After 17 years, the government has returned a very different bank to private ownership. This is how it happened
NatWest is no longer a ward of the state, but the UK’s GFC-era moral crusade has had enduring effects
Government sells final shares after rescue at height of financial crisis
Bank’s imminent return to private ownership is just another day in the office for staff
Spanish bank has since raised €7bn from sale of Polish stake as it pivots from Europe to Americas
High-street lender posts jump in earnings despite higher provisions linked to trade turmoil
Agreement brings to an end the politician’s threat of legal action against the lender
Barclays and NatWest’s numbers suggest there are reasons to be optimistic
UK lender reports ‘reasons for optimism’ as Treasury cuts stake again
Talks last year came as the British high street lender takes a robust approach to growth ahead of government exit
State has been selling shares in bank since 2015
Government stake in UK bank has fallen to below 11%
Bank also sets aside £245mn in provisions for bad loans, higher than expectations of £173mn
Law firm represented former NatWest boss in pay dispute with bank after her exit in midst of Farage ‘debanking’ scandal
Sales include stakes in Commerzbank, NatWest, ABN Amro and Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Swiss PetroSaudi case has raised questions about bank’s process in appointing Rick Haythornthwaite
CEO Paul Thwaite and chair Rick Haythornthwaite take up the helm following Farage scandal
UK bank brings case over securitisation of loans that US group sold in mortgage push
UK bank expects return on tangible equity to be above 14%
Industry leaders say concerns over impact of technology are outweighing benefits such as productivity gains and cost cuts
Deal by state-backed lender’s new chief is latest sign of supermarket sector’s retreat from financial services
Majority of staff in the country are employed in the UK bank’s financial crime unit
One of UK’s highest-profile female business leaders has started at private equity group as senior adviser
The next government will want to say goodbye to the last vestiges of state intervention made during the financial crisis
Disposal of £1.24bn of shares via a buyback reduces state’s holding to under 23%
