Banking 11 February 2026 - 15 February 2026

Barclays Stock Price Drops as FCA Sets March 30 Date for UK Car-Finance Redress

Barclays Stock Price Drops as FCA Sets March 30 Date for UK Car-Finance Redress

Barclays shares fell 1.23% to 377.55 pence by 1325 GMT Tuesday after Britain’s FCA said it would outline its motor-finance mis-selling compensation plan next week. Trading volume reached over 11.1 million shares. The FCA will publish details after markets close on March 30. Barclays also faces exposure to the collapsed lender Market Financial Solutions, under FCA investigation.
March 24, 2026
Wells Fargo stock drops again as WFC slides with banks ahead of Friday CPI

Wells Fargo stock drops again as WFC slides with banks ahead of Friday CPI

Wells Fargo shares fell 2.7% to $86.53 Thursday afternoon, underperforming U.S. financial stocks ahead of Friday’s inflation data. The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund dropped 1.5%, while the S&P 500 ETF slipped 1.2%. Investors adjusted bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts after a strong jobs report. Wells Fargo management cited loan growth in cards and autos, with credit performance holding steady.
February 12, 2026
Citigroup stock tumbles as banks slide ahead of CPI, rate-cap noise returns

Citigroup stock tumbles as banks slide ahead of CPI, rate-cap noise returns

Citigroup shares dropped 4.2% to $112.45 in Thursday afternoon trading, extending losses as U.S. bank stocks slid ahead of Friday’s CPI data. Incoming CFO Gonzalo Luchetti warned a proposed credit-card rate cap could cut credit access for lower-income borrowers. JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo also fell. Investors cited rate expectations and political scrutiny of card pricing.
February 12, 2026
Lloyds branch closures surge: 95 more UK bank branches to shut — is your Halifax or Bank of Scotland branch on the list?

Lloyds branch closures surge: 95 more UK bank branches to shut — is your Halifax or Bank of Scotland branch on the list?

Lloyds Banking Group will close 95 branches across Britain between May 2026 and March 2027, including 53 Lloyds Bank, 31 Halifax, and 11 Bank of Scotland sites. The closures bring the total planned for 2026 and 2027 to at least 168. Lloyds cited increased digital banking demand. Some affected towns will receive new banking hubs to maintain cash access.
February 12, 2026
Nu Holdings stock: What to watch as Nubank heads into Feb. 25 earnings and U.S. bank charter push

Nu Holdings stock: What to watch as Nubank heads into Feb. 25 earnings and U.S. bank charter push

Nu Holdings shares rose 0.5% in premarket trading Wednesday to $17.66. The company will report fourth-quarter results and hold a conference call on Feb. 25, with investors seeking updates on its U.S. expansion after winning conditional OCC approval. Nu serves over 127 million customers in Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. The company plans to invest about $475 million to expand its office network in Brazil over five years.
February 11, 2026