2023 Half-Year Results

Lloyds Bank PLC
26 July 2023
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lloyds Bank plc

2023 Half-Year Results

26 July 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Member of the Lloyds Banking Group



FINANCIAL REVIEW

Principal activities

Lloyds Bank plc (the Bank) and its subsidiary undertakings (the Group) provide a wide range of banking and financial services through branches and offices in the UK and in certain overseas locations. The Group's revenue is earned through interest and fees on a broad range of financial services products including current accounts, savings, mortgages, credit cards, motor finance and unsecured loans to personal and business banking customers; and lending, transactional banking, working capital management and risk management services to commercial customers.

Income statement

The Group's profit before tax for the first half of 2023 was £3,530 million, 8 per cent higher than the same period in 2022, benefiting from higher total income, partly offset by operating expense and impairment charge increases. Profit after tax was £2,590 million (half-year to 30 June 2022: £2,441 million).

Total income for the first half of 2023 was £9,040 million, an increase of 12 per cent on the same period in 2022, primarily reflecting higher net interest income in the period. Net interest income of £7,009 million was up 15 per cent on the prior year, driven by stronger margins as a result of the higher rate environment and higher average interest-earning banking assets, supported by growth in the open mortgage book, Retail unsecured and European retail business.

Other income was £68 million higher at £2,031 million in the half-year to 30 June 2023 compared to £1,963 million in the same period in 2022. Net fee and commission income was broadly stable at £646 million. Net trading income was £101 million lower at £107 million in the half-year to 30 June 2023, in part reflecting the effects of the higher rate environment on the Group's derivatives. Other operating income increased to £1,278 million compared to £1,107 million in the half-year to 30 June 2022 as a result of improved Lex performance and the acquisition of Tusker.

Total operating expenses of £4,829 million were 10 per cent higher than in the prior year, given the higher planned strategic investment, new business costs and inflationary effects, partially mitigated by continued cost efficiency. In addition there was a higher operating lease depreciation charge in the six months to June 2023 reflecting the depreciation cost of higher value vehicles, the Tusker acquisition, lower gains on disposal and recent declines in battery electric used car prices.

The Group recognised remediation costs of £62 million largely in relation to pre-existing programmes (half-year to 30 June 2022: £58 million). There have been no further charges relating to HBOS Reading and the provision held continues to reflect the Group's best estimate of its full liability, albeit uncertainties remain. Following the FCA's Motor Market review, the Group continues to receive complaints and is engaging with the Financial Ombudsman Service in respect of historical motor commission arrangements. Discussions are continuing, with the remediation and financial impact, if any, remaining uncertain.

The impairment charge was £681 million compared with a £364 million charge in the half-year to 30 June 2022. The increase reflects the expected credit loss (ECL) allowance build from Stage 1 loans rolling forward into a more adverse economic outlook, as well as increased flows to default primarily in legacy variable rate UK mortgage portfolios and higher charges on existing Stage 3 clients in Commercial Banking. This increase was partly offset by a lower charge from economic outlook revisions. The Group's ECL allowance increased to £5,028 million, compared to £4,796 million at 31 December 2022 resulting from the Stage 3 increases in UK mortgages and Commercial Banking alongside low levels of write offs in the period. Asset quality remains resilient with only modest deterioration to date from a low base, with credit performance similar, or remaining favourable, to pre-pandemic experience.

The Group recognised a tax expense of £940 million in the period compared to £842 million in the first half of 2022.

FINANCIAL REVIEW (continued)

Balance sheet

Total assets were £2,598 million lower at £614,330 million at 30 June 2023 compared to £616,928 million at 31 December 2022. Cash and balances at central banks rose by £3,724 million to £75,729 million reflecting increased liquidity holdings. Financial assets at amortised cost were £8,961 million lower at £482,435 million compared to £491,396 million at 31 December 2022 with increases in debt securities of £2,709 million and loans and advances to banks of £888 million, offset by a reduction in reverse repurchase agreements of £8,729 million and loans and advances to customers of £3,982 million to £431,645 million. The reduction in loans and advances to customers was largely as a result of the exit of £2.5 billion of legacy Retail mortgage loans (including £2.1 billion in the closed mortgage book) during the first quarter. Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income decreased £875 million as a result of asset sales during the period. Other assets increased £2,269 million, reflecting higher settlement balances and higher operating lease assets following the acquisition of Tusker in February 2023.

Total liabilities were £3,403 million lower at £574,466 million compared to £577,869 million at 31 December 2022. Customer deposits at £439,914 million have decreased by £6,258 million (1 per cent) since the end of 2022. This included decreases in Retail current account balances of £6.2 billion as a result of tax payments, higher spend and a more competitive market, including the Group's own savings offers where balances increased by £3.5 billion. Commercial Banking deposits were stable during the first half of 2023. In addition, there were decreases in deposits from banks of £1,289 million and repurchase agreements at amortised cost of £3,968 million. Offsetting these reductions, debt securities in issue increased by £7,387 million following issuances of commercial paper, and other liabilities increased £2,493 million as a result of higher settlement balances and lease liabilities.

Total equity increased from £39,059 million at 31 December 2022 to £39,864 million at 30 June 2023, as a result of profit for the period and issuance of other equity instruments partially offset by a £1.9 billion dividend paid in the period and market movements impacting the cash flow hedge reserve and pensions.

Capital

The Group's common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio remained flat at 14.8 per cent at 30 June 2023 (31 December 2022: 14.8 per cent). This largely reflected profit for the period, offset by the accelerated full year payment of fixed pension deficit contributions made to the Group's three main defined benefit pension schemes, an increase in the deduction for goodwill and other intangible assets, including those related to the acquisition of Tusker in February 2023, the accrual for foreseeable ordinary dividends and an increase in risk-weighted assets.

Risk-weighted assets have increased by £3.6 billion during the first half of the year to £178.5 billion at 30 June 2023 (31 December 2022: £174.9 billion). This largely reflects the adjustment for the anticipated impact of CRD IV models taken in the second quarter. Excluding this, lending growth and a small uplift from model calibration were partly offset by capital efficient securitisation activity and other optimisation activity.

The CRD IV model updates reflect an updated impact assessment following a further iteration of model development. The models remain subject to further development and final approval by the PRA. On that basis final impacts remain uncertain and further increases could be required.


RISK MANAGEMENT

 


PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The most important risks faced by the Group are detailed below. The external risks faced by the Group may impact the success of delivering against the Group's long-term strategic objectives. They include, but are not limited to macroeconomic uncertainty; high interest rates and high inflation which are contributing to the cost of living increases and associated implications for UK consumers and businesses.

Heightened monitoring is in place across the Group's portfolios to identify signs of affordability stress. The Group has experienced only modest deterioration in credit performance across its portfolio to date, most notably in UK mortgages where new to arrears and flows to default have increased on legacy variable rate loans. The Group continues to work with its customers to proactively support them through cost of living pressures, the impact from rising interest rates and any deterioration in broader economic conditions.

The Group remains committed to the effective implementation and embedding of Consumer Duty into its purpose, strategy and culture in order to deliver good outcomes for our customers throughout their journeys. This activity seeks to align and enhance the Group's approach to supporting all customers, including those who may be vulnerable and customers in financial difficulty.

CRD IV model changes reflecting the revised regulatory standards introduced in 2022 remain subject to approval by the PRA with the resultant risk-weighted asset and expected loss outcome dependent upon this. An adjustment to risk-weighted assets has been taken in the second quarter, to reflect the anticipated impact of CRD IV models, following a further iteration of model development. On that basis final impacts remain uncertain and further increases could be required.

There have been minor changes to the definition of these risks compared to those disclosed in the Group's 2022 Annual Report and Accounts, such as clarifying third party and outsourced arrangements. The Group continues to conduct a detailed review of its Enterprise Risk Management Framework, which may result in a reclassification of the principal risks.

The Group's principal risks and uncertainties are reviewed and reported regularly to the Board in alignment with Lloyds Banking Group's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.

Capital risk - The risk that an insufficient quantity or quality of capital is held to meet regulatory requirements or to support business strategy, an inefficient level of capital is held or that capital is inefficiently deployed across the Group.

Change and execution risk - The risk that, in delivering its change agenda, the Group fails to ensure compliance with laws and regulation, maintain available and effective customer and colleague services, and/or operate within the Group's risk appetite.

Climate risk - The risk that the Group experiences losses and/or reputational damage, either from the impacts of climate change and the transition to net zero, or as a result of the Group's responses to tackling climate change.

Conduct risk - The risk of customer detriment across the customer lifecycle including: failures in product management, distribution and servicing activities; from other risks materialising, or other activities which could undermine the integrity of the market or distort competition, leading to unfair customer outcomes, regulatory censure, reputational damage or financial loss. Customer harm or detriment is defined as consumer loss, distress or inconvenience to customers due to breaches of regulatory or internal requirements or our wider duty to act fairly and reasonably.

Credit risk - The risk that parties with whom the Group has contracted fail to meet their financial obligations (both on and off-balance sheet).

Data risk - The risk of the Group failing to effectively govern, manage and protect its data throughout its lifecycle, including data processed by third parties, or failure to drive value from data; leading to unethical decision making, poor customer outcomes, loss of value to the Group and mistrust.

Funding and liquidity risk - Funding risk is defined as the risk that the Group does not have sufficiently stable and diverse sources of funding or the funding structure is inefficient. Liquidity risk is defined as the risk that the Group has insufficient financial resources to meet its commitments as they fall due, or can only secure them at excessive cost.

Market risk - The risk that the Group's capital or earnings profile is affected by adverse market rates or prices, in particular interest rates, and credit spreads.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES (continued)

Model risk - The risk of financial loss, regulatory censure, reputational damage or customer detriment, as a result of deficiencies in the development, application or ongoing operation of models and rating systems.

Operational risk - The risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems or from external events.

Operational resilience risk - The risk that the Group fails to design resilience into business operations including those that are outsourced, underlying infrastructure and controls (people, property, process, technology) so that it is able to withstand external or internal events which could impact the continuation of operations, and fails to respond in a way which meets customers and stakeholder expectations and needs when the continuity of operations is compromised.

People risk - The risk that the Group fails to provide an appropriate colleague and customer-centric culture, supported by robust reward and wellbeing policies and processes; effective leadership to manage colleague resources; effective talent and succession management; and robust control to ensure all colleague-related requirements are met.

Regulatory and legal risk - The risk of financial penalties, regulatory censure, criminal or civil enforcement action or customer detriment as a result of failure to identify, assess, correctly interpret, comply with, or manage regulatory and/or legal requirements.

Strategic risk - The risk which results from:

•  Incorrect assumptions about internal or external operating environments

•  Failure to understand the potential impact of strategic responses and business plans on existing risk types

•  Failure to respond or the inappropriate strategic response to material changes in the external or internal operating environments

• 


CAPITAL RISK

Capital resources

An analysis of the Group's capital position as at 30 June 2023 is presented in the following table. This reflects the application of the transitional arrangements for IFRS 9.

