Field of bidders for ailing bank narrows as Sabadell and Santander not expected to make offers
The problem is near-term earnings growth: banks have limited levers to pull
Lenders ordered to hand back money to clients, with total payouts set to run into billions of euros
If the UK retail bank can control costs there is scope for earnings growth
ECJ provisional opinion limits repayment bill for illegal charges
Challenger lender joins sector’s retreat from high street
Valuations of new entrants have fallen, but increasing market share has its rewards
Spanish-owned lender posts 53% rise in first-quarter profits
Lobby groups will meet Cameron to back his case for UK remaining in EU
Until the regulatory faffing is over, UK lender shares will languish
Nobody expects the Spanish coalition
Harder to offer competitive rates to increase market share
Largest financial asset sale by a European government
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