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Ireland to Sell Permanent TSB to BAWAG for €1.6 Billion

The deal ends the State’s post-crisis bank ownership pending approvals.

Unicaja Shareholders Approve Dividend and Board Changes as CEO Reaffirms €1.9 Billion 2025–27 Goal

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Flags Job Cuts After Tech Deals With Infosys, Genpact

Hargreaves Lansdown Restores Services After Outage That Blocked Client Trading

Lloyds to Shut 95 More UK Branches Through 2027 as High‑Street Networks Shrink

Lloyds Banking Group to Close 71 Branches in 2026 as Halifax Adds Six More Sites

Lloyds Begins Week of Five Branch Closures as 2026 Cutbacks Roll Out

Family Mortgage Rules Tighten Feb. 1 as Russian Banks Continue Lending

Italy Overhauls Golden Power as Senate Approves 5.0 Decree, Sending Measure to the Chamber

Nationwide Extends Branch Promise, Vowing to Keep All 696 Branches Open Until 2030

Bank of America Outage Disrupts Mobile Banking and Transfers for Thousands Late Friday

Peru’s Banco de la Nación Touts New Retail Loans as Argentina’s Banco Nación Raises UVA Mortgage Rate to 6%

Twenty-Four UK Bank Branches to Shut in November as Lloyds Leads Latest Round

Regional Bank Stocks Recover After Zions, Western Alliance Fraud Suits Rattle Markets

Australia’s Banking Footprint Contracts as Government Unveils Draft Cash Mandate

Commonwealth Bank Chair Signals Matt Comyn to Remain CEO for at Least Three More Years

UN-Backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance Shuts Down After Member Exodus

Poundland Confirms October Closures as Court‑Backed Rescue Advances

Citi Agrees to Sell 25% of Banamex to Fernando Chico Pardo for $2.3 Billion

NatWest, Halifax and Lloyds Shut 11 More Branches Across UK This Week