Why was NatWest rescued in 2008 and what has changed for the bank in that time? - At its peak, the Government had an 84.4% shareholding in the group, and did not start selling shares until 2015.

Saga in talks with NatWest over personal banking tie-up - The over-50s group said a savings offering would be the first product set to launch under the partnership with NatWest.

NatWest Group Plc has begun shifting some of its wealth management operations from Switzerland to the UK as Chief Executive Officer Paul Thwaite has sought to whittle away costs across the lender.

NatWest boss thanks British taxpayer for 2008 bailout after government sells remaining shares NatWest - which was called RBS at the time - received almost £46bn of taxpayer funding in 2008 and 2009.

NatWest will take on millions of new customers this week [stock image] (Image: Mike Egerton/PA Wire) NatWest is poised to welcome millions of Sainsbury's bank customers in a matter of days.

NatWest decided to join the universal banking big league and throughout the 1980s it expanded into retail banking in Europe and the US and investment banking globally.

NatWest NWG1.19%increase; green up pointing triangle expects income and returns to hit the upper end of guidance this year after loan growth and structural hedges lifted the high-street bank’s ...

NatWest to close down more branches this week as 53 to close in 2025 - full list Three more Natwest branches will shut in this week alone, followed by a further 26 in June.

Here’s a timeline with key dates from the bailout of NatWest through to its return to privatisation on Friday.

It means NatWest, which was previously called RBS, has returned to private ownership for the first time since it was bailed out.

British bank NatWest has today reported forecast-beating annual profit, boosted by progress in its growth strategy, improving productivity and active capital management.

NatWest could be back in private hands by mid-2025, chief says Paul Thwaite said it would be ‘a great moment and really symbolic’ both for the group and for the wider industry.