 

At 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

At 31 Dec

2022

£m

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity per balance sheet

         34,782

 

         34,709

Adjustment to retained earnings for foreseeable dividends

            (800)

 

         (1,900)

Cash flow hedging reserve

           5,651

 

           5,168

Other adjustments

                (6)

 

              131

 

         39,627

 

         38,108

less: deductions from common equity tier 1

 

 

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets

         (5,374)

 

         (4,783)

Prudent valuation adjustment

            (110)

 

            (132)

Removal of defined benefit pension surplus

         (3,435)

 

         (2,804)

Deferred tax assets

         (4,354)

 

         (4,463)

Common equity tier 1 capital

         26,354

 

         25,926

Additional tier 1

 

 

 

Additional tier 1 instruments

           5,018

 

           4,268

Total tier 1 capital

         31,372

 

         30,194

Tier 2

 

 

 

Tier 2 instruments

           4,973

 

           5,318

Other adjustments

              690

 

              303

Total tier 2 capital

           5,663

 

           5,621

Total capital resources

         37,035

 

         35,815

 

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets

       178,534

 

       174,902

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

                14.8%

 

                14.8%

Tier 1 capital ratio

                17.6%

 

                17.3%

Total capital ratio

                20.7%

 

                20.5%

CAPITAL RISK (continued)

Movements in CET1 capital resources

The key movements are set out in the table below.

 

Common

equity

tier 1

£m

 

 

At 31 December 2022

         25,926

Profit for the period

           2,590

Movement in foreseeable dividends1

           1,100

Interim dividend paid out on ordinary shares during the period

         (1,900)

IFRS 9 transitional adjustment to retained earnings

            (180)

Pension deficit contributions

            (586)

Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve

              161

Deferred tax asset

              109

Goodwill and other intangible assets

            (590)

Distributions on other equity instruments

            (161)

Other movements

            (115)

At 30 June 2023

         26,354

1  Reflects the reversal of the brought forward accrual for the interim ordinary dividend, net of the accrual for foreseeable 2023 ordinary dividends.

CET1 capital resources have increased by £428 million during the period, primarily reflecting profit for the period, partially offset by:

•  Accelerated fixed pension deficit contributions paid during the period into the Group's three main defined benefit pension schemes

•  An increase in goodwill and other intangible assets, which included the acquisition of Tusker in February 2023

•  The accrual for foreseeable 2023 ordinary dividends

Movements in total capital

The Group's total capital ratio increased to 20.7 per cent (31 December 2022: 20.5 per cent) primarily reflecting the increase in CET1 capital, the issuance of a new AT1 capital instrument and an increase in eligible provisions recognised through Tier 2 capital. This was partially offset by the increase in risk-weighted assets and the impact of sterling appreciation on Tier 2 capital instruments.

CAPITAL RISK (continued)

Risk-weighted assets

 

At 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

At 31 Dec

2022

£m

 

 

 

 

Foundation Internal Ratings Based (IRB) Approach

         36,820

 

         37,907

Retail IRB Approach

         83,770

 

         81,066

Other IRB Approach

           6,032

 

           5,834

IRB Approach

       126,622

 

       124,807

Standardised (STA) Approach1

         20,364

 

         19,795

Credit risk

       146,986

 

       144,602

Securitisation1

           7,123

 

           5,899

Counterparty credit risk

              637

 

              773

Credit valuation adjustment risk

              244

 

              342

Operational risk

         23,293

 

         23,204

Market risk

              251

 

                82

Risk-weighted assets

       178,534

 

       174,902

Of which threshold risk-weighted assets2

           1,729

 

           1,864

1  Threshold risk-weighted assets are included within the Standardised (STA) Approach.

2  Threshold risk-weighted assets reflect the element of deferred tax assets that are permitted to be risk-weighted instead of being deducted from CET1 capital.

Risk-weighted assets have increased by £3.6 billion during the first half of the year to £178.5 billion at 30 June 2023 (31 December 2022: £174.9 billion). This largely reflects the adjustment for the anticipated impact of CRD IV models taken in the second quarter. Excluding this, lending growth and a small uplift from model calibration were partly offset by capital efficient securitisation activity and other optimisation activity.

The CRD IV model updates reflect an updated impact assessment following a further iteration of model development. The models remain subject to further development and final approval by the PRA. On that basis final impacts remain uncertain and further increases could be required.

CAPITAL RISK (continued)

Leverage ratio

The table below summarises the component parts of the Group's leverage ratio.

 

At 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

At 31 Dec

2022

£m

 

 

 

 

Total tier 1 capital

31,372

 

         30,194

 

 

 

 

Exposure measure

 

 

 

Statutory balance sheet assets

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

3,463

 

           3,857

Securities financing transactions

30,530

 

         39,261

Loans and advances and other assets

580,337

 

       573,810

Total assets

614,330

 

       616,928

 

 

 

 

Qualifying central bank claims

(75,557)

 

       (71,747)

 

 

 

 

Derivatives adjustments

(2,566)

 

         (2,960)

Securities financing transactions adjustments

1,688

 

           1,939

Off-balance sheet items

32,603

 

         33,863

Amounts already deducted from Tier 1 capital

(13,000)

 

       (11,724)

Other regulatory adjustments1

(6,435)

 

         (6,714)

Total exposure measure

551,063

 

       559,585

 

 

 

 

UK leverage ratio

                5.7%

 

                5.4%

 

 

 

 

Leverage exposure measure (including central bank claims)

626,620

 

       631,332

Leverage ratio (including central bank claims)

                5.0%

 

                4.8%

1  Includes deconsolidation adjustments that relate to the deconsolidation of certain Group entities that fall outside the scope of the Group's regulatory capital consolidation and adjustments to exclude lending under the UK Government's Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS).

Analysis of leverage movements

The Group's UK leverage ratio increased to 5.7 per cent (31 December 2022: 5.4 per cent), reflecting the increase in the total tier 1 capital position and the £8.5 billion reduction in the leverage exposure measure, principally related to the reduction in securities financing transactions.

Stress testing

As part of the 2022 Annual Cyclical Scenario stress test run by the Bank of England, the Group's resilience to a severe economic shock where the House Price Index (HPI) falls by 31 per cent, Commercial Real Estate (CRE) falls by 45 per cent, unemployment peaks at 8.5 per cent and the Base Rate peaks at 6 per cent was assessed. The results of this exercise were published by the Bank of England on 12 July 2023, with the Group comfortably passing the relevant hurdle rates.

Pillar 3 disclosures

The Group will publish a condensed set of half-year Pillar 3 disclosures in the second half of August. A copy of the disclosures will be available to view at: www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/investors/financial-downloads.


CREDIT RISK

Overview

The Group's portfolios are well-positioned for the current macroeconomic environment. The Group retains a prudent approach to credit risk appetite and risk management, with strong credit origination criteria and robust LTVs in the secured portfolios.

Observed credit performance remains resilient, despite the continued economic uncertainty with only modest evidence of deterioration to date. New to arrears have slightly increased in UK mortgages but remain broadly stable across unsecured portfolios, with only credit cards marginally above pre-pandemic levels. Looking forward, there are risks from a higher inflation and interest rate environment as modelled in the Group's expected credit loss (ECL) allowance including the impact of the multiple economic scenarios (MES). The Group continues to monitor the impacts of the economic environment carefully through a suite of early warning indicators and governance arrangements that ensure risk mitigating action plans are in place to support customers and protect the Group's positions.

The impairment charge in the first half of 2023 was £681 million, compared to a charge of £364 million in the first half of 2022. The increase reflects the expected credit loss (ECL) allowance build from Stage 1 loans rolling forward into a more adverse economic outlook, as well as modest increases in UK mortgages new to arrears rates and additional charges on existing Commercial Banking clients in Stage 3.

The Group's ECL allowance on loans and advances to customers increased in the period to £5,014 million (31 December 2022: £4,779 million), largely due to underlying increases in UK mortgages and additional charges on existing Commercial Banking clients in Stage 3.

Group Stage 2 loans and advances to customers have increased to £61,418 million (31 December 2022: £60,103 million), and as a percentage of total lending at 14.1 per cent (31 December 2022: 13.7 per cent). Updates to the macroeconomic outlook drive offsetting movements, with Stage 2 increases in UK mortgages driven by higher UK Bank Rate projections offset by Commercial Banking reductions reflecting the modestly improved GDP outlook. Of the total Group Stage 2 loans and advances to customers, 93.4 per cent are up to date (31 December 2022 94.1 per cent). Stage 2 coverage reduced to 3.2 per cent (31 December 2022: 3.3 per cent).

Stage 3 loans and advances to customers increased to £7,855 million (31 December 2022: £7,611 million), and as a percentage of total lending to 1.8 per cent (31 December 2022: 1.7 per cent). Stage 3 coverage increased by 1.1 percentage points to 26.6 per cent (31 December 2022: 25.5 per cent) largely driven by additional charges on existing Commercial Banking clients in Stage 3.

Prudent risk appetite and risk management

•  The Group continues to take a prudent and proactive approach to credit risk management and credit risk appetite, whilst working closely with customers to help them through cost of living pressures and the impacts from higher interest rates and from any deterioration in broader economic conditions

•  Sector, asset and product concentrations within the portfolios are closely monitored and controlled, with mitigating actions taken where appropriate. Sector and product risk appetite parameters help manage exposure to certain higher risk and cyclical sectors, segments and asset classes

•  The Group's effective risk management seeks to ensure early identification and management of customers and counterparties who may be showing signs of distress

•  The Group will continue to work closely with its customers to ensure that they receive the appropriate level of support, embracing the standards outlined in the Mortgage Charter and including where customers are leveraging Pay As You Grow options under the UK Government Coronavirus scheme

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Impairment charge (credit) by division

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun 2023

£m

 

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

20221

£m

 

 

Change

%

 

Half-year

to 31 Dec

2022

£m

 

 

Change

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

            191

 

 

             (64)

 

 

 

 

            359

 

 

     47      

Credit cards

            197

 

 

            272

 

 

     28      

 

            299

 

 

     34      

Loans and overdrafts

            160

 

 

            241

 

 

     34      

 

            258

 

 

     38      

UK Motor Finance

              43

 

 

                7

 

 

 

 

               (9)

 

 

 

Other

                1

 

 

                -

 

 

 

 

              10

 

 

     90      

Retail

            592

 

 

            456

 

 

                (30)

 

            917

 

 

     35      

Small and Medium Businesses

              25

 

 

              30

 

 

     17      

 

            158

 

 

     84      

Corporate and Institutional Banking

              65

 

 

              76

 

 

     14      

 

            207

 

 

     69      

Commercial Banking

              90

 

 

            106

 

 

     15      

 

            365

 

 

     75      

Other

               (1)

 

 

           (198)

 

 

 

 

           (194)

 

 

 

Total impairment charge

            681

 

 

            364

 

 

                (87)

 

         1,088

 

 

     37      

1  Impairment charges for Retail, Commercial Banking and Other reflect the new organisation structure; comparatives have been presented on a consistent basis. See page 32.

