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.

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.

Both banks would probably argue they’ve been future-focused for years. But with the U.K. divesting from NatWest, and Wells’ asset-cap days waning, policymakers, too, are pivoting from 2008 and ...

NatWest has returned to private ownership after the Government sold its remaining shares in the bank.. The banking group – which was previously called RBS – was rescued during the 2008 ...

NatWest received multibillion-pound bailouts funded by taxpayers during the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, leaving the Government with an 84% stake in what was then known as Royal Bank of ...

It means NatWest, which was previously called RBS, has returned to private ownership for the first time since it was bailed out. The Treasury has been a stakeholder since the bank received almost ...

Between 1993 and 1998, NatWest had the highest cost-income ratio of any top 10 UK bank. This closely watched metric was regarded in the City as a barometer of management effectiveness.