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The fate of British bankers is in the hands of 10 people tasked with reforming a culture of recklessness and crime. Meet the banking standards commission, who will tame the masters of the universe.
The bottom line is that Bank of England figures for growth rates in lending to small firms have been in a downward spiral since 2009 and are showing no signs of improvement.
It was a very different world in 2003 when the governor of the Bank of England landed the job. What would happen if he applied today?
Liam Dutton
The final bank holiday weekend of 2012 is upon us and after the summer we’ve had, it would be a relief if the weather could offer us something in return for the downpours that have graced our shores.
The government’s new scheme to encourage bank lending is the latest attempt to kick-start the economy and a stagnant housing market. But will it help those trying to get on the housing ladder?
Jon Snow
So Paul Moore, formerly responsible for compliance at HBOS and who was sacked after warning in 2004 that the bank’s lending was risky and in serious danger of-heating, has applied to be the Chairman of Barclays. Mr. Moore, whom I met and talked with extensively last week, is unlikely to be hanging around his phone in the expectation of a Barclays call. Although, I have met no one who knows quite so much about where the more noxious of the banking bodies are buried.
The Co-op is riding the ethical banking wave by taking over 632 Lloyds banking group branches. But what makes a bank ethical, and what else is on offer in the UK? Channel 4 News investigates.
Sir Mervyn King rejects suggestions that pressure was put on banks to misreport their lending rates, but admits pushing for Bob Diamond’s resignation as Barclays chief executive.
“There are very few barristers and QCs in the Commons with the experience of mounting a detailed and probing line of interrogation.”
If Sir Mervyn King can arrange for Bob Diamond’s demise at Barclays, even though he was cleared of personal wrongdoing over Libor, why not exercise a little more coercive power over banks lending money into the real economy?
Three Scots and no women will investigate the Barclays Libor scandal, writes Michael Crick.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls claims we’re more likely to be divorced than to change our bank accounts. FactCheck investigates whether we really love our banks more than our partners.
As Bank of England Deputy Governor Paul Tucker appears in front of MPs, the bank releases emails that shed more light on the Barclays rate-fixing scandal.
Gary Gibbon
The email from Bob Diamond to fellow Barclays bosses raises serious questions for the Bank of England’s Paul Tucker, seen by many as the heir apparent to Mervyn King. Gary Gibbon blogs about the latest development in the Libor scandal.
We have entered a new world. Politicians now appear sovereign over our banking system. Many in Britain will welcome that. For many, it will be a profound shock. And this is just the beginning, writes Faisal Islam.