Total expected credit loss allowance

 

At 30 Jun 2023

£m

 

 

At 31 Dec 2022

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer related balances

 

 

 

 

 

Drawn

         4,703

 

 

         4,475

 

Undrawn

            311

 

 

            304

 

 

         5,014

 

 

         4,779

 

Other assets

              14

 

 

              17

 

Total ECL allowance

         5,028

 

 

         4,796

 

Movements in total expected credit loss allowance

 

Opening

ECL at

31 Dec

2022

£m

 

 

 

Write-offs

and other1

£m

 

 

Income

statement

charge (credit)

£m

 

 

 

Net ECL

increase

(decrease)

£m

 

 

Closing

ECL at

30 Jun

2023

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages2

         1,209

 

 

 

             (69)

 

 

            191

 

 

 

            122

 

 

         1,331

 

Credit cards

            763

 

 

 

           (191)

 

 

            197

 

 

 

                6

 

 

            769

 

Loans and overdrafts

            678

 

 

 

           (147)

 

 

            160

 

 

 

              13

 

 

            691

 

UK Motor Finance

            252

 

 

 

             (44)

 

 

              43

 

 

 

               (1)

 

 

            251

 

Other

              86

 

 

 

                1

 

 

                1

 

 

 

                2

 

 

              88

 

Retail

         2,988

 

 

 

           (450)

 

 

            592

 

 

 

            142

 

 

         3,130

 

Small and Medium Businesses

            549

 

 

 

             (41)

 

 

              25

 

 

 

             (16)

 

 

            533

 

Corporate and Institutional Banking

         1,258

 

 

 

              41

 

 

              65

 

 

 

            106

 

 

         1,364

 

Commercial Banking

         1,807

 

 

 

                -

 

 

              90

 

 

 

              90

 

 

         1,897

 

Other

                1

 

 

 

                1

 

 

               (1)

 

 

 

                -

 

 

                1

 

Total3

         4,796

 

 

 

           (449)

 

 

            681

 

 

 

            232

 

 

         5,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  Contains adjustments in respect of purchased or originated credit-impaired financial assets.

2  Includes £60 million, within write-offs and other relating to the £2.5 billion legacy portfolio exit in the first quarter of 2023.

3  Total ECL includes £14 million relating to other non customer-related assets (31 December 2022: £17 million).

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Loans and advances to customers and expected credit loss allowance

At 30 June 2023

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

Stage 2

as % of

total

 

Stage 3

as % of

total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and advances to customers

UK mortgages

     251,013

 

      44,643

 

        3,766

 

        8,349

 

     307,771

 

        14.5

 

      1.2    

Credit cards

      12,210

 

        3,066

 

           302

 

               -

 

      15,578

 

        19.7

 

      1.9    

Loans and overdrafts

        9,075

 

        1,535

 

           242

 

               -

 

      10,852

 

        14.1

 

      2.2    

UK Motor Finance

      12,836

 

        2,226

 

           122

 

               -

 

      15,184

 

        14.7

 

      0.8    

Other

      14,797

 

           567

 

           131

 

               -

 

      15,495

 

      3.7    

 

      0.8    

Retail

     299,931

 

      52,037

 

        4,563

 

        8,349

 

     364,880

 

        14.3

 

      1.3    

Small and Medium Businesses

      29,350

 

        5,060

 

        1,576

 

               -

 

      35,986

 

        14.1

 

      4.4    

Corporate and Institutional Banking

      33,120

 

        4,321

 

        1,716

 

               -

 

      39,157

 

        11.0

 

      4.4    

Commercial Banking

      62,470

 

        9,381

 

        3,292

 

               -

 

      75,143

 

        12.5

 

      4.4    

Other1

       (3,675)

 

               -

 

               -

 

               -

 

       (3,675)

 

 

 

 

Total gross lending

     358,726

 

      61,418

 

        7,855

 

        8,349

 

     436,348

 

        14.1

 

      1.8    

ECL allowance on drawn balances

          (758)

 

       (1,776)

 

       (1,894)

 

          (275)

 

       (4,703)

 

 

 

 

Net balance sheet carrying value

     357,968

 

      59,642

 

        5,961

 

        8,074

 

     431,645

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer related ECL allowance (drawn and undrawn)

UK mortgages

           117

 

           573

 

           366

 

           275

 

        1,331

 

 

 

 

Credit cards

           187

 

           459

 

           123

 

               -

 

           769

 

 

 

 

Loans and overdrafts

           205

 

           358

 

           128

 

               -

 

           691

 

 

 

 

UK Motor Finance2

           120

 

             71

 

             60

 

               -

 

           251

 

 

 

 

Other

             19

 

             18

 

             51

 

               -

 

             88

 

 

 

 

Retail

           648

 

        1,479

 

           728

 

           275

 

        3,130

 

 

 

 

Small and Medium Businesses

           119

 

           255

 

           159

 

               -

 

           533

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Institutional Banking

           117

 

           224

 

        1,010

 

               -

 

        1,351

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banking

           236

 

           479

 

        1,169

 

               -

 

        1,884

 

 

 

 

Other

               -

 

               -

 

               -

 

               -

 

               -

 

 

 

 

Total

           884

 

        1,958

 

        1,897

 

           275

 

        5,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer related ECL allowance (drawn and undrawn) as a percentage of loans and advances to customers3

UK mortgages

   -          

 

      1.3    

 

      9.7    

 

      3.3    

 

      0.4    

 

 

 

 

Credit cards

      1.5    

 

        15.0

 

        52.3

 

   -          

 

      5.0    

 

 

 

 

Loans and overdrafts

      2.3    

 

        23.3

 

        66.0

 

   -          

 

      6.4    

 

 

 

 

UK Motor Finance

      0.9    

 

      3.2    

 

        49.2

 

   -          

 

      1.7    

 

 

 

 

Other

      0.1    

 

      3.2    

 

        38.9

 

   -          

 

      0.6    

 

 

 

 

Retail

      0.2    

 

      2.8    

 

        16.4

 

      3.3    

 

      0.9    

 

 

 

 

Small and Medium Businesses

      0.4    

 

      5.0    

 

        16.5

 

   -          

 

      1.5    

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Institutional Banking

      0.4    

 

      5.2    

 

        58.9

 

   -          

 

      3.5    

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banking

      0.4    

 

      5.1    

 

        43.6

 

   -          

 

      2.5    

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

   -          

 

   -          

 

   -          

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

      0.2    

 

      3.2    

 

        26.6

 

      3.3    

 

      1.2    

 

 

 

 

1  Contains centralised fair value hedge accounting adjustments.

2  UK Motor Finance for Stages 1 and 2 include £116 million relating to provisions against residual values of vehicles subject to finance leasing agreements. These provisions are included within the calculation of coverage ratios.

3  Total and Stage 3 ECL allowances as a percentage of drawn balances exclude loans in recoveries in Credit cards of £67 million, Loans and overdrafts of £48 million and Small and Medium Businesses of £610 million.

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Loans and advances to customers and expected credit loss allowance (continued)

At 31 December 2022

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

Stage 2

as % of

total

 

Stage 3

as % of

total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and advances to customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

     257,517

 

      41,783

 

        3,416

 

        9,622

 

     312,338

 

        13.4

 

      1.1    

Credit cards

      11,416

 

        3,287

 

           289

 

               -

 

      14,992

 

        21.9

 

      1.9    

Loans and overdrafts

        8,357

 

        1,713

 

           247

 

               -

 

      10,317

 

        16.6

 

      2.4    

UK Motor Finance

      12,174

 

        2,245

 

           154

 

               -

 

      14,573

 

        15.4

 

      1.1    

Other

      13,990

 

           643

 

           157

 

               -

 

      14,790

 

      4.3    

 

      1.1    

Retail

     303,454

 

      49,671

 

        4,263

 

        9,622

 

     367,010

 

        13.5

 

      1.2    

Small and Medium Businesses

      30,781

 

        5,654

 

        1,760

 

               -

 

      38,195

 

        14.8

 

      4.6    

Corporate and Institutional Banking

      31,729

 

        4,778

 

        1,588

 

               -

 

      38,095

 

        12.5

 

      4.2    

Commercial Banking

      62,510

 

      10,432

 

        3,348

 

               -

 

      76,290

 

        13.7

 

      4.4    

Other1

       (3,198)

 

               -

 

               -

 

               -

 

       (3,198)

 

 

 

 

Total gross lending

     362,766

 

      60,103

 

        7,611

 

        9,622

 

     440,102

 

        13.7

 

      1.7    

ECL allowance on drawn balances

          (678)

 

       (1,792)

 

       (1,752)

 

          (253)

 

       (4,475)

 

 

 

 

Net balance sheet carrying value

     362,088

 

      58,311

 

        5,859

 

        9,369

 

     435,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer related ECL allowance (drawn and undrawn)

UK mortgages

             92

 

           553

 

           311

 

           253

 

        1,209

 

 

 

 

Credit cards

           173

 

           477

 

           113

 

               -

 

           763

 

 

 

 

Loans and overdrafts

           185

 

           367

 

           126

 

               -

 

           678

 

 

 

 

UK Motor Finance2

             95

 

             76

 

             81

 

               -

 

           252

 

 

 

 

Other

             16

 

             18

 

             52

 

               -

 

             86

 

 

 

 

Retail

           561

 

        1,491

 

           683

 

           253

 

        2,988

 

 

 

 

Small and Medium Businesses

           129

 

           271

 

           149

 

               -

 

           549

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Institutional Banking

           110

 

           208

 

           924

 

               -

 

        1,242

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banking

           239

 

           479

 

        1,073

 

               -

 

        1,791

 

 

 

 

Other

               -

 

               -

 

               -

 

               -

 

               -

 

 

 

 

Total

           800

 

        1,970

 

        1,756

 

           253

 

        4,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer related ECL allowance (drawn and undrawn) as a percentage of loans and advances to customers3

UK mortgages

   -          

 

      1.3    

 

      9.1    

 

      2.6    

 

      0.4    

 

 

 

 

Credit cards

      1.5    

 

        14.5

 

        50.9

 

   -          

 

      5.1    

 

 

 

 

Loans and overdrafts

      2.2    

 

        21.4

 

        64.6

 

   -          

 

      6.6    

 

 

 

 

UK Motor Finance

      0.8    

 

      3.4    

 

        52.6

 

   -          

 

      1.7    

 

 

 

 

Other

      0.1    

 

      2.8    

 

        33.1

 

   -          

 

      0.6    

 

 

 

 

Retail

      0.2    

 

      3.0    

 

        16.5

 

      2.6    

 

      0.8    

 

 

 

 

Small and Medium Businesses

      0.4    

 

      4.8    

 

        12.9

 

   -          

 

      1.5    

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Institutional Banking

      0.3    

 

      4.4    

 

        58.2

 

   -          

 

      3.3    

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banking

      0.4    

 

      4.6    

 

        39.2

 

   -          

 

      2.4    

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

   -          

 

   -          

 

   -          

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

      0.2    

 

      3.3    

 

        25.5

 

      2.6    

 

      1.1    

 

 

 

 

1  Contains centralised fair value hedge accounting adjustments.

2  UK Motor Finance for Stages 1 and 2 include £92 million relating to provisions against residual values of vehicles subject to finance leasing agreements. These provisions are included within the calculation of coverage ratios.

3  Total and Stage 3 ECL allowances as a percentage of drawn balances exclude loans in recoveries in Credit cards of £67 million, Loans and overdrafts of £52, million, Small and Medium Businesses of £607 million and Corporate and Institutional Banking of £1 million.

