RBS and Lloyds bank break-up, special report from MSN Money UK
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How customers are affectedWe take a look at how the break up of Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland will affect their cusomters.
A 10th of banking market up for grabsThanks to the government's measures 10% of the UK's bakning market is now up for grabs to new firms.
A 'better deal for taxpayers'Alistair Darling defended government plans to pump another £30 billion of public money into banks, insisting the taxpayer was getting a "better deal".
How it came to thisThe proposed break-up of RBS and Lloyds follows years of financial turmoil. Here's a timeline of some of the key events.
RBS to slash 3,700 UK jobsRoyal Bank of Scotland is to cut 3,700 jobs across its UK branch network in a bid to modernise the way the bank operates, the company has said.
How the banking split will change the high streetThe chancellor wants to break up some of Britain's state-rescued banks and sell the parts. What will that mean to you and me?
Will the banking split actually harm competition?With the standalone banks getting stronger all the time, will weakening the state-owned rivals actually harm competition?
Restructure fears hit RBS sharesFears over RBS's plans to sell parts of its business sent shares tumbling.
UK recovery hopes dashedExperts predicted we would be officially out of the recession by the end of 2009. They were wrong.
Why the economy fellThe latest figures reveal a shock fall in the UK's economic growth. But what caused it?
The long road to recoveryThe fall in output has highlighted just how far we are from returning to a healthy economy.
The story of the recession so farBritain has now spent more than a year in recession. Here is the story of the downturn so far.
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