Metro Bank under BoE and Treasury scrutiny as it sounds out potential mortgage book sale - reports

£3bn mortgage sale

James Baxter-Derrington
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Metro Bank has begun talks over selling a portion of its mortgage book to rivals as the firm’s mounting troubles come under scrutiny from the Bank of England and the Treasury.

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