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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?

RBS Falls on Report That U.S. Mortgage Provision May Increase

The Edinburgh-based bank’s stock declined 2.4 percent to 385 pence at 10:40 a.m. local time, while the U.K. benchmark FTSE 100 Index was little changed.

Barclays ends its pain in Spain as it sells retail arm to CaixaBank - but at a £500m loss

Barclays has completed the sale of its Spanish arm – at a £500million loss.

Bradford & Bingley's 'Full Nationalization' Should Never Have Happened

For those who like a good yarn the saga of Bradford & Bingley, the UK bank that was hastily nationalized by the British Government in a transatlantic phone call, one would be hard pressed to beat years of obfuscation by the authorities – from wi

Novo Banco Has Four Potential Buyers

While Novo Banco wants to fully pay back the EUR4.9 billion ($6.01 billion) capital injection it received from a bailout fund, analysts consider it unlikely the bank will fetch that much.

National Australia Bank accelerates UK exit

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Hungary to buy Budapest Bank from GE Capital

Economy Minister Mihaly Varga said the transaction was expected to close by the end of July 2015.

ICICI Bank sells Russian subsidiary to Sovcombank

The board of country’s largest private sector lender ICICI Bank on Friday approved sale of the bank’s shareholding in its Russian subsidiary ICICI Bank Eurasia, to a third party Sovcombank.

Russia Faced With 'Massive' Liquidity Problem Says Sberbank Chief

The head of Sberbank, Russia's largest lender, said Thursday that the banking sector was grappling with huge liquidity problems and warned that there was no easy money for Russian companies to be found in Asia, the Prime economic news agency reported

BofA-Owned MBNA Sells $570M of Card Assets to Virgin Money

The portfolio consisted of Virgin Money credit card assets, which MBNA has been marketing and distributing since 2002.

Hungary ready to buy more banks should they decide to exit - official

Hungary is ready to buy more banks should they decide to exit the country, a government official at the Economy Ministry told CNBC on Monday.

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