Metro Bank will likely struggle to raise fresh capital, according to analysts, who outlined bleak prospects for the beleaguered bank.
The U.K.'s Metro Bank will likely struggle to raise fresh capital to shore up its balance sheet, according to analysts, who outlined bleak prospects for the beleaguered bank.
Rival banks including HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest Group are now being sounded out to buy around a £3 billion chunk of its mortgages, according to reports. A number of ratings agencies and investment banks have downgraded the bank's stock following a turbulent 24 hours in which its shares wereThe turmoil came amid reports that the embattled bank was seeking to raise up to £250 million in equity funding and £350 million of debt. Metro Bank confirmed in a statement early Thursday that it was considering"how best to enhance its capital resources.
Last month, the Bank of England's main regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority, suggested that it was unlikely to allow the lender to use its own internal risk models for some mortgages.
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