Metro Bank Completes Sale of £584 million Unsecured Personal Loan Book

                                                              Metro Bank Holdings PLC (LSE: MTRO LN)

31 March 2025

 

 

Metro Bank Holdings PLC (the "Company")

 

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Metro Bank Completes Sale of £584 million1 Unsecured Personal Loan Book

 

Further to Metro Bank’s announcement on 26 February 2025 regarding the sale of a portfolio of approximately £584 million performing unsecured personal loans (the “Portfolio”)2, Metro Bank confirms that the sale completed on 31 March 2025.

The sale of the Portfolio is in line with Metro Bank’s strategy to reposition its balance sheet and enhance risk-adjusted returns on capital. The transaction is capital accretive and creates additional lending capacity to enable Metro Bank to continue its asset rotation towards higher yielding commercial, corporate, SME lending and specialist mortgages.

1. Cut-off as at 31-December-24
2. Metro Bank will retain the legal title to these loans, as well as responsibility for servicing them and liability for historic and ongoing conduct issues unless caused by any servicer which replaces Metro Bank

Enquiries:

Metro Bank PLC Investor Relations

Stella Gavaletakis

+44 (0) 7464 224720

IR@metrobank.plc.uk

Metro Bank Media Relations

Victoria Gregory

+44 (0) 7773 244608

pressoffice@metrobank.plc.uk

FGS Global

Chris Sibbald

+44 (0) 7855 955531

metrobank-lon@fgsglobal.com

 

ENDS

 

About Metro Bank

Metro Bank is celebrated for its exceptional customer experience. It holds the number two spot for personal and business service instore in the Competition and Markets Authority’s Service Quality Survey in February 2025.

Since 2012, Metro Bank has originated and approved just over £10bn in commercial lending.

The community bank offers retail, business, commercial and private banking services, and prides itself on giving customers the choice to bank however, whenever and wherever they choose, and supporting the customers and communities it serves. Whether that’s through its network of 76 stores; on the phone through its UK-based contact centres; or online through its internet banking or award-winning mobile app, the bank offers customers real choice.

Metro Bank is a multi-award-winning organisation.  The Bank has also been awarded “Large Loans Mortgage Lender of the Year”, 2024 and 2023 Mortgage Awards, accredited as a top ten Most Loved Workplace 2023, “2023 Best Lender of the Year – UK” in the M&A Today, Global Awards, the “Inclusive Culture Initiative Award” in the 2023 Inclusive Awards, “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award” and “Leader of the Year Award 2023” at the Top 1% Workplace Awards, “Best Women Mortgage Leaders in the UK” from Elite Women 2023, “Diversity Lead of the Year”, 2023 Women in Finance, Best Large Loan Lender, 2023 Mortgage Strategy Awards,, “Best Business Credit Card”, Forbes Advisor Best of 2023 Awards, “Best Business Credit Card”, 2023 Moneynet Personal Finance Awards.

Metro Bank Holdings PLC (registered in England and Wales with company number 14387040, registered office: One Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5HA) is the listed entity and holding company of Metro Bank PLC.

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