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Stage 2 loans and advances to customers and expected credit loss allowance

 

Up to date

 

1 to 30 days

past due2

 

Over 30 days

past due

 

Total

 

PD movements

 

Other1

 

 

 

At 30 June 2023

Gross

lending

£m

 

ECL3

£m

 

Gross

lending

£m

 

ECL3

£m

 

Gross

lending

£m

 

ECL3

£m

 

Gross

lending

£m

 

ECL3

£m

 

Gross

lending

£m

 

ECL3

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

   32,585

 

        251

 

     9,234

 

        163

 

     1,771

 

          80

 

     1,053

 

          79

 

   44,643

 

        573

Credit cards

     2,799

 

        362

 

        141

 

          49

 

          92

 

          30

 

          34

 

          18

 

     3,066

 

        459

Loans and overdrafts

     1,135

 

        238

 

        229

 

          55

 

        127

 

          44

 

          44

 

          21

 

     1,535

 

        358

UK Motor Finance

        798

 

          22

 

     1,257

 

          24

 

        140

 

          17

 

          31

 

            8

 

     2,226

 

          71

Other

        127

 

            5

 

        345

 

            7

 

          57

 

            4

 

          38

 

            2

 

        567

 

          18

Retail

   37,444

 

        878

 

   11,206

 

        298

 

     2,187

 

        175

 

     1,200

 

        128

 

   52,037

 

     1,479

Small and Medium Businesses

     3,835

 

        221

 

        702

 

          18

 

        334

 

          12

 

        189

 

            4

 

     5,060

 

        255

Corporate and Institutional Banking

     4,164

 

        220

 

          23

 

            3

 

            5

 

            1

 

        129

 

            -

 

     4,321

 

        224

Commercial Banking

     7,999

 

        441

 

        725

 

          21

 

        339

 

          13

 

        318

 

            4

 

     9,381

 

        479

Total

   45,443

 

     1,319

 

   11,931

 

        319

 

     2,526

 

        188

 

     1,518

 

        132

 

   61,418

 

     1,958

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 31 December 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

   29,718

 

        263

 

     9,613

 

        160

 

     1,633

 

          67

 

        819

 

          63

 

   41,783

 

        553

Credit cards

     3,023

 

        386

 

        136

 

          46

 

          98

 

          30

 

          30

 

          15

 

     3,287

 

        477

Loans and overdrafts

     1,311

 

        249

 

        234

 

          53

 

        125

 

          45

 

          43

 

          20

 

     1,713

 

        367

UK Motor Finance

     1,047

 

          28

 

     1,045

 

          23

 

        122

 

          18

 

          31

 

            7

 

     2,245

 

          76

Other

        160

 

            5

 

        384

 

            7

 

          54

 

            4

 

          45

 

            2

 

        643

 

          18

Retail

   35,259

 

        931

 

   11,412

 

        289

 

     2,032

 

        164

 

        968

 

        107

 

   49,671

 

     1,491

Small and Medium Businesses

     4,081

 

        223

 

     1,060

 

          27

 

        339

 

          13

 

        174

 

            8

 

     5,654

 

        271

Corporate and Institutional Banking

     4,706

 

        207

 

          24

 

            1

 

            5

 

            -

 

          43

 

            -

 

     4,778

 

        208

Commercial Banking

     8,787

 

        430

 

     1,084

 

          28

 

        344

 

          13

 

        217

 

            8

 

   10,432

 

        479

Total

   44,046

 

     1,361

 

   12,496

 

        317

 

     2,376

 

        177

 

     1,185

 

        115

 

   60,103

 

     1,970

1    Includes forbearance, client and product-specific indicators not reflected within quantitative PD assessments. As of 31 December 2022, interest-only mortgage customers at risk of not meeting their final term payment are now directly classified as Stage 2 up to date 'Other', driving movement of gross lending from the category of Stage 2 up to date 'PD movement' into 'Other'.

2 Includes assets that have triggered PD movements, or other rules, given that being 1 to 29 days in arrears in and of itself is not a Stage 2 trigger.

3    Expected credit loss allowance on loans and advances to customers (drawn and undrawn).

CREDIT RISK (continued)

ECL sensitivity to economic assumptions

The measurement of ECL reflects an unbiased probability-weighted range of possible future economic outcomes. The Group achieves this by generating four economic scenarios to reflect the range of outcomes; the central scenario reflects the Group's base case assumptions used for medium-term planning purposes, an upside and a downside scenario are also selected together with a severe downside scenario. If the base case moves adversely, it generates a new, more adverse downside and severe downside which are then incorporated into the ECL. The base case, upside and downside scenarios carry a 30 per cent weighting; the severe downside is weighted at 10 per cent. These assumptions can be found in note 11 on page 47 onwards.

The table below shows the Group's ECL for the probability-weighted, upside, base case, downside and severe downside scenarios, with the severe downside scenario incorporating adjustments made to CPI inflation and UK Bank Rate paths. The stage allocation for an asset is based on the overall scenario probability-weighted PD and hence the staging of assets is constant across all the scenarios. In each economic scenario the ECL for individual assessments and post-model adjustments is typically held constant reflecting the basis on which they are evaluated. However, post-model adjustments in Commercial Banking have been apportioned across the scenarios to better reflect the sensitivity of these adjustments to each scenario. Judgements applied through changes to model inputs are reflected in the scenario ECL sensitivities. The probability-weighted view shows the extent to which a higher ECL allowance has been recognised to take account of multiple economic scenarios relative to the base case; the uplift being £680 million at 30 June 2023 compared to £668 million at 31 December 2022.

Probability-

weighted

£m

 

 

Upside

£m

 

 

Base case

£m

 

 

Downside

£m

 

 

Severe

downside

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

         1,331

 

 

            544

 

 

            878

 

 

         1,502

 

 

         4,535

 

Credit cards

            769

 

 

            606

 

 

            733

 

 

            840

 

 

         1,155

 

Other Retail

         1,030

 

 

            921

 

 

         1,005

 

 

         1,075

 

 

         1,294

 

Commercial Banking

         1,897

 

 

         1,548

 

 

         1,731

 

 

         2,067

 

 

         2,936

 

Other

                1

 

 

                1

 

 

                1

 

 

                1

 

 

                1

 

At 30 June 2023

         5,028

 

 

         3,620

 

 

         4,348

 

 

         5,485

 

 

         9,921

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

         1,209

 

 

            514

 

 

            790

 

 

         1,434

 

 

         3,874

 

Credit cards

            763

 

 

            596

 

 

            727

 

 

            828

 

 

         1,180

 

Other Retail

         1,016

 

 

            907

 

 

            992

 

 

         1,056

 

 

         1,290

 

Commercial Banking

         1,807

 

 

         1,434

 

 

         1,618

 

 

         1,953

 

 

         3,059

 

Other

                1

 

 

                1

 

 

                1

 

 

                2

 

 

                2

 

At 31 December 2022

         4,796

 

 

         3,452

 

 

         4,128

 

 

         5,273

 

 

         9,405

 

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Retail

•  The Retail portfolio has remained resilient and well-positioned, despite pressure on consumer disposable incomes from a higher cost of living, inflationary pressures and rising interest rates. Robust risk management remains in place, with strong affordability and indebtedness controls for both new and existing lending and a prudent risk appetite approach. The Retail lending book is concentrated towards lower risk segments which should be better able to withstand the cost of living challenge and rising interest rates

•  Modest evidence of increases in new to arrears and flow to default have been observed in UK mortgages, but new to arrears largely remain stable across unsecured portfolios, where only credit cards new to arrears are slightly above 2019 levels

•  The Group is closely monitoring the impacts of the rising cost of living and higher interest rates on consumers to ensure it remains vigilant for any signs of deterioration. Lending strategies are under continuous review and have been proactively managed and calibrated to the latest macroeconomic outlook, with actions taken to enhance living cost assumptions in affordability assessments with more targeted action for those customers deemed to be most at risk

•  The Retail impairment charge in the first half of 2023 was £592 million, compared to £456 million in the first half of 2022, reflecting the expected credit loss (ECL) allowance build from Stage 1 loans rolling forward into a more adverse economic outlook, as well as modest increases in UK mortgages new to arrears rates. Revisions to the macroeconomic outlook have led to a marginal ECL increase for the first half of 2023, which compares favourably to the charge over the first half of 2022, which reflected the deteriorating global outlook, higher inflation and cost of living concerns as a consequence of the Ukraine war

•  ECL judgements to capture the increased risk of inflation and cost of living impacts for Retail customers have been updated. This includes judgements to account for segments of the portfolio considered to be least resilient to disposable income shocks

•  Stage 2 loans and advances to customers now comprise 14.3 per cent of the Retail portfolio (31 December 2022: 13.5 per cent), of which 93.5 per cent are up to date performing loans (31 December 2022: 94.0 per cent). Stage 2 ECL coverage has decreased to 2.8 per cent (31 December 2022: 3.0 per cent) given the UK mortgages portfolio now comprises a higher proportion of Retail Stage 2 balances as a result of updates to the macroeconomic outlook. Stage 2 ECL coverage remains broadly stable by portfolio

•  Stage 3 loans and advances have increased to 1.3 per cent (31 December 2022: 1.2 per cent). Stage 3 ECL coverage has decreased to 16.4 per cent (31 December 2022: 16.5 per cent)

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Portfolios

UK mortgages

•  The UK mortgages portfolio is well-positioned with a strong loan-to-value (LTV) profile. The Group has actively improved the quality of the portfolio over recent years using robust affordability and credit controls, whilst the balances of higher risk portfolios originated prior to 2008 have continued to reduce

•  New to arrears remain below pre-pandemic experience, but modest increases have been observed this year largely driven by mortgages which originated in the period 2006 to 2008, where there is a high concentration of variable rate customers. The Group is proactively monitoring existing mortgage customers as they reach the end of fixed rate deals with customers' immediate behaviour remaining stable

•  Despite continued macroeconomic uncertainty and inflationary pressures, credit quality for new mortgage lending remains strong and within the Group's risk appetite

•  Total loans and advances to customers reduced to £307.8 billion (31 December 2022: £312.3 billion), with an increase in average LTV. The proportion of balances with an LTV greater than 90 per cent increased. New lending at 90 per cent LTV or above is supported through the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme or other risk mitigation and is tightly controlled through enhanced lending criteria. The average LTV of new business decreased

•  There was an impairment charge of £191 million for the first half of 2023 reflecting ECL build from Stage 1 loans rolling forward into a more adverse economic outlook, in addition to a modest deterioration in observed credit performance. This compares to a net release of £64 million for the first half of 2022, which reflected benign credit performance and increasing house prices observed over this period. Total ECL coverage remains flat at 0.4 per cent (31 December 2022: 0.4 per cent)

•  Stage 2 loans and advances to customers increased slightly to 14.5 per cent of the portfolio (31 December 2022: 13.4 per cent) due to updates to the macroeconomic outlook, most notably higher UK Bank Rate projections. Stage 2 ECL coverage is stable at 1.3 per cent (31 December 2022: 1.3 per cent)

•  Stage 3 ECL coverage is also stable at 9.7 per cent (31 December 2022: 9.1 per cent)

Credit cards

•  Credit card balances increased to £15.6 billion (31 December 2022: £15.0 billion) due to increased levels of customer spend offset by repayments

•  The credit card portfolio is a prime book which has performed well in recent years. New to arrears rates are slightly above pre-pandemic levels, with the absolute value of new to arrears cases being lower due to the contraction in total balances since 2019

•  The impairment charge was £197 million for the first half of 2023 compared to a charge of £272 million for the first half of 2022, with overall ECL coverage reducing slightly to 5.0 per cent (31 December 2022: 5.1 per cent)

•  Coverage by stage remains broadly stable. Stage 2 ECL coverage increased slightly to 15.0 per cent (31 December 2022: 14.5 per cent), along with Stage 3 ECL coverage at 52.3 per cent (31 December 2022: 50.9 per cent)

Loans and overdrafts

•  Loans and advances to customers for unsecured loans and overdrafts increased to £10.9 billion (31 December 2022: £10.3 billion) largely driven by increasing customer demand, with growth concentrated in low risk segments

