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Strategy switch by Metro Bank triples profits
The Journal
|August 07, 2025
METRO Bank has reported a more than threefold increase in its profit for the first half of the year, as its transformation strategy accelerates.
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The high street bank posted an underlying pretax profit of £45m, a significant rise from £12.8m in the second half of 2024. Revenue saw a 22% increase to £286m, while operating costs dropped by 8% ye
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