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UK's Metro Bank plans third round of job cuts, FT reports
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 28, 2026
2 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026
Global Banking and Finance Review
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 28, 2026
2 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026
Metro Bank is cutting around 100 jobs in its third round of layoffs in recent years, as reported by the Financial Times.
Jan 28 (Reuters) - Britain's Metro Bank has launched the third round of redundancies in as many years, putting about 100 jobs at risk, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Under CEO Dan Frumkin, Metro Bank is looking to turn around its business by moving away from low-margin retail lending and expanding into corporate, commercial, specialist mortgage and SME lending.
"We regularly review our operations as we invest in growth areas, deliver our strategy and enhance our proposition for customers," Metro Bank said in a statement.
The bank has informed 100 staff that their roles will be at risk as it streamlines the company by cutting costs and focusing on businesses that are more likely to boost growth, the FT reported, citing two people familiar with the discussions.
The potential layoffs in the new round represent about 3.4% of Metro Bank's total workforce.
The lender, which has over 2,900 employees, reaffirmed its outlook for 2025 and beyond in November, driven by strong lending activity and a boost from its turnaround actions.
In late 2023, it announced it would lay off 20% of its staff and axe some customer perks, including seven-day opening hours.
(Reporting by Prerna Bedi and Rishab Shaju in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)
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