Metro Bank

Metro Bank is cutting a fifth of its workforce and reviewing whether to stay open seven days a week under plans to slash costs (Photo by Mike Egerton/PA Wire)

Metro Bank to cut around 850 jobs

Metro Bank’s shareholders have approved a funding package worth £925 million in a bid to secure its future on Britain’s high streets.(Photo by Mike Egerton/PA Wire)

Metro Bank shareholders approve rescue deal in crunch vote

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Listed city centre bank will close early next year when new branch opens

Metro Bank has announced a new deal with investors to shore up its finances. (Photo by Mike Egerton/PA Wire)

Metro Bank announces a new deal with investors to shore up its finances

Library image of a Metro Bank branch in Sheffield. The High street lender has seen its shares plunge as it considers a reported £600m capital raise to shore up its finances. The bank's shares tumbled by as much as a third soon after market opening on Thursday, before settling around 23 per cent lower, on reports that the firm is in talks with investors to raise around £250 million in equity funding and £350 million in debt. (Photo by Mike Egerton/PA Wire)

High street lender Metro Bank's shares plunge on £600m capital raise reports

High street lender Metro Bank has revealed it returned to profit in September and said it has not yet seen signs of borrowers struggling with repayments amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Metro Bank provides reassurance over borrower resilience

Metro Bank in Sheffield.

How Metro Bank suffered pre-tax losses for 2021 of £245.1m

Metro Bank was fined over the quality of its reporting and governance failures.

Why Metro Bank has been fined £5.4m by the Bank of England

UK’s Chattiest High Streets 2021

(left to right) Deputy Mayor Beverley Mullaney, Martin House's Chris Varney, Bradford Metro Bank store manager Denis Charlette, Metro Bank mascot Metro Man, Tom Mullaney and Metro Bank Local Director Fraser Anderson

Metro Bank creates 20 jobs by opening new base in Bradford

Do you know why bank holidays are called bank holidays? (Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Opening times for Barclays, Santander, Halifax and more this August bank holiday

The Metro Bank Sheffield team: (left to right) Store Manager, Chris Gore; Local Business Manager, Andrea Ottewell; Commercial Banking Manager, Howard Mills and Local Director, Michelle Slater

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Metro Bank

Metro Bank opens first outlet in Sheffield

Metro Bank

Metro Bank to sell of RateSetter for undisclosed fee

Metro Bank. Pic: PA.

Meet the new CEO of Metro Bank

Vernon Hill steps down with immediate effect. Pic: John Stillwell/PA Wire

Metro Bank founder and chairman Vernon Hill steps down with immediate effect

Metro Bank Pic: PA.

Metro Bank confirms £350m fund raise

Metro Bank. Pic: PA.

Metro Bank set to hit one million customer mark

(L-R) Nigel Borwell and Paul Walsh, founders of Lead Tech.

Lead Tech to create 70 new jobs by 2019 with office move

Challenger bank sees lending more than treble

Paragon becomes a new player in banking market
Buy-to-let lender Paragon is dipping a toe into Britain’s banking sector with plans to offer savings and car finance which it says will open up more choice to consumers.

Asda at Owlcotes Shopping Centre, Pudsey.

Barclays to open branch in Leeds Asda store

Asda opens its stores’ doors to Barclays

Punished by providers for the sake of a 9p oversight

Fledgeling Metro Bank sees a surge in customer numbers

Hill becomes lender’s new chairman

Virgin Money and US player lead race for RBS’s branches

Mutuals have 18 months before big banks return, says Deloitte

This is not just a bank account, it’s an M&S bank account

Select plastic that’s fantastic for you and take the credit

Metro Bank looks to major expansion

Tesco banking on autumn launch for big sector push
tesco will make its long-awaited push into banking this autumn, and will not do so by buying Lloyds’ branches or bidding for state-owned Northern Rock.

Beleaguered banks face uphill struggle

Metro banks on innovative HR software

Bad debt fears are still hovering over Lloyds

Shop-style banking chain looking for £45m to expand

Brett King: Mobile banking revolution will do away with cash

New high street bank is bone of contention

Probe into hurdles facing bank hopefuls

New banks face hurdles to win over consumers

Metro set to become new bank on the high street

Mark Bradley: Banks have cashed in on the apathy of Britons, but soon it