In the last two years, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured more than £47 million in refunds for customers whose banks failed to properly warn them about unarranged overdraft charges.
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Family-owned Edinburgh-based Old Curiosity Distillery has secured a £250,000 loan from Royal Bank of Scotland through the UK Government’s Coronavirus Business Intervention Loan Scheme (CBILS). The funding will provide the business, which currently employs 28 staff at its distil
One in five Royal Bank of Scotland mortgage customers is receiving a three-month payment holiday.
Staff at the Royal Bank of Scotland are preparing to work from home for the foreseeable future in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Aberdeen-based hospitality powerhouse, The McGinty’s Group, has secured its future thanks to a six-figure CBILS funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland which will be used to help the business emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.
NatWest Group, the owner of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has announced the appointment of David Lindberg as its new CEO of retail banking. Mr Lindberg joins from Westpac where he is currently chief executive of its consumer division.
Renfrewshire-based waste management firm WEEE Solutions has secured a £200,000 CBILS funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland which will be used to help the business stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. Specialising in uplifting and processing waste electrical and electron
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reaffirmed its support for the next generation of financial services workers while making changes to how this year’s summer internship programme will be run because of the coronavirus pandemic. Given the current coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the
Private sector activity in Scotland fell at an unparalleled rate during April, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI. Inflows of new business declined the most on record, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to clatter the private sector economy. As was the case in March, services recorde
Permanent staff appointments and temporary billings across Scotland declined at the most marked rates on record during April, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.
The banking and finance sector has lent over £5.5 billion to SMEs through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) so far, according to the latest data from UK Finance.
Sir George Mathewson, the former boss of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has urged the UK Government to write off all state-backed loans to businesses to give firms a better chance of survival during the coronavirus pandemic. Sir George said that the government should fund the giveaway through increased
Royal Bank of Scotland is supporting a new drive to help children and families across Scotland who have no books at home or any access to books during the coronavirus pandemic. The Scottish Book Trust is working with local authorities across Scotland and other charities, in
Profits at the Royal Bank of Scotland have halved in the first quarter of this year as the bank allocated £802 million to accommodate for a rise in loan losses stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. RBS posted pre-tax profits of £519 million for the period, down from £1 billion th
Edinburgh-based tech company Neatebox is set to scale new heights after being accepted into Royal Bank of Scotland’s Entrepreneur Accelerator programme. The firm, which was founded in 2011, specialises in assistive technology, offering a real solution for the engagement and empowerment of disa