The UK Government-owned British Business Bank has issued its 75,000th loan through its Start Up Loans programme, marking more than £623 million invested in small businesses across the UK since its launch in 2012.
The boss of a major banking group has succumbed to pressure from furious customers and MPs and agreed to reinstate cheque deposits at Post Offices and banking hubs.Lloyds Banking group, which also includes Halifax and the Bank of Scotland, previously stopped cheque deposits at Post Office branches a