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  • Coventry Building Society to take over Co-op Bank in January

    Banking

    Regulators have given the green light for Coventry Building Society to acquire The Co-operative Bank in January as consolidation sweeps through Britain’s mid-sized banking sector. The two lenders said on Thursday that the Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority had approved the £780m deal, which was agreed in May. The takeover [...]

    With roughly £89bn in assets, the combined business is set to be around the same size as Virgin Money.
  • ‘I’m £5,000 down’: Co-op Bank apologises after duplicate payments glitch

    Banking

    The Co-operative Bank has apologised to customers after complaints that a glitch had caused payments to be taken twice from some small business accounts.

    It is unclear how many accounts were affected.
  • Takeover bids, millionaire CEOs and angry members: Building societies are looking a lot like the big banks

    Banking

    Runaway profits, big-ticket acquisitions and bumper executive pay rises, Britain's building societies are starting to look a lot like banks.

    Front of Yorkshire Building Society
  • Consumer group names TSB, Co-op Bank and Monzo as worst major banks for mobile app security

    April 24, 2024

    The group reviewed the apps and websites of Britain's 13 largest current account providers between January and February, with assistance from computer security experts.

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