LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The former chairman of bankingstart-up NBNK said Lloyds Banking Group's attemptedsale of hundreds of branches was unfair and swayed by politicalconsiderations.
"In our view they chose to concentrate on all the positiveaspects for the Co-op and none of the positive aspects of ourbid," Levene told parliament's Treasury Select Committee.
When asked by the chairman of the committee, Andrew Tyrie,if he was alleging Lloyds had acted in bad faith, he replied"Yes".
Levene said he personally lost 60,000 pounds ($98,500) as aresult of the failed bid for 631 branches but was on a salary of300,000 pounds a year.
Separately, Lloyds Chairman Win Bischoff said in writtenevidence to the committee that Lloyds is in "good discussions"with European regulators to get clearance for a stock marketlisting of the branches, rebranded TSB, in 2014.