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Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY): news on Thursday 22 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Thursday morning, 22 October 2026.
Tone of the day
What the score means. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Why it scored this way
Coverage was mixed but leaned negative, with an RBC price target cut, a Lloyds outage report, Halifax app and branch closures, and Lloyds being named in crypto transfer complaints. A positive UBS view on UK banks and the Cardiff hub sale offered some offset.
What drove it
- analyst target cut
- app and outage disruption
- crypto transfer complaints
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 16 Oct | +2.3 | 9 |
| Sat 17 Oct | −7.0 | 20 |
| Sun 18 Oct | +0.5 | 4 |
| Mon 19 Oct | −5.5 | 6 |
| Tue 20 Oct | −1.3 | 12 |
| Wed 21 Oct | −5.2 | 24 |
| Thu 22 Oct | −2.8 | 15 |
| Fri 23 Oct | −2.8 | 11 |
| Sat 24 Oct | +0.8 | 5 |
| Sun 25 Oct | −0.8 | 9 |
| Mon 26 Oct | −0.7 | 8 |
8 stories · 15 headlines · strongest first
Banks on 22 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| Major UK banks have stopped crypto transfers, leading to 10,092 complaints −5.24 headlines today · Coverage says UK banks, among them Lloyds and Barclays, received 10,092 complaints after stopping crypto transfers. | ||
| −6.7 | Lloyds named as leading the complaints over crypto transfer blocks. | |
| −5.0 | Banks including Lloyds blamed for crypto transfer complaints. | |
| −5.0 | Banks face complaints over blocked crypto transfers; Lloyds among them. | |
| −4.2 | Lloyds is among UK banks cited in complaints about blocked crypto transfers. | |
| Halifax and Lloyds customers warned of October deadlines for account changes −1.34 headlines today · 15 in all, since 20 October · Halifax customers have been cautioned that its app is shutting down and that they should move over to Lloyds. | ||
| −3.3 | Halifax app ceasing to work, customer disruption warning. | |
| −3.3 | Customers told to switch, relating to Halifax app closure. | |
| +2.5 | Lloyds shares shrug off Halifax disruption. | |
| −1.7 | Halifax app closing, customers directed to Lloyds app. | |
| RBC lowers Lloyds rating to sector perform and target to 115p −6.42 headlines today · 17 in all, since 17 October · RBC cut its Lloyds target from 124p to 115p. | ||
| −5.0 | RBC cuts Lloyds price target. | |
| −5.0 | RBC lowers Lloyds target price. | |
| Google Cloud outage disrupts Lloyds Bank and other UK services −4.91 headline today · 15 in all, since 21 October · Users reported Lloyds online banking and app problems. | ||
| −8.3 | Lloyds Bank outage with users reporting access problems. | |
| UBS finds merit in British banks even with tax risks −1.81 headline today · 6 in all, since 20 October · UBS believes British banks offer value, with lending growth speeding up, although tax risks remain. | ||
| +6.7 | UBS regards UK banks as good value amid quickening loan growth. | |
| Halifax brings in more straightforward mortgage application process for brokers +5.01 headline today · 2 in all, since 16 October · Halifax Intermediaries has released Loyalty Club mortgages aimed at brokers. | ||
| +5.0 | Halifax Intermediaries launching new broker loyalty mortgage product. | |
| Halifax and Lloyds plan branch closures −3.51 headline today · 24 in all, since 30 September · Halifax has closed its Ashford branch, and two further Kent sites will follow. | ||
| −3.3 | Halifax branch closures continue. | |
| A private investor has bought the Lloyds hub in Cardiff for roughly £36m +2.51 headline today · A private investor bought Lloyds' Cardiff hub for around £36m. | ||
| +2.5 | Lloyds sells Cardiff hub for about £36 million. | |
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