•  The impairment charge was £160 million for the first half of 2023, compared to £241 million for the first half of 2022 and overall ECL coverage broadly stable at 6.4 per cent (31 December 2022: 6.6 per cent)

•  Stage 2 ECL coverage increased slightly to 23.3 per cent (31 December 2022: 21.4 per cent) and Stage 3 ECL coverage increased to 66.0 per cent (31 December 2022: 64.6 per cent)

CREDIT RISK (continued)

UK Motor Finance

•  The UK Motor Finance portfolio increased to £15.2 billion (31 December 2022: £14.6 billion) with new car supply constraints continuing to ease

•  There was an impairment charge of £43 million for the first half of 2023 compared to £7 million for the first half of 2022, reflecting recent used car price declines from recent high levels. Overall ECL coverage has remained stable at 1.7 per cent (31 December 2022: 1.7 per cent)

•  Updates to residual value (RV) and voluntary termination (VT) risk held against personal contract purchase (PCP) and hire purchase (HP) lending are included within the impairment charge. Updates to account for used car prices, including valuations for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), have increased RV and VT ECL to £116 million (31 December 2022: £92 million)

•  Stage 2 ECL coverage reduced slightly to 3.2 per cent (31 December 2022: 3.4 per cent) and Stage 3 ECL coverage reduced to 49.2 per cent (31 December 2022: 52.6 per cent)

Retail UK mortgages loans and advances to customers1

 

At 30 Jun 2023

£m

 

At 31 Dec 2022

£m

 

 

 

 

Mainstream

       253,107

 

       253,283

Buy-to-let

         48,807

 

         51,529

Specialist

           5,857

 

           7,526

Total

       307,771

 

       312,338

1  Balances include the impact of HBOS related acquisition adjustments.

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Commercial Banking

•  The Commercial portfolio credit quality remains resilient with a focused approach to credit underwriting and monitoring standards and proactive management of exposures to higher risk and vulnerable sectors

•  While a small number of the Group's credit metrics indicate very modest deterioration, these are not considered to be material. Individual risk driver assessments at industry sector level allow increased focus on sectors more vulnerable to changes in consumer spending patterns as well as broader macroeconomic trends

•  The Group has reduced overall exposure to cyclical sectors since 2019 and continues to closely monitor credit quality, sector and single name concentrations. Sector and credit risk appetite continue to be proactively managed to ensure that clients are supported and the Group is protected

•  The Group continues to provide early support to its more vulnerable customers through focused risk management via its Watchlist and Business Support framework. Overall exposures on our Watchlist and in Business Support have increased slightly in the first half of 2023, reflecting the economic environment, while the Group continues to monitor the risk of direct and indirect (consumer led) impact from higher interest rates in the UK. The Group will continue to balance prudent risk management with ensuring support for financially viable clients

•  The Group is cognisant of a number of client risks and headwinds associated with rising inflationary and interest rate pressures especially in, but not limited to, sectors reliant upon consumer discretionary spend. These include reduced asset valuation and refinancing risk, a reduction in market liquidity impacting credit supply and pressure on both household discretionary spending and business margins

•  The Group continues to carefully monitor the level of arrears on lending under the UK Government support schemes, including the Bounce Back Loan Scheme and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, where UK Government guarantees are in place for 100 per cent and 80 per cent respectively. The Group will continue to review customer trends and take early risk mitigating actions as appropriate, including actions to review and manage refinancing risk

Impairment

•  There was a net impairment charge of £90 million in the first half of 2023, compared to £106 million in the first half of 2022. The charge was driven by an observed performance charge largely due to additional charges on existing Stage 3 clients, partly offset by a release from economic outlook revisions

•  ECL allowances increased by £93 million to £1,884 million at 30 June 2023 (31 December 2022: £1,791 million). The ECL provision at 30 June 2023 captures the impact of inflationary pressures, rising UK Bank rates and supply chain constraints and assumes additional losses will emerge as a result of these

•  Stage 2 loans and advances decreased by £1,051 million to £9,381 million (31 December 2022: £10,432 million), of which 93.0 per cent are current and up to date. Stage 2 loans as a proportion of total loans and advances to customers reduced to 12.5 per cent (31 December 2022: 13.7 per cent). Stage 2 ECL coverage was higher at 5.1 per cent (31 December 2022: 4.6 per cent) with the increase in coverage a result of better quality assets moving back to Stage 1 due to the modestly improved GDP outlook

•  Stage 3 loans and advances to customers reduced to £3,292 million (31 December 2022: £3,348 million) and as a proportion of total loans and advances to customers, remained stable at 4.4 per cent (31 December 2022: 4.4 per cent). Stage 3 ECL coverage increased to 43.6 per cent (31 December 2022: 39.2 per cent), predominantly driven by additional charges on existing Stage 3 clients

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Commercial Banking UK Direct Real Estate

•  Commercial Banking UK Direct Real Estate committed drawn lending stood at £10.8 billion at 31 May 2023 (net of £3.9 billion exposures subject to protection through Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) securitisations), £0.1 billion increase in comparison to 31 December 2022. In addition, there are undrawn lending facilities of £2.7 billion to predominantly investment grade rated corporate customers

•  The Group classifies Direct Real Estate as exposure which is directly supported by cash flows from property activities (as opposed to trading activities, such as hotels, care homes and housebuilders). Exposures of £5.5 billion to social housing providers are also excluded

•  Despite some headwinds, including the inflationary environment and the impact of rising interest rates, the portfolio is well-positioned and proactively managed with conservative LTVs, good levels of interest cover and appropriate risk mitigants in place

•  Lending continues to be heavily weighted towards investment real estate (c.95 per cent) rather than development. Of these investment exposures, c. 90 per cent have an LTV of less than 70 per cent, with an average LTV of 44 per cent. The average interest cover ratio was 4.0 times, with 80 per cent having interest cover of above 2 times. In SME, LTV at origination has been typically limited to c.55 per cent, given prudent repayment cover criteria (including notional base rate stress)

•  The portfolio is well diversified with no speculative development lending (defined as property not pre-sold or pre-let at a level to fully repay the debt or generate sufficient income to meet the minimum interest cover requirements). Approximately 47 per cent of exposures relate to commercial real estate, including c.13 per cent secured by office assets, c.13 per cent by retail assets and c.12 per cent by industrial assets. Approximately 43 per cent of the portfolio relates to residential investment

•  Recognising this is a cyclical sector, total (gross and net) and asset type quantum caps are in place to control origination and exposure, including several asset type categories. Focus remains on the UK market and new business has been written in line with a prudent risk appetite criteria including conservative LTVs, strong quality of income and proven management teams. Development lending criteria also includes maximum loan to gross development value and maximum loan to cost, with funding typically only released against completed work, as confirmed by the Group's monitoring quantity surveyor

•  Overall performance has remained resilient. Although the Group saw some increase in cases on its closer monitoring in the CRE Watchlist category, these are predominantly precautionary

•  Use of SRT securitisations also acts as a risk mitigant in this portfolio, with run off of these carefully managed and sequenced

•  Rent collection has largely recovered and stabilised following the coronavirus pandemic, although challenges remain in some sectors

• 


FUNDING AND LIQUIDITY RISK

The Group has maintained its strong funding and liquidity position with a loan to deposit ratio of 98 per cent as at 30 June 2023 (98 per cent as at 31 December 2022). Overall total wholesale funding has increased to £73.7 billion as at 30 June 2023 (31 December 2022: £69.0 billion) as a result of short term funding which has continued to increase towards more normalised levels. The Group maintains its access to diverse sources and tenors of funding.

The Group's liquid assets continue to exceed the regulatory minimum and internal risk appetite, with a liquidity coverage ratio (LCR)1 of 133 per cent (based on a monthly rolling average over the previous 12 months) as at 30 June 2023 (31 December 2022: 136 per cent). The net stable funding ratio is strong at 124 per cent as at 30 June 2023 (31 December 2022: 125 per cent).

The Group's credit ratings continue to reflect the strength of its business model and balance sheet. Moody's revised the outlook on Lloyds Bank plc's senior unsecured rating to negative following their decision to downgrade the outlook of the UK sovereign to negative during the first 6 months of 2022; Moody's affirmed this position in June 2023. The Group's strong management, franchise and financial performance along with robust capital and funding position are reflected in the Group's strong ratings.

1  Based on a monthly rolling simple average over the previous 12 months.

Lloyds Bank Group funding requirements and sources

 

At 30 Jun

2023

£bn

 

 

At 31 Dec

2022

£bn

 

 

Change

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lloyds Bank Group funding position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances at central banks

           75.7

 

 

           72.0

 

 

                  5

Loans and advances to banks

             9.3

 

 

             8.4

 

 

                11

Loans and advances to customers

         431.6

 

 

         435.6

 

 

                (1)

Reverse repurchase agreements - non-trading

           30.5

 

 

           39.3

 

 

              (22)

Debt securities at amortised cost

           10.0

 

 

             7.3

 

 

                37

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

           22.0

 

 

           22.8

 

 

                (4)

Other assets1

           35.2

 

 

           31.5

 

 

                12

Total Lloyds Bank Group assets

         614.3

 

 

         616.9

 

 

 

Less other liabilities1

          (14.4)

 

 

          (11.7)

 

 

                23

Funding requirements

         599.9

 

 

         605.2

 

 

                (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer deposits

         439.9

 

 

         446.2

 

 

                (1)

Wholesale funding2

           73.7

 

 

           69.0

 

 

                  7

Repurchase agreements - non-trading

           14.6

 

 

           18.6

 

 

              (22)

Term Funding Scheme with additional incentives for SMEs (TFSME)

           30.0

 

 

           30.0

 

 

 

Deposits from fellow Lloyds Banking Group undertakings

             1.8

 

 

             2.3

 

 

              (22)

Total equity

           39.9

 

 

           39.1

 

 

                  2

Funding sources

         599.9

 

 

         605.2

 

 

                (1)

1  Other assets and other liabilities include the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities.

2  Lloyds Bank Group's definition of wholesale funding aligns with that used by other international market participants; including bank deposits, debt securities in issue and subordinated liabilities. Excludes balances relating to margins of £0.5 billion (31 December 2022: £0.7 billion).

