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Five banks interested in Citi's Czech retail operations -report

Citigroup Inc said in October it was pulling out of consumer banking in 11 markets, including the Czech Republic.

RBS Said to Firm Up Plan to Exit Asia Corporate Banking Business

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc has firmed up plans to sell or wind down its Asian corporate banking business within months, according to a person familiar with the process.

Principal Insurance secures funding from Yorkshire Bank

Loan will be used to meet expansion targets.

Expat rates: Clydesdale accounts are gradually being closed down

For savers looking for a new home for their money, the top two-year fixed rate available is just 2.03pc

RBS Exiting Corporate Debt, DCM Business in Middle East

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, the U.K.’s largest taxpayer-owned lender, is exiting its corporate loans and debt capital markets business in the Middle East and Africa.

Post Office delivers rebrand for all financial products

Post Office Money seeks to assert itself as one of the UK’s biggest financial services providers by the end of the decade

Santander U.K. Said to Consider Moving Units Abroad on BOE Rules

Santander U.K. Plc has told the Bank of England new rules requiring banks to separate consumer-banking from trading activities could make it shift some operations out of the country

RBS Said to Cut 160 U.K. Commercial Banking Jobs, Hire in India

The Edinburgh-based lender announced to staff Thursday that it would cut the positions from 54 locations across the U.K., the Unite union said in an e-mailed statement. RBS confirmed the cuts in a separate statement.

Commerzbank revamps retail management in streamlining move

Commerzbank AG will remove a level of management from its retail banking structure in a move to streamline operations as the number of branches in Germany falls

Deutsche Bank mulls retail float, tie with foreign banks - source

The considerations are at a purely theoretical stage, the source said, and being undertaken in case regulators impose restrictions that erode incentives for a big investment bank like Deutsche to maintain full ownership of a retail chain.

RBS likely to scale down its presence in India, to focus on growth in UK

The British bank, in which the state holds an 81% stake following a £45-billion bailout in 2008 to remain afloat following the global financial crisis

RBS mulls sale of Asian corporate banking biz: Source

RBS took bids for its Coutts International private bank last month and raised $3 billion in September by selling shares in its US subsidiary, Citizens Financial Group Inc.

The 7 German Banks That Survived The Financial Crisis Are Still A Mess

A bank backed by authorities in Europe's most solvent economy should hardly be considered risky.

Greece owes German banks €23.5bn

The lion’s share of German exposure is held by the state-owned development bank KfW, with lending to the Greek state totalling €15bn, banking industry group BdB said.

Charter Savings becomes third new UK bank since rule change

Savings Bank was cleared on Wednesday to start making loans and taking deposits as authorities try to encourage the formation of new banks to take on the dominant "big four".

Collapse of fashion chain Bank puts 200 retail jobs at risk

More than 200 Scottish retail jobs are at risk after loss-making fashion chain Bank entered administration

Lenders to respond to investment bank ring-fence plans

At least seven banks are submitting plans to the Bank of England over proposals to protect consumers

Campaigners condemn rural bank closures

Campaigners have condemned the rapid closure of banks in rural communities

James Moore: High and electrified, or low enough for a banker to jump?

The deadline for banks to submit their plans to ring-fence their retail operations is looming, and already there are signs of starkly differing approaches.

You may not know it, but you are paying for your bank

Three decades after its introduction, 'free banking' is at the centre of the latest inquiry into the banks. Would we be better off without it?

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