LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - Britain's banks said theirbusiness would suffer if the country left the European Union,the industry's trade body said on Thursday.
The British Bankers' Association said a survey of itsmembers, which include HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and Barclays, said 60percent of respondents believe there would be a "negativeimpact" on them, with 26 percent saying the hit would besignificant.
"Our survey shows there is almost no appetite from banks forthe UK to leave the EU," BBA Chief Executive Anthony Browne saidin a statement.
"However, as the majority of our members have not expresseda position on the matter of UK membership, the BBA will adopt aneutral position in the referendum debate," Browne said.
(Reporting by Huw Jones, editing by Carolyn Cohn)