Sunak gives businesses extra flexibility on repaying COVID-19 loans

[ad_1] Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is seen at Downing Street amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain September 24, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley LONDON (Reuters) –…

EXCLUSIVE-Freddie Mac offers early retirement to 25% of workforce -sources

[ad_1] By Michelle Price, Lauren Tara LaCapra WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Freddie Mac has offered early retirement to around 25% of its staff as it begins to overhaul its…

BoE seeks more level mortgage playing field for small banks

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England may introduce more flexible rules on the capital that small banks must set aside against mortgage loans, to help them compete better…

UK watchdog says bank customers may need longer-term crisis support

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s banks may need to consider longer-lasting support for customers who continue to face difficulties with loan repayments after COVID-19 relief measures end in the autumn,…

More businesses will tap Fed loan program if economy worsens, Rosengren says

[ad_1] (Reuters) – A key Federal Reserve official told a congressional watchdog on Friday that participation in a $600 billion loan program meant to carry small and medium-sized firms through…

Danske Bank admits it knew of erroneous debt collection for years

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Danske Bank admitted on Friday it had known for years that it was collecting outdated or excessive debt from customers and had not properly…

POLL-Norway central bank rates seen on hold next week, hike draws nearer

[ad_1] * reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/cb-polls?RIC=NOINTR%3DECI poll data * Unanimous expectation for unchanged rate of 0.0% on March 18 * Median prediction for hike is in Q1 2022 * Some economists eye hike…

UPDATE 1-China issues draft rules to regulate online micro-lending business

[ad_1] (Writes through with details, backgrounds) BEIJING, Nov 3 (Reuters) – China’s central bank and regulators issued draft rules on Monday to boost the oversight of online micro-lending as it…

France’s SocGen to close 600 bank branches in profitability push

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Societe Generale on Monday accelerated plans to boost profitability by merging its two retail banking networks, resulting in the closure of 600 of its nearly…

Denmark’s Nets valued at $4.5 billion in litmus test for European tech IPOs

[ad_1] By Annabella PultzNielsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Nets NETStemp.CO, issuer of Denmark’s most used debit card, was valued at 30 billion Danish crowns ($4.5 billion) in its listing on Friday,…