LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group isexpected to be granted permission by the financial regulator topay a dividend for 2014, its first since it was bailed out byBritish taxpayers, according to 10 out of 12 analysts polled byReuters.
The majority of analysts believe that Lloyds' narrow pass inthe Bank of England's debut annual stress test on Tuesday hasstrengthened its case for paying a dividend for the first timesince its 20.5 billion pounds government rescue during thefinancial crisis of 2007 to 2009.
(Reporting by Matt Scuffham; Editing by Steve Slater)