FUNDING AND LIQUIDITY RISK (continued)

Reconciliation of Group funding to the balance sheet

At 30 June 2023

Included

in funding

analysis

£bn

 

Cash collateral received

£bn

 

Fair value

and other

accounting methods

£bn

 

Balance

sheet

£bn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from banks

               2.5

 

               0.5

 

               0.4

 

               3.4

Debt securities in issue

             63.6

 

                  -

 

             (7.2)

 

             56.4

Subordinated liabilities

               7.6

 

                  -

 

             (1.6)

 

               6.0

Total wholesale funding

             73.7

 

               0.5

 

 

 

 

Customer deposits

           439.9

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

           439.9

Total

           513.6

 

               0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 31 December 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from banks

               4.0

 

               0.7

 

                  -

 

               4.7

Debt securities in issue

             56.8

 

                  -

 

             (7.7)

 

             49.1

Subordinated liabilities

               8.2

 

                  -

 

             (1.6)

 

               6.6

Total wholesale funding

             69.0

 

               0.7

 

 

 

 

Customer deposits

           446.2

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

           446.2

Total

           515.2

 

               0.7

 

 

 

 

Analysis of total wholesale funding by residual maturity

 

Up to 1

month

£bn

 

1 to 3

months

£bn

 

3 to 6

months

£bn

 

6 to 9

months

£bn

 

9 to 12

months

£bn

 

1 to 2

years

£bn

 

2 to 5

years

£bn

 

Over

five years

£bn

 

Total at
30 Jun
2023
£bn

 

Total at
31 Dec
2022
£bn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from banks

         1.8

 

         0.3

 

         0.3

 

         0.1

 

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

         2.5

 

         4.0

Debt securities in issue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificates of deposit

         1.3

 

         1.5

 

         0.7

 

            -

 

         0.1

 

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

         3.6

 

         1.6

Commercial paper

         2.3

 

         6.3

 

         5.7

 

         0.7

 

         0.4

 

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

       15.4

 

         9.0

Medium-term notes

            -

 

         2.0

 

         0.2

 

         1.0

 

         3.0

 

         7.4

 

         6.0

 

         8.9

 

       28.5

 

       29.1

Covered bonds

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

         1.1

 

         1.1

 

         2.7

 

         5.5

 

         2.2

 

       12.6

 

       14.2

Securitisation

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

         0.2

 

         2.9

 

         0.4

 

         3.5

 

         2.9

 

         3.6

 

         9.8

 

         6.6

 

         2.8

 

         4.6

 

       10.3

 

       14.4

 

       11.5

 

       63.6

 

       56.8

Subordinated liabilities

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

         0.9

 

         2.1

 

         4.6

 

         7.6

 

         8.2

Total wholesale funding1

         5.4

 

       10.1

 

         6.9

 

         2.9

 

         4.6

 

       11.2

 

       16.5

 

       16.1

 

       73.7

 

       69.0

1  Excludes balances relating to margins of £0.5 billion (31 December 2022: £0.7 billion).

FUNDING AND LIQUIDITY RISK (continued)

Analysis of term issuance in half-year to 30 June 2023

 

Sterling

£bn

 

US Dollar

£bn

 

Euro

£bn

 

Other

currencies

£bn

 

Total

£bn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securitisation1

               1.1

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

               1.1

Covered bonds

               1.2

 

                  -

 

               0.9

 

                  -

 

               2.1

Senior unsecured notes

                  -

 

               1.1

 

               0.6

 

               0.9

 

               2.6

Additional tier 1

               0.8

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

               0.8

Total issuance

               3.1

 

               1.1

 

               1.5

 

               0.9

 

               6.6

1  Includes significant risk transfer securitisations.

Liquidity portfolio

At 30 June 2023, the Group had £112.8 billion of highly liquid unencumbered LCR eligible assets, based on a monthly rolling average over the previous 12 months post any liquidity haircuts (31 December 2022: £120.8 billion). These assets are available to meet cash and collateral outflows and regulatory requirements.

The Group also has a significant amount of non-LCR eligible liquid assets which are eligible for use in a range of central bank or similar facilities. Future use of such facilities will be based on prudent liquidity management and economic considerations, having regard for external market conditions.

LCR eligible assets

 

Average

 

 

 

20231

£bn

 

20222

£bn

 

Change

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and central bank reserves

             65.6

 

             66.0

 

                (1)

High quality government/MDB/agency bonds3

             40.8

 

             48.9

 

                (17)

High quality covered bonds

               2.2

 

               2.1

 

   5          

Total

           108.6

 

           117.0

 

                (7)

Level 24

               4.2

 

               3.8

 

     11      

Total LCR eligible assets

           112.8

 

           120.8

 

                (7)

1  Based on 12 months rolling simple average to 30 June 2023. Eligible assets are calculated as a simple average of month-end observations over the previous 12 months post any liquidity haircuts.

2  Based on 12 months rolling simple average to 31 December 2022. Eligible assets are calculated as a simple average of month-end observations over the previous 12 months post any liquidity haircuts.

3  Designated multilateral development bank (MDB).

4  Includes Level 2A and Level 2B.



CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

Note

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

2022

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

       11,802

 

 

         7,124

 

Interest expense

 

 

        (4,793)

 

 

        (1,035)

 

Net interest income

 

 

         7,009

 

 

         6,089

 

Fee and commission income

 

 

         1,196

 

 

         1,180

 

Fee and commission expense

 

 

           (550)

 

 

           (532)

 

Net fee and commission income

4

 

            646

 

 

            648

 

Net trading income

 

 

            107

 

 

            208

 

Other operating income

 

 

         1,278

 

 

         1,107

 

Other income

 

 

         2,031

 

 

         1,963

 

Total income

 

 

         9,040

 

 

         8,052

 

Operating expenses

5

 

        (4,829)

 

 

        (4,405)

 

Impairment

6

 

           (681)

 

 

           (364)

 

Profit before tax

 

 

         3,530

 

 

         3,283

 

Tax expense

7

 

           (940)

 

 

           (842)

 

Profit for the period

 

 

         2,590

 

 

         2,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

 

         2,417

 

 

         2,313

 

Profit attributable to other equity holders

 

 

            161

 

 

            114

 

Profit attributable to equity holders

 

 

         2,578

 

 

         2,427

 

Profit attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

              12

 

 

              14

 

Profit for the period

 

 

         2,590

 

 

         2,441

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements.


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

2022

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

         2,590

 

 

         2,441

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

Items that will not subsequently be reclassified to profit or loss:

 

 

 

 

 

Post-retirement defined benefit scheme remeasurements:

 

 

 

 

 

Remeasurements before tax

           (119)

 

 

           (382)

 

Tax

              27

 

 

            175

 

 

             (92)

 

 

           (207)

 

Movements in revaluation reserve in respect of equity shares held at fair value through other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value

                -

 

 

                -

 

Tax

                -

 

 

               (1)

 

 

                -

 

 

               (1)

 

Gains and losses attributable to own credit risk:

 

 

 

 

 

(Losses) gains before tax

             (85)

 

 

            421

 

Tax

              24

 

 

           (127)

 

 

             (61)

 

 

            294

 

Items that may subsequently be reclassified to profit or loss:

 

 

 

 

 

Movements in revaluation reserve in respect of debt securities held at fair value through other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value

            157

 

 

             (27)

 

Income statement transfers in respect of disposals

              67

 

 

              30

 

Income statement transfers in respect of impairment

               (2)

 

 

                -

 

Tax

             (61)

 

 

                5

 

 

            161

 

 

                8

 

Movements in cash flow hedging reserve:

 

 

 

 

 

Effective portion of changes in fair value taken to other comprehensive income

        (1,287)

 

 

        (3,382)

 

Net income statement transfers

            616

 

 

           (182)

 

Tax

            188

 

 

            960

 

 

           (483)

 

 

        (2,604)

 

Movements in foreign currency translation reserve:

 

 

 

 

 

Currency translation differences (tax: £nil)

             (58)

 

 

              38

 

Transfers to income statement (tax: £nil)

                -

 

 

                -

 

 

             (58)

 

 

              38

 

Total other comprehensive loss for the period, net of tax

           (533)

 

 

        (2,472)

 

Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period

         2,057

 

 

             (31)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders

         1,884

 

 

           (159)

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to other equity holders

            161

 

 

            114

 

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to equity holders

         2,045

 

 

             (45)

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

              12

 

 

              14

 

Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period

         2,057

 

 

             (31)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements.


CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

 

Note

 

At 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

 

At 31 Dec

2022

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances at central banks

 

 

       75,729

 

 

       72,005

 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

 

 

         1,577

 

 

         1,371

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

         3,463

 

 

         3,857

 

Loans and advances to banks

 

 

         9,251

 

 

         8,363

 

Loans and advances to customers

9

 

      431,645

 

 

      435,627

 

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

       30,530

 

 

       39,259

 

Debt securities

 

 

       10,040

 

 

         7,331

 

Due from fellow Lloyds Banking Group undertakings

 

 

            969

 

 

            816

 

Financial assets at amortised cost

 

 

      482,435

 

 

      491,396

 

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 

       21,971

 

 

       22,846

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets1

 

 

         5,718

 

 

         5,124

 

Current tax recoverable

 

 

            765

 

 

            527

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

         5,596

 

 

         5,857

 

Retirement benefit assets

13

 

         4,685

 

 

         3,823

 

Other assets1

 

 

       12,391

 

 

       10,122

 

Total assets

 

 

      614,330

 

 

      616,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from banks

 

 

         3,369

 

 

         4,658

 

Customer deposits

 

 

      439,914

 

 

      446,172

 

Repurchase agreements at amortised cost

 

 

       44,622

 

 

       48,590

 

Due to fellow Lloyds Banking Group undertakings

 

 

         1,965

 

 

         2,539

 

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

 

 

         4,929

 

 

         5,159

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

         5,605

 

 

         5,891

 

Notes in circulation

 

 

         1,342

 

 

         1,280

 

Debt securities in issue

12

 

       56,443

 

 

       49,056

 

Other liabilities1

 

 

         8,496

 

 

         6,003

 

Retirement benefit obligations

13

 

            120

 

 

            126

 

Current tax liabilities

 

 

              12

 

 

                3

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

            181

 

 

            208

 

Other provisions

14

 

         1,453

 

 

         1,591

 

Subordinated liabilities

 

 

         6,015

 

 

         6,593

 

Total liabilities

 

 

      574,466

 

 

      577,869

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

 

         1,574

 

 

         1,574

 

Share premium account

 

 

            600

 

 

            600

 

Other reserves

 

 

            363

 

 

            743

 

Retained profits

 

 

       32,245

 

 

       31,792

 

Ordinary shareholders' equity

 

 

       34,782

 

 

       34,709

 

Other equity instruments

 

 

         5,018

 

 

         4,268

 

Total equity excluding non-controlling interests

 

 

       39,800

 

 

       38,977

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 

              64

 

 

              82

 

Total equity

 

 

       39,864

 

 

       39,059

 

Total equity and liabilities

 

 

      614,330

 

 

      616,928

 

1  See note 1 regarding changes to presentation.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements.


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share

capital and

premium

£m

 

 

Other

reserves

£m

 

 

Retained

profits

£m

 

 

Total

£m

 

Other

equity

instruments

£m

 

Non-

controlling

interests

£m

 

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1 January 2023

 

         2,174

 

 

         743

 

 

    31,792

 

 

    34,709

 

 

          4,268

 

 

             82

 

 

    39,059

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

      2,417

 

 

      2,417

 

 

             161

 

 

             12

 

 

      2,590

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post-retirement defined benefit scheme remeasurements, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

         (92)

 

 

         (92)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         (92)

 

Movements in revaluation reserve in respect of financial assets held at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt securities

 

                -

 

 

         161

 

 

             -

 

 

         161

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         161

 

Equity shares

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

             -

 

Gains and losses attributable to own credit risk, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

         (61)

 

 

         (61)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         (61)

 

Movements in cash flow hedging reserve, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

       (483)

 

 

             -

 

 

       (483)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

       (483)

 

Movements in foreign currency translation reserve, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

         (58)

 

 

             -

 

 

         (58)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         (58)

 

Total other comprehensive loss

 

                -

 

 

       (380)

 

 

       (153)

 

 

       (533)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

       (533)

 

Total comprehensive (loss) income1

 

                -

 

 

       (380)

 

 

      2,264

 

 

      1,884

 

 

             161

 

 

             12

 

 

      2,057

 

Transactions with owners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

     (1,900)

 

 

     (1,900)

 

 

                 -

 

 

           (30)

 

 

     (1,930)

 

Distributions on other equity instruments

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

           (161)

 

 

               -

 

 

       (161)

 

Issue of other equity instruments

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

           (5)

 

 

           (5)

 

 

             750

 

 

               -

 

