Lloyds to sell Irish residential mortgage portfolio to Barclays
Lloyds will make a pre-tax loss of £110mln on the sale of the portfolio, which will be recognised in its first half results
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Lloyds Banking Group PLC
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Lloyds Banking Group has many household names like Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows. Lloyds Banking Group is a leading UK based financial services group providing a wide range of banking and financial services, focused on personal and commercial customers. The Group’s main business activities are retail, commercial and corporate banking, general insurance, and life, pensions and investment provision. The Group operates the UK’s largest retail bank and has a large and diversified customer base.
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