High Street Banks

Charlie Thomas

Financial Watchdog Bares Its Teeth At Banks Over Interest Rate Swaps

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 31.01.2013 | UK

Bad news for banks, but good news for businesses on Thursday - The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said it will investigate the mis-selling of ...

Charlie Thomas

Gamekeeper Turned Poacher - FSA's Sants Joins Barclays

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 12.12.2012 | UK

Hector Sants - the former head of the City watchdog the Financial Services Authority (FSA) - is to become a game keeper turned poacher after being app...

Analysis: 'Bad' Bank Remains Despite Virgin Money Purchase

Huffington Post UK | Peter Guest | Posted 18.11.2011 | UK

Virgin Money is to pay £747m up front for the nationalised lender Northern Rock, in a deal that could rise to close to £1bn over the next five years...

Mortgage Approvals Up But Lending Remains Weak

Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.10.2011 | UK

The overall value of mortgage lending remained stagnant in July according to the British Bankers Association, but the number of mortgages approved did...