Government’s grand plan is as good as it gets (The Herald)
Two shareholder votes in the last two days should ensure grim reality returns to the discussion of what the future holds for Edinburgh-based HBOS and Royal Bank of Scotland.

Most UK lenders have failed to pass on 1.5% cut on SVRs (Money Marketing Online)
Fourty-two out of 51 mortgage lenders with standard variable rates on Trigold have failed to pass on the full base rate cut. …