Lloyds sets aside £450m for car loan fines and payouts
by Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6JT5S)
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Lloyds Banking Group has been forced to put aside 450m for potential fines and compensation to borrowers, after the UK regulator opened an investigation into whether consumers had been charged inflated prices for car loans.
The figure falls far short of some analyst estimates, which suggest the investigation into loan and commission arrangements struck between 2007 and 2021 could end up costing Lloyds upwards of 2bn.
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