(ShareCast News) - Mortgage approvals from high street banks rebounded slightly in September, according to data from high street banks, after hitting a 19-month low in August. The British Bankers' Association (BBA) revealed mortgage approval numbers in September of 38,252, which was up from 37,241 i
Read more(ShareCast News) - Lord Forsyth was appointed chairman of AIM-listed Secure Trust Bank after Sir Henry Angest stepped down on Wednesday after 35 years. Sir Henry, who will remain a non-executive director and chairman of the remuneration committee, was chairman as the retail bank evolved from a £9m p
Read more(ShareCast News) - Lloyd's Banking Group will continue to struggle as downgrades from two brokers showed, sending its shares promptly lower, according to The Telegraph's Questor column. Things had been looking up for potential investors in the bank at the start of the year as the government prepa
Read more(ShareCast News) - Arbuthnot Banking Group intends to cut its stake in Secure Trust Bank to 20%, from 51.9%, by selling about 5.8m shares in the company at a discounted £25 each. The share sale, via a secondary placing to institutional investors, would generate gross proceeds of about £145m for Arbu
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