VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Banks must stop using the pandemic as an excuse

At the beginning of this crisis I wrote, ‘If banks fail us now, they will never be forgiven.’ We bailed them out in 2008. It was their turn to save us. Yet nearly five months on, there are queues lining the streets because branch hours have been slashed, customers are being refused help at the … Read more

Tyra Banks sparks engagement rumors by wearing a huge rock on THAT finger

Tyra Banks sparks engagement rumors by wearing a huge rock on THAT finger during Santa Monica stroll with beau Louis Bélanger-Martin By David Lawrance For Dailymail.com Published: 20:56 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 20:56 BST, 11 August 2020 They’ve been dating since August 2018.  And it looks like Tyra Banks and her Canadian businessman … Read more

Business lending by banks to reach 13-year high

Business lending by banks expected to reach 13-year high in 2020, according to research By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 9 August 2020 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 9 August 2020 Business lending by banks is expected to reach a 13-year high in 2020, according to research.  Because of the strain put … Read more

Azealia Banks posts disturbing audio about plans to ‘euthanize’ herself after completing her music

Azealia Banks left her fans concerned on Saturday night after she shared a series of text posts to Instagram that suggested she planned to end her own life. The 29-year-old rapper followed up the posts with audio messages shared to her Instagram Stories on Sunday in which she expressed plans to ‘euthanize’ herself after she … Read more

Banks facing further dividend woe nest year

Bank of England warns British lenders could be forced to cancel dividends again next year as they are battered by coronavirus pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 British lenders could be forced to cancel dividends again next year as they … Read more

Now City watchdog tells banks they CAN reject loans if you took break

‘I was refused a mortgage for taking a loan holiday’: City watchdog tells banks they CAN reject loans if you took break Fury as firms get green light to trawl through borrowers’ accounts  Over 1.8m people who took breaks were told it wouldn’t affect credit record 59% of brokers have had clients rejected for a … Read more

HSBC among Hong Kong-based banks cracking down on democracy activists

HSBC among Hong Kong-based banks cracking down on clients with ties to the pro-democracy movement By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 20 July 2020 | Updated: 22:23 BST, 20 July 2020 Global wealth managers operating in Hong Kong have launched a crackdown on clients with ties to the country’s pro-democracy movement. … Read more

Community in Essex fighting back against the banks

A community in Essex is fighting back against the banks that have cynically abandoned it – with plans to open the country’s first shared branch. The 18,000-strong town of Rochford saw its last bank close three years ago when Barclays pulled out. A year earlier NatWest quit the community while previously Lloyds turned its back … Read more

Tyra Banks steps out for the first time since being named the new host of Dancing With The Stars

Tyra Banks was just named the new host of Dancing With The Stars. And the model/TV personality looked like she was enjoying the news when she was seen out in Santa Monica on Thursday. Though Tyra, 46, was wearing a mask, it was clear she was smiling underneath.  Feeling good: Tyra Banks seemed like she … Read more