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January 2025

Products

Metro Bank Increases Maximum Loan Sizes For Buy To Let

Metro Bank has increased its maximum loan sizes across the entire Buy to Let range.

Regional

Reading Metro Bank Raises Funds for British Red Cross

Colleagues and customers from Metro Bank’s Reading store have just raised £151 for the British Red Cross.

News

Metro Bank increases maximum LTV on large commercial mortgages

Metro Bank has increased the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) available on large commercial mortgages to 75% from 70%.

Regional

Leaf it to St Giles to Spruce Up Christmas Tree Collection

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. To help support St Giles Hospice, Baz Thompson, Adam Randle and Jesse Hameed from Metro Bank’s fraud team volunteered to help at the annual Tree Cycle.

Community

Metro Bank Colleague Supports St Joseph’s Hospice at Light Up a Life Event

Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. Metro Bank colleague James Chuter recently dedicated his Day to Amaze volunteering at St Joseph’s Hospice’s annual Light Up a Life event. This occasion brings together the community and honours the memory of loved ones and their families supported by the hospice during the festive season.

Community

Guildford Metro Bank Colleagues Wrap Up Support and Raise Over £1100 for Real Change Guildford

Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. Guildford Metro Bank colleagues Abi Bowden, Daniel Wilkie, Molly Howard and Ollie Brown recently dedicated their Day to Amaze volunteering to wrap Christmas presents for the public, an initiative organised by Experience Guildford, the town’s Business Improvement District (BID) company. This festive effort raised an impressive £1187.92 to support Real Change Guildford.

November 2024

Community

The Best Way to Spread Christmas Cheer is..Operation Elf

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. Metro Bank colleague Nidhi Datar, a Credit Analyst from the Asset Finance team, recently spent her Day to Amaze volunteering at a local shop in Sutton for the British Heart Foundation’s Operation Elf 2024.

Community

Metro Bank Colleague Supports Future Talent at Heathside School

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. Metro Bank colleague Karl Porter recently completed a Day to Amaze at Heathside School on Thursday, 14th November, helping local students build their employability skills through mock interviews.

Corporate

Metro Bank Champions 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

Hestia is raising awareness about how everyone can take action on gender-based violence, in partnership with its Safe Space partners including Metro Bank. Metro Bank store colleagues have been trained to offer a Safe Space to domestic abuse victims, many of whom are also victims of economic abuse by their partners. The support is available in 49 of the Bank’s stores*.

Community

Metro Bank & ECB Celebrate Empowering Women and Girls

Metro Bank is proud to celebrate the second year of its partnership with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to encourage more girls to take up cricket across the UK. Empowering the next generation of young women also includes championing female entrepreneurs and business leaders. Research shows that by promoting girls’ participation in sport, they will grow in confidence and achieve more in life and careers.

PRESS ENQUIRIES

Metro Bank Media Team

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