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...The FCA’s research covered nine of the UK’s biggest banks: Lloyds, HSBC, NatWest, Santander UK, Barclays, Nationwide Building Society, TSB, Virgin Money and the Co-operative Bank....
...through of base rate increases to easy access savings accounts has been unusually weak, it’s clearer than ever that the nation’s biggest banks need to up their game and encourage saving,” said Harriett Baldwin...
...Similarly, Barclays, Lloyds and HSBC have set them at 0.55 per cent, 0.6 per cent and 0.65 per cent, respectively....
...The other attendees are Lloyds chief executive Charlie Nunn and Ian Stuart, chief executive of HSBC’s ringfenced UK bank....
...Baldwin was rebuffed by Rose, who was made a dame in the new year’s honours list....
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