LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Britain's state-backed lenderLloyds Banking Group narrowly passed a test set byEuropean regulators to assess whether banks have enough capitalto weather another economic crash.
Lloyds, which is 25 percent owned by the British governmentafter being rescued during the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009,would hold a core Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.2 percent under thestress-test scenarios, above the 5.5 percent minimum required.
Rival state-backed lender Royal Bank of Scotland,which is 80 percent owned by the government, would hold corecapital of 6.7 percent.
(Reporting by Matt Scuffham; Editing by Clare Hutchison)