We redeemed our mortgage with Lloyds in 2013, but recently discovered that the bank did not remove its legal charge. My wife and I took the mortgage with TSB in 1985. This became a Lloyds TSB mortgage when the banks merged. Following Money Mail’s advice, whenever the interest rate decreased we kept our repayments at … Read more
Finance bosses warn Bank of England to proceed with caution as it weighs up whether to take interest rates negative for the first time in UK’s history By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:24 GMT, 14 December 2020 | Updated: 22:42 GMT, 14 December 2020 Finance bosses have urged the Bank of England to … Read more
Investors in the money as watchdog lifts bank dividends ban after lenders post better-than-expected profits By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 10 December 2020 | Updated: 21:59 GMT, 10 December 2020 Investors in UK banks will be breathing a sigh of relief after the regulator lifted its ban on dividends. The … Read more
Britain’s former civil service chief, Lord Sedwill, is joining investment bank Rothschild & Co in what is his first major private sector appointment since leaving his top government role earlier this year. Lord Sedwill stepped down from his dual role as Cabinet Secretary and National Security Adviser in August after he lost a bitter power … Read more
Former Neighbours star Jodi Gordon volunteers at a food bank in Sydney… as her boyfriend Sebastian Blackler returns to court after being handed an AVO by police By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:50 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 04:50 GMT, 9 December 2020 Former Neighbours star Jodi Gordon is known for her dedication to … Read more
Families built up £100billion of ‘excess savings’ in lockdown and are already spending it, a senior Bank of England official has claimed. A nationwide spending spree could help the economy to recover more quickly than forecasters have predicted, the Bank’s chief economist Andy Haldane said. In an exclusive interview with the Mail, Mr Haldane said … Read more
STOCKS TO WATCH: Will Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey reprieve bank dividends? By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 December 2020 It’s almost a year since Andrew Bailey was named as the new Governor of the Bank of England. His Covid baptism of … Read more
The Bank of England should investigate where around £50billion of ‘missing’ banknotes is ‘stashed’, a committee monitoring the effectiveness of public spending has said. The Public Accounts Committee said the Bank needs to ‘get a better handle on the national currency it controls’. It said authorities have been behind the curve in ensuring access to … Read more
I am trying to trace my father’s bank and building society accounts after he passed away. Do you know of a definitive way to search online banks in one go? Something similar to the ‘My Lost Account’ search but for an active account. It’s proving very difficult – K.H., via email It can be a laborious … Read more
Banker who changed the world: Former World Bank president James Wolfensohn dies aged 86 By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 26 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 26 November 2020 James Wolfensohn, who was president of the World Bank for a decade, died on Wednesday aged 86. A polymath, his period … Read more