 

         745

 

Capital contributions received

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

           94

 

 

           94

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

           94

 

Return of capital contributions

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

             -

 

Total transactions with owners

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

     (1,811)

 

 

     (1,811)

 

 

             589

 

 

           (30)

 

 

     (1,252)

 

Realised gains and losses on equity shares held at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

             -

 

At 30 June 20232

 

         2,174

 

 

         363

 

 

    32,245

 

 

    34,782

 

 

          5,018

 

 

             64

 

 

    39,864

 

1  Total comprehensive income attributable to owners of the parent was £2,045 million.

2  Total equity attributable to owners of the parent was £39,800 million.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (continued)

 

 

Attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share

capital and

premium

£m

 

 

Other

reserves

£m

 

 

Retained

profits

£m

 

 

Total

£m

 

 

Other

equity

instruments

£m

 

 

Non-

controlling

interests

£m

 

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1 January 2022

 

         2,174

 

 

      5,400

 

 

    28,836

 

 

    36,410

 

 

          4,268

 

 

             94

 

 

    40,772

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

      2,313

 

 

      2,313

 

 

             114

 

 

             14

 

 

      2,441

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post-retirement defined benefit scheme remeasurements, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

       (207)

 

 

       (207)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

       (207)

 

Movements in revaluation reserve in respect of financial assets held at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt securities

 

                -

 

 

             8

 

 

             -

 

 

             8

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

             8

 

Equity shares

 

                -

 

 

           (1)

 

 

             -

 

 

           (1)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

           (1)

 

Gains and losses attributable to own credit risk, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

         294

 

 

         294

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         294

 

Movements in cash flow hedging reserve, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

     (2,604)

 

 

             -

 

 

     (2,604)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

     (2,604)

 

Movements in foreign currency translation reserve, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

           38

 

 

             -

 

 

           38

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

           38

 

Total other comprehensive (loss) income

 

                -

 

 

     (2,559)

 

 

           87

 

 

     (2,472)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

     (2,472)

 

Total comprehensive (loss) income1

 

                -

 

 

     (2,559)

 

 

      2,400

 

 

       (159)

 

 

             114

 

 

             14

 

 

         (31)

 

Transactions with owners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

                 -

 

 

           (20)

 

 

         (20)

 

Distributions on other equity instruments

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

           (114)

 

 

               -

 

 

       (114)

 

Capital contributions received

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

         110

 

 

         110

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         110

 

Return of capital contributions

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

           (2)

 

 

           (2)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

           (2)

 

Total transactions with owners

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

         108

 

 

         108

 

 

           (114)

 

 

           (20)

 

 

         (26)

 

Realised gains and losses on equity shares held at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

                -

 

 

             1

 

 

           (1)

 

 

             -

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

             -

 

At 30 June 20222

 

         2,174

 

 

      2,842

 

 

    31,343

 

 

    36,359

 

 

          4,268

 

 

             88

 

 

    40,715

 

1  Total comprehensive income attributable to owners of the parent was a loss of £45 million.

2  Total equity attributable to owners of the parent was £40,627 million.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (continued)

 

 

Attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share

capital and

premium

£m

 

 

Other

reserves

£m

 

 

Retained

profits

£m

 

 

Total

£m

 

 

Other

equity

instruments

£m

 

 

Non-

controlling

interests

£m

 

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1 July 2022

 

         2,174

 

 

      2,842

 

 

    31,343

 

 

    36,359

 

 

           4,268

 

 

              88

 

 

    40,715

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

      2,215

 

 

      2,215

 

 

              127

 

 

              11

 

 

      2,353

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post-retirement defined benefit scheme remeasurements, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

     (1,945)

 

 

     (1,945)

 

 

                  -

 

 

                -

 

 

     (1,945)

 

Movements in revaluation reserve in respect of financial assets held at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt securities

 

                -

 

 

         (39)

 

 

             -

 

 

         (39)

 

 

                  -

 

 

                -

 

 

         (39)

 

Equity shares

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

                  -

 

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

Gains and losses attributable to own credit risk, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

           70

 

 

           70

 

 

                  -

 

 

                -

 

 

           70

 

Movements in cash flow hedging reserve, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

     (2,113)

 

 

             -

 

 

     (2,113)

 

 

                  -

 

 

                -

 

 

     (2,113)

 

Movements in foreign currency translation reserve, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

           53

 

 

             -

 

 

           53

 

 

                  -

 

 

                -

 

 

           53

 

Total other comprehensive loss

 

                -

 

 

     (2,099)

 

 

     (1,875)

 

 

     (3,974)

 

 

                  -

 

 

                -

 

 

     (3,974)

 

Total comprehensive (loss) income1

 

                -

 

 

     (2,099)

 

 

         340

 

 

     (1,759)

 

 

              127

 

 

              11

 

 

     (1,621)

 

Transactions with owners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

                  -

 

 

             (17)

 

 

         (17)

 

Distributions on other equity instruments

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

            (127)

 

 

                -

 

 

       (127)

 

Capital contributions received

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

         111 

 

 

         111 

 

 

                  -

 

 

                -

 

 

         111 

 

Return of capital contributions

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

           (2)

 

 

           (2)

 

 

                  -

 

 

                -

 

 

           (2)

 

Total transactions with owners

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

         109

 

 

         109

 

 

            (127)

 

 

             (17)

 

 

         (35)

 

Realised gains and losses on equity shares held at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

                  -

 

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

At 31 December 20222

 

         2,174

 

 

         743

 

 

    31,792

 

 

    34,709

 

 

           4,268

 

 

              82

 

 

    39,059

 

1  Total comprehensive income attributable to owners of the parent was a loss of £1,632 million.

2  Total equity attributable to owners of the parent was £38,977 million.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements.


CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

2022

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Profit before tax

         3,530

 

 

         3,283

 

Adjustments for:

 

 

 

 

 

Change in operating assets

         8,828

 

 

      (13,288)

 

Change in operating liabilities

        (1,869)

 

 

       26,163

 

Non-cash and other items

         1,897

 

 

        (1,196)

 

Tax paid (net)

           (785)

 

 

           (470)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

       11,601

 

 

       14,492

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of financial assets

        (3,847)

 

 

        (2,359)

 

Proceeds from sale and maturity of financial assets

         3,654

 

 

         5,191

 

Purchase of fixed assets

        (3,220)

 

 

        (1,584)

 

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

            506

 

 

            431

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

        (2,907)

 

 

         1,679

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders

        (1,900)

 

 

                -

 

Distributions on other equity instruments

           (161)

 

 

           (114)

 

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

             (30)

 

 

             (20)

 

Return of capital contributions

                -

 

 

               (2)

 

Interest paid on subordinated liabilities

           (198)

 

 

           (199)

 

Proceeds from issue of other equity instruments

            745

 

 

                -

 

Repayment of subordinated liabilities

           (265)

 

 

        (1,644)

 

Borrowings from parent company

            389

 

 

              73

 

Repayments of borrowings to parent company

           (945)

 

 

                -

 

Interest paid on borrowings from parent company

           (214)

 

 

             (96)

 

Net cash used in financing activities

        (2,579)

 

 

        (2,002)

 

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

             (70)

 

 

                1

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

         6,045

 

 

       14,170

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

       75,201

 

 

       55,960

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

       81,246

 

 

       70,130

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements.

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash and non-mandatory balances with central banks and amounts due from banks with an original maturity of less than three months.


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1: Basis of preparation and accounting policies

These condensed consolidated half-year financial statements as at and for the period to 30 June 2023 have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and with International Accounting Standard 34 (IAS 34), Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the United Kingdom and comprise the results of Lloyds Bank plc (the Bank) together with its subsidiaries (the Group). They do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Group's consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2022 which complied with international accounting standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Copies of the 2022 Annual Report and Accounts are available on the Lloyds Banking Group's website and are also available upon request from Investor Relations, Lloyds Banking Group plc, 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN.

The directors consider that it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these condensed consolidated half-year financial statements. In reaching this assessment, the directors have taken into account the uncertainties affecting the UK economy and their potential effects upon the Group's performance and projected funding and capital position; the impact of further stress scenarios has also been considered. On this basis, the directors are satisfied that the Group will maintain adequate levels of funding and capital for the foreseeable future.

The Group's accounting policies are consistent with those applied by the Group in its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 and there have been no changes in the Group's methods of computation.

Presentational changes

The following changes have been made to the presentation of the Group's balance sheet:

•  items in the course of collection from banks are reported within other assets rather than separately on the face of the balance sheet;

•  goodwill and other intangible assets are aggregated on the face of the balance sheet; and

•  items in the course of transmission to banks are reported within other liabilities rather than separately on the face of the balance sheet.

There has been no change in the basis of accounting for any of the underlying transactions. Comparatives have been presented on a consistent basis.

Future accounting developments

The IASB has issued a number of minor amendments to IFRSs effective 1 January 2024, including IFRS 16 Lease liability in a sale and leaseback, IAS 1 Non-current liabilities with covenants, and IAS 1 Classification of liabilities as current or non-current. These amendments are not expected to have a significant impact on the Group and, apart from the amendments relating to IFRS 16 Lease liability in a sale and leaseback, have not been endorsed for use in the UK.


Note 2: Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the Group's financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions in applying the accounting policies that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Due to the inherent uncertainty in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be based upon amounts which differ from these estimates. Estimates, judgements and assumptions are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. In preparing the financial statements, the Group has considered the impact of climate-related risks on its financial position and performance. While the effects of climate change represent a source of uncertainty, the Group does not consider there to be a material impact on its judgements and estimates from the physical, transition and other climate-related risks in the short term.

Except for the removal of the judgements and estimates in respect of capitalised software enhancements, the Group's significant judgements, estimates and assumptions are unchanged compared to those applied at 31 December 2022. Further information on the critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty for the allowance for expected credit losses is set out in note 11.


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 3: Segmental analysis

The Group provides a wide range of banking and financial services in the UK and in certain locations overseas. The Group Executive Committee (GEC) of Lloyds Bank plc remains the "chief operating decision maker" (as defined by IFRS 8 Operating segments) for the Group.

During the half-year ended 31 December 2022 there were changes as a result of the Group restructure effective from 1 July 2022:

•  Business Banking and Commercial Cards moved from Retail to Commercial Banking. Wealth moved to Retail

Following the restructure, the Group completed a review and determined that it had two operating and reportable segments: Retail and Commercial Banking. There has been no change to the descriptions of these segments as provided in note 4 to the Group's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022, neither has there been any change to the Group's segmental accounting for internal segment derivatives entered into by units for risk management purposes since 31 December 2022.

Comparatives have been presented on a consistent basis in respect of the above changes.

