wenn dann sind die Zahlen schon seit 3:14 Uhr vorhanden..... nur da ich keine habe, hatte ich die News nicht gesucht, da ich nur RBS habe, deswegen interessierten mich die Zahlen.....
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Lloyds loses $5.3 billion in H1 on bad loans
Bailed-out Lloyds bank posts H1 loss of 3.1 billion pounds ($5.3 billion) on bad loans
On Wednesday August 5, 2009, 3:14 am EDT
Buzz up! 0 Print.LONDON (AP) -- Lloyds Banking Group PLC, part owned by the British government after a bailout, on Wednesday reported a loss of 3.1 billion pounds ($5.3 billion) for the first half of the year as bad loans rose to a record high.
The bank expressed confidence that the worst part of the bad debt burden was over and that earnings would improve.
"With impairments anticipated to have peaked in the half, management expects the group's results to improve in the second half and through 2010," chief executive Eric Daniels said.
The partly nationalized bank reported that impairments rose from 2.5 billion pounds to 13.4 billion pounds -- 80 percent stemmed from Halifax/Bank of Scotland, which was taken over by Lloyds TSB.
Although the merged company's revenue was 7 per cent higher at 11.9 billion pounds, Lloyds posted a pretax loss of 3.96 billion pounds. Pro-forma figures assume that HBOS was part of the company from Jan. 1 and excludes certain exceptional items.
"Our first half loss was driven by the high levels of impairment. The core business delivered a resilient performance, despite the weak economy," Daniels said.
The company said it expected only weak growth in the British economy next year.
Lloyds Banking Group was formed on Jan. 19 with the completion of the acquisition of HBOS. The government, which waived regulatory restraints to allow the combination and then had to bail out the combined group, now holds a 43.4 percent stake.
Lloyds said it is still talking to the government about terms for joining the Asset Protection Scheme, which would insure some risky assets but also likely raise the government's stake in the bank. Lloyds said about 40 percent of the assets which contributed to the first half impairment charge would probably be covered by the insurance." |
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