HSBC, Barclays, NatWest and Lloyds to join meeting over bounce-back loan scheme
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The Treasury has called an urgent meeting with Britain’s biggest banks to review plans for emergency business loans before England’s second lockdown.
The Guardian understands big lenders – including HSBC, Barclays, NatWest and Lloyds – were contacted on short notice on Monday morning, hours before Boris Johnson was due to address parliament about fresh Covid restrictions.