Half-year to 30 June 2023

Retail

£m

Commercial

Banking

£m

 

Other

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

           5,063

 

           1,881

 

                65

 

           7,009

Other income

           1,005

 

              513

 

              513

 

           2,031

Total income

           6,068

 

           2,394

 

              578

 

           9,040

Operating expenses

         (3,009)

 

         (1,063)

 

            (757)

 

         (4,829)

Impairment (charge) credit

            (592)

 

              (90)

 

                  1

 

            (681)

Profit (loss) before tax

           2,467

 

           1,241

 

            (178)

 

           3,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External income (expense)

           6,427

 

           2,904

 

            (291)

 

           9,040

Inter-segment income (expense)

            (359)

 

            (510)

 

              869

 

                  -

Segment income

           6,068

 

           2,394

 

              578

 

           9,040

 

Half-year to 30 June 2022

Retail

£m

 

Commercial

Banking

£m

 

Other

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

           4,601

 

           1,409

 

                79

 

           6,089

Other income

              860

 

              452

 

              651

 

           1,963

Total income

           5,461

 

           1,861

 

              730

 

           8,052

Operating expenses

         (2,920)

 

         (1,027)

 

            (458)

 

         (4,405)

Impairment (charge) credit

            (285)

 

            (106)

 

                27

 

            (364)

Profit before tax

           2,256

 

              728

 

              299

 

           3,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External income

           5,724

 

           1,656

 

              672

 

           8,052

Inter-segment income (expense)

            (263)

 

              205

 

                58

 

                  -

Segment income

           5,461

 

           1,861

 

              730

 

           8,052

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 3: Segmental analysis (continued)

 

Segment

external assets

 

Segment

external liabilities

 

At 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

At 31 Dec

2022

£m

 

At 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

At 31 Dec

2022

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

       372,668

 

       372,585

 

       310,489

 

       314,051

Commercial Banking

         91,046

 

         89,536

 

       141,121

 

       140,923

Other

       150,616

 

       154,807

 

       122,856

 

       122,895

Total

       614,330

 

       616,928

 

       574,466

 

       577,869

 


Note 4: Net fee and commission income

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

2022

£m

 

 

 

 

Fee and commission income:

 

 

 

Current accounts

              308

 

              328

Credit and debit card fees

              614

 

              558

Commercial banking and treasury fees

                93

 

              117

Factoring

                39

 

                41

Other fees and commissions

              142

 

              136

Total fee and commission income

           1,196

 

           1,180

Fee and commission expense

            (550)

 

            (532)

Net fee and commission income

              646

 

              648

Current account and credit and debit card fees principally arise in Retail; commercial banking, treasury and factoring fees arise in Commercial Banking.


Note 5: Operating expenses

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

2022

£m

 

 

 

 

Staff costs

           1,934

 

           1,907

Premises and equipment costs

              167

 

              126

Other expenses

           1,418

 

           1,185

Depreciation and amortisation

           1,310

 

           1,187

Total operating expenses

           4,829

 

           4,405

 


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 6: Impairment

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

2022

£m

 

 

 

 

Impact of transfers between stages

              439

 

              419

Other changes in credit quality1

              376

 

                17

Additions and repayments

            (144)

 

              (76)

Other items

                10

 

                  4

 

              242

 

              (55)

Total impairment

              681

 

              364

 

 

 

 

In respect of:

 

 

 

Loans and advances to banks

                (2)

 

                  1

Loans and advances to customers

              678

 

              329

Debt securities

                (1)

 

                  2

Financial assets held at amortised cost

              675

 

              332

Impairment charge on drawn balances

              675

 

              332

Loan commitments and financial guarantees

                  7

 

                32

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

                (1)

 

                  -

Total impairment

              681

 

              364

1  Includes a credit for methodology and model changes of £3 million (half-year to 30 June 2022: charge of £2 million).

There was a £27 million charge in respect of residual value impairment and voluntary terminations within the Group's UK Motor Finance business in the current period (half-year to 30 June 2022: no charge).

The Group's impairment charge comprises the following:

Impact of transfers between stages

The net impact on the impairment charge of transfers between stages.

Other changes in credit quality

Changes in loss allowance as a result of movements in risk parameters that reflect changes in customer credit quality, but which have not resulted in a transfer to a different stage. This also contains the impact on the impairment charge of write-offs and recoveries, where the related loss allowances are reassessed to reflect the view of credit quality at the balance sheet date and therefore the ultimate realisable or recoverable value.

Additions and repayments

Expected loss allowances are recognised on origination of new loans or further drawdowns of existing facilities. Repayments relate to the reduction of loss allowances resulting from the repayment of outstanding balances that have been provided against.


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 7: Tax expense

In accordance with IAS 34, the Group's income tax expense for the half-year to 30 June 2023 is based on the best estimate of the weighted-average annual income tax rate expected for the full financial year. The tax effects of one-off items are not included in the weighted-average annual income tax rate, but are recognised in the relevant period.

An explanation of the relationship between tax expense and accounting profit is set out below:

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

Half-year

to 30 Jun

2022

£m

 

 

 

 

Profit before tax

           3,530

 

           3,283

UK corporation tax thereon at 23.5 per cent (2022: 19.0 per cent)

            (830)

 

            (624)

Impact of surcharge on banking profits

            (130)

 

            (168)

Non-deductible costs: conduct charges

                (2)

 

                (4)

Other non-deductible costs

              (40)

 

                (3)

Non-taxable income

                  1

 

                35

Tax relief on coupons on other equity instruments

                38

 

                  -

Tax-exempt gains on disposals

                22

 

                  -

Tax losses where no deferred tax recognised

                  -

 

                (4)

Remeasurement of deferred tax due to rate changes

                (1)

 

              (16)

Differences in overseas tax rates

                (1)

 

              (44)

Adjustments in respect of prior years

                  3

 

              (14)

Tax expense

            (940)

 

            (842)

 


Note 8: Fair values of financial assets and liabilities

The valuations of financial instruments have been classified into three levels according to the quality and reliability of information used to determine those fair values. Note 41 to the Group's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 details the definitions of the three levels in the fair value hierarchy.

Financial instruments classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, derivative financial instruments, financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognised at fair value.

The Group manages valuation adjustments for its derivative exposures on a net basis; the Group determines their fair values on the basis of their net exposures. In all other cases, fair values of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value are determined on the basis of their gross exposures.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 8: Fair values of financial assets and liabilities (continued)

The following tables provide an analysis of the financial assets and liabilities of the Group that are carried at fair value in the Group's consolidated balance sheet, grouped into levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the fair value is observable. There were no significant transfers between level 1 and level 2 during the period.

Financial assets

Level 1

£m

 

Level 2

£m

 

Level 3

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 30 June 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and advances to customers

                  -

 

           1,187

 

              300

 

           1,487

Equity shares

                86

 

                  -

 

                  4

 

                90

Total financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

                86

 

           1,187

 

              304

 

           1,577

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt securities

         10,822

 

         11,096

 

                52

 

         21,970

Equity shares

                  -

 

                  1

 

                  -

 

                  1

Total financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

         10,822

 

         11,097

 

                52

 

         21,971

Derivative financial instruments

                  -

 

           3,463

 

                  -

 

           3,463

Total financial assets carried at fair value

         10,908

 

         15,747

 

              356

 

         27,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 31 December 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and advances to customers

                  -

 

              841

 

              291

 

           1,132

Equity shares

              235

 

                  -

 

                  4

 

              239

Total financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

              235

 

              841

 

              295

 

           1,371

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt securities

         11,370

 

         11,424

 

                51

 

         22,845

Equity shares

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  1

 

                  1

Total financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

         11,370

 

         11,424

 

                52

 

         22,846

Derivative financial instruments

                  -

 

           3,857

 

                  -

 

           3,857

Total financial assets carried at fair value

         11,605

 

         16,122

 

              347

 

         28,074

 

Financial liabilities

Level 1

£m

 

Level 2

£m

 

Level 3

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 30 June 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

                  -

 

           4,904

 

                25

 

           4,929

Derivative financial instruments

                  -

 

           5,440

 

              165

 

           5,605

Total financial liabilities carried at fair value

                  -

 

         10,344

 

              190

 

         10,534

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 31 December 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

                  -

 

           5,133

 

                26

 

           5,159

Derivative financial instruments

                  -

 

           5,728

 

              163

 

           5,891

Total financial liabilities carried at fair value

                  -

 

         10,861

 

              189

 

         11,050

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 8: Fair values of financial assets and liabilities (continued)

Valuation control framework

Key elements of the valuation control framework include model validation (incorporating pre-trade and post-trade testing), product implementation review and independent price verification. The framework covers processes for all 3 levels in the fair value hierarchy. Formal committees meet quarterly to discuss and approve valuations in more judgemental areas.

Transfers into and out of level 3 portfolios

Transfers out of level 3 portfolios arise when inputs that could have a significant impact on the instrument's valuation become market observable; conversely, transfers into the portfolios arise when sources of data cease to be observable.

Valuation methodology

For level 2 and level 3 portfolios, there is no significant change to the valuation methodology (techniques and inputs) disclosed in the Group's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 applied to these portfolios.

Movements in level 3 portfolio

The tables below analyse movements in the level 3 financial assets portfolio.

 

Financial

assets at

fair value

through

profit or loss

£m

 

Financial

assets at

fair value

through other

comprehensive

income

£m

 

Derivative assets

£m

 

Total

financial

assets

carried at

fair value

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1 January 2023

                    295

 

                      52

 

                        -

 

                    347

Exchange and other adjustments

                        -

 

                       (2)

 

                        -

 

                       (2)

Gains recognised in the income statement within other income

                      17

 

                        4

 

                        -

 

                      21

Sales/repayments of customer loans

                       (8)

 

                       (2)

 

                        -

 

                     (10)

At 30 June 2023

                    304

 

                      52

 

                        -

 

                    356

Gains recognised in the income statement, within

other income, relating to the change in fair value of those assets held at 30 June 2023

                      17

 

                        2

 

                        -

 

                      19

 

At 1 January 2022

                    399

 

                      56

 

                      16

 

                    471

Exchange and other adjustments

                        -

 

                        1

 

                        -

 

                        1

Losses recognised in the income statement within other income

                       (4)

 

                        -

 

                       (3)

 

                       (7)

Sales/repayments of customer loans

                     (30)

 

                       (2)

 

                        -

 

                     (32)

Transfers out of the level 3 portfolio

                        -

 

                        -

 

                     (12)

 

                     (12)

At 30 June 2022

                    365

 

                      55

 

                        1

 

                    421

Losses recognised in the income statement, within

other income, relating to the change in fair value of those assets held at 30 June 2022

                       (5)

 

                        -

 

                        -

 

                       (5)

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 8: Fair values of financial assets and liabilities (continued)

The tables below analyse movements in the level 3 financial liabilities portfolio.

 

Financial

liabilities

at fair value

through

profit or loss

£m

 

Derivative liabilities

£m

 

Total

financial

liabilities

carried at

fair value

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1 January 2023

                      26

 

                    163

 

                    189

(Gains) losses recognised in the income statement within other income

                       (1)

 

                      13

 

                      12

Redemptions

                        -

 

                     (11)

 

                     (11)

At 30 June 2023

                      25

 

                    165

 

                    190

Gains recognised in the income statement, within other income, relating

to the change in fair value of those liabilities held at 30 June 2023

                       (1)

 

                     (16)

 

                     (17)

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1 January 2022

                      33

 

                    207

 

                    240

Gains recognised in the income statement within other income

                       (2)

 

                     (22)

 

                     (24)

Redemptions

                       (2)

 

                     (11)

 

                     (13)

At 30 June 2022

                      29

 

                    174

 

                    203

Gains recognised in the income statement, within other income, relating

to the change in fair value of those liabilities held at 30 June 2022

                       (2)

 

                       (5)

 

                       (7)

Sensitivity of level 3 valuations

The tables below set out the effects of reasonably possible alternative assumptions for categories of level 3 financial assets and financial liabilities.

 

 

 

 

At 30 June 2023

Valuation

techniques

Significant unobservable inputs2

Carrying value

£m

Favourable changes

£m

Unfavourable

changes

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

 

 

 

 

Loans and advances to customers

Discounted cash flows

