FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / NatWest Group / 1 October 2026
NatWest Group (NWG): news on Thursday 1 October 2026
+3.7 positive
Coverage was mostly positive, led by NatWest being named best FX bank for G10 currencies and a £12.9m student housing loan. A new lawsuit against its Coutts subsidiary over debanking was the main negative.
What drove it
- FX bank award
- student housing loan
- Coutts lawsuit
The 10 stories
- +10.0 The world’s best FX bank for G10 currencies 2026: NatWest
Named world's best FX bank for G10 currencies - −7.5 King’s bank Coutts hit with new lawsuit after ‘debanking’
Coutts, a NatWest subsidiary, faces a new debanking lawsuit - +5.0 The Mulberry Partnership JV secures £12.9m NatWest loan to deliver Mulberry Court PBSA
NatWest lends £12.9m to student accommodation joint venture - +5.0 £12.9m bank funding package to convert under-used buildings into student housing
NatWest provides a £12.9m student housing funding package - +4.7 University of Liverpool JV secures £12.9m for 237 affordable student rooms
NatWest funding supports affordable student rooms scheme - +3.3 Account to Account, Cards and Customer Choice: Where NatWest Sees A2A Going
NatWest outlines its account-to-account payments strategy - +3.3 Join the X-Forces Enterprise Community on the NatWest Accelerator App today
NatWest Accelerator app promotes enterprise community - +2.5 NatWest stock enters October with a board change and GBp 769.38 target
Board change and analyst price target mentioned - +1.7 NatWest confirms 'significant' move after announcement back in April
NatWest confirms a significant move after April announcement - 0.0 Pay committee leadership will change October 1, 2026, at NatWest Group (NWG).
Routine pay committee leadership change
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