Why Returning to Private Ownership Is a New Chapter for NatWest Group and the Royal Bank of Scotland

Why returning to private ownership is a new chapter for NatWest Group and the Royal Bank of Scotland

It’s clearly a symbolic moment, not just for us at the bank, but also for Scotland

UK Government Completes Exit from NatWest

The UK Government has sold its remaining shares in NatWest Group, ending public ownership that began when it stepped in to protect savers and businesses during the financial crisis. Over 2008 and 2009, the UK Government provided £45.5 billion to stabilise RBS, which is now NatWest. At the time it was one of the largest banks in the world, with more than 40 million customers and operations in more than 50 countries. Chancellor of the Exchequer, R…

Newly re-privatised NatWest names Chamberlain as retail bank chief

NatWest Group has picked a new head of its high street branch network in the lender’s first significant appointment since ending its 17-year tenure in partial taxpayer ownership. Sky News has learnt that Solange Chamberlain has been chosen as NatWest’s new retail bank chief executive, nearly six months after predecessor David Lindberg’s departure was announced. Ms Chamberlain, who has worked for NatWest since 2019, will take up her new role on 1…

NatWest Group Fully Privatised as UK Government Sells Final Stake – Scottish Business News

NatWest Group has officially returned to full private ownership for the first time since the financial crisis, after HM Treasury sold its remaining shares in the banking group. The move ends 16 years of partial state ownership, which began during the 2008–2009 financial crisis when the UK government injected capital into the then Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to prevent its collapse. At its peak, the government held an 84.4% stake in the institut…

Treasury ends NatWest holding after 17 years with £10.5bn loss   – Mortgage Finance Gazette

The Treasury has sold its final shares in NatWest, exiting the bank almost 17 years after it was bailed out, at a loss of £10.5bn to the taxpayer.   The announcement that the Treasury had sold its final stake, of less than 1%, in the… The post Treasury ends NatWest holding after 17 years with £10.5bn loss   appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette.

UK government concludes exit from NatWest Group

The UK government has sold its final shares in NatWest Group, formerly Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), ending 17 years of public ownership that began during the 2008–09 financial crisis.   The final disposal was carried out through a trading plan on 30 May 2025, returning the bank fully to private hands.  The state initially stepped in with a £45.5bn bailout of bank, acquiring a stake of 84.4%.  The government has recouped about £35bn of its costs…