Hunt to urge banks to aid mortgage borrowers amid cost-of-living crisis
by Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent from Economics | The Guardian on (#66JCM)
Exclusive: Chancellor to meet heads of UK's major lenders and consumer champion Martin Lewis on Wednesday
The chancellor will urge the UK's largest banks to do all they can to support those struggling to pay their mortgage during the cost-of-living crisis when he holds his first talks with chief executives on Wednesday.
Jeremy Hunt will host a roundtable with heads of major mortgage lenders, including Debbie Crosbie of Nationwide, HSBC UK's Ian Stuart and NatWest's Alison Rose to discuss the impact of rising interest rates and living costs on customers.
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