay family and U.S. private equity firm Carlyle over the Very Group, an online retailer and financial services provider, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Th... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

15 Biggest European Insurance Companies

In this article, we will take a look at the 15 biggest European insurance companies. If you want to see more companies in this selection, go to the 5 Biggest European Insurance Companies. The European insurance industry is a significant c... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

Trending tickers: Credit Suisse | UBS | Barclays | NatWest

UBS will buy rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse for $3.25bn. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Credit Suisse (CS) Credit Suisse shares plunged 60% on Monday despite UBS (UBS) agreeing to buy the 167-year-old bank for $3.25bn (£2.65bn).... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

Shares look cheap at this bank – and it looks well-equipped to weather any downturn

lloyds bank Add a forecast £1.8bn dividend to a proposed £2bn share buyback and Lloyds Banking Group is, in effect, offering its shareholders an 11pc cash yield on its £34bn market capitalisation. That beats inflation, let alone governmen... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

Big banks pocket extra £5.5bn by failing to pass on savings rates

Santander Four of Britain’s biggest banks have pocketed an extra £5.5bn by failing to pass on rising interest rates to savers. Banks have been quick to pass on successive increases in the Bank Rate – which rose from 0.25pc in January to... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

FTSE 100: Lloyds profits flat as it prepares for more loan defaults but bonus pool jumps

Amid the cost of living crisis, banks such as Lloyds have set aside even more money as they expect an increase of people who just can’t pay their loans. Photo: Getty Lloyds (LLOY.L) revealed unchanged annual profits of £6.9bn ($8.35bn) as... Full story