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September 2024

Community

Metro Bank’s Gloria Joshua-Akor Lends a Helping Hand at Bexley Foodbank

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.  Gloria Joshua-Akor, a Credit Analyst with Metro Bank’s Asset Finance Team, recently volunteered a full day at the Bexley Foodbank, located in Erith.

Community

Metro Bank Colleagues Audit Their Impact by Volunteering with The Felix Project – Again!

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. For the second time this year, colleagues from Metro Bank’s Internal Audit team got hands-on at The Felix Project’s Park Royal Depot.

Community

Get Ready to Connect

Metro Bank’s Crawley store at Queens Square is ready to brew up some business buzz with the launch of its new free business networking event series partnered with Get Connected and Get Ahead. The series is designed to perk up the Crawley business community and kickstart meaningful connections. The first event will be held on Friday, 6th September, and will continue on the first Friday of every month from 9am to 10.30am.

August 2024

Community

Metro Bank Colleague Steers Towards Stewardship at Ash Museum

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. Barbara Pitzeri a member of Metro Bank’s financial crime operations team recently volunteered at the Ash Museum.

Community

Walking the Line to Fight Cancer

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. Banking on goodwill, Metro Bank’s Credit Risk Team has recently completed their Day to Amaze with a step in the right direction – walking the entire length of London’s Victoria Line to support The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

Community

Metro Bank Colleagues Breathe New Life into Cemetery Park Lodge

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. Colleagues from Metro Bank’s product team recently took a grave departure from their usual work, trading spreadsheets for spades to volunteer at Cemetery Park Lodge to help maintain this historic cemetery at the heart of its local community.

July 2024

Corporate

Interim Results - Trading Update H1 2024

“Metro Bank has made significant underlying progress during the first half of 2024. We have built real momentum in credit approved pipelines across commercial, corporate and SME lending, whilst expanding spreads in retail mortgages and repricing deposits. At the same time, our continued cost discipline is creating a simpler, more agile bank that is fit for the future.”

Corporate

Metro Bank to Open in Chester & Gateshead by June 2025

Metro Bank will open a new store in Chester and Gateshead by June 2025.  Building work has commenced on Chester and will shortly start in Gateshead.  

Community

Bristol Metro Bank Delivers Money Zone to Soundwell Students

Bristol Metro Bank has delivered Money Zone – financial education workshops – to year seven students from Soundwell Academy The aim of the complimentary workshops is to raise financial awareness in students from a young age.

Community

Bradford Metro Bank Customers Raise Funds for Air Ambulance

Bradford Metro Bank was able to present a cheque for £589.66 to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance thanks to the generous donations from its customers.

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