FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / NatWest Group / 30 September 2026
NatWest Group (NWG): news on Wednesday 30 September 2026
+4.0 positive
Coverage was mostly about NatWest lending, including £246m for Housing Plus Group and a £30m West Midlands investment, alongside an industry-first trial and an analyst target price. The committee chair succession to Roisin Donnelly was routine, so the tone leans mildly positive.
What drove it
- large lending deals
- committee chair succession
- industry-first trial
The 19 stories
- +5.8 Housing Plus Group secures £246m funding deal with NatWest
£246m funding deal won with housing group. - +5.7 NatWest hands Housing Plus Group £246m to fuel growth
£246m lending to housing group supports growth. - +5.7 NatWest lends Housing Plus Group £250 million for affordable homes
Large affordable housing loan; positive lending activity. - +5.3 NatWest hands West Midlands firm £30 million in major investment
£30m investment in West Midlands firm; routine lending growth. - +5.0 NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of GBX 769.38
Analyst consensus target price reported, mildly supportive. - +5.0 NatWest steps in after mum's Alzheimer's traps children's money
NatWest helps vulnerable customer family; positive customer service story. - +5.0 NatWest becomes first UK bank to trial change in 'industry first'
First UK bank to trial an industry-first change; innovation. - +4.2 NatWest backs 237 campus bedspaces at University of Liverpool
NatWest financing student accommodation; routine lending business. - +3.3 ParalympicsGB launch Equal Play in PE with NatWest Thrive
NatWest-backed sports education programme; reputational goodwill. - +3.0 Fraud Doesn't Start in the Banking System: NatWest on Controls Without Friction
NatWest discusses fraud controls; modestly positive profile. - +2.5 Join the X-Forces Enterprise Community on the NatWest Accelerator App today - Cobseo
Promotion of NatWest Accelerator programme for veterans; minor. - +0.8 Is FTSE 100 Lender NatWest (LSE:NWG) Trading Buybacks For Deals As UK Banks Debate Capital Returns?
Commentary on NatWest capital returns versus deals; balanced, speculative. - +0.8 NatWest confirms change affecting 6 major rival banks - full list
Change affecting rival banks too; little clear impact. - +0.5 Roisin Donnelly to succeed Lena Wilson in key NatWest role
Routine succession in a committee role. - +0.3 NatWest Group stock ahead of the Xetra open as committee chair succession is set
Committee chair succession; routine governance. - +0.3 Natwest Group Says Roisin Donnelly To Succeed As Chair Of Group Performance & Remuneration Committee
Remuneration committee chair succession; routine. - +0.3 A new chair will succeed Lena Wilson on NatWest Group's (NWG) pay committee October 1.
Pay committee chair succession; routine governance. - +0.3 NatWest stock after-hours: committee chair succession announced
Committee chair succession; routine governance. - +0.3 NatWest Group Names New Chair for Performance and Remuneration Committee
New committee chair named; routine governance.
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