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ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND agreed to pay $5.5 billion to settle the second of three major United States mortgage-backed securities probes. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/LUKE MACGREGOR

RBS to pay $5.5B in FHFA mortgage-bond settlement

NEW YORK - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC agreed to pay $5.5 billion to settle the second of three major United States mortgage-backed...

British banks extend Brexit plunge after mass analyst downgrades

LONDON - The U.K.’s largest lenders accelerated the biggest fall since 2009 on Monday after the nation’s vote to leave the European Union sparked...
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND is intending to write down 4 billion of the goodwill on its balance sheet from its purchase of Citizens Bank, according to published reports. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MATTHEW LLOYD

RBS said to take 4 billion pound writedown on Citizens unit

LONDON - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC will write down the value of its U.S. unit, Citizens Financial Group Inc., by about 4...

UKFI says investor interest in RBS is growing as capital gains

LONDON - Interest in Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC is building among potential investors as its capital position improves, according to U.K. Financial...

RBS set to reach FX settlement within year, CEO says

LONDON - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC could reach a settlement with authorities over the alleged rigging of foreign-exchange markets in the next...

RBS, Lloyds rise after Scotland’s voters reject separation

LONDON – Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Lloyds Banking Group Plc rallied after Scots voted to stay in the U.K., avoiding months...

RBS and Lloyds to lead financial exodus on Scottish Yes vote

LONDON - Scotland’s financial-services industry is threatening to head for the border, with Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC and Lloyds Banking Group PLC...
AS THE MOVEMENT FOR SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE gathers momentum, Royal Bank of Scotland faces uncertainty, as do the British taxpayers that bailed out the bank during the financial crisis. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/SIMON DAWSON

RBS debt to taxpayers threatened by Scottish independence vote

LONDON - The chances of U.K. taxpayers recouping their money from the world’s biggest bank bailout are receding as Scottish voters stand on the...

RBS, HSBC award senior employees $17.8M in shares

LONDON – Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC and HSBC Holdings PLC, two of Britain’s largest banks, awarded about 10.6 million pounds ($17.8 million)...
IN A MEMO to employees on Monday, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC said it is considering a sale of its Coutts International private bank. The international unit accounts for 41 percent of Coutts' customer assets and 35 percent of revenue, according to the memo. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MATTHEW LLOYD

RBS considers sale of Coutts’ foreign arm to focus on U.K.

LONDON – Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC is considering selling the international arm of its Coutts private bank as it shifts its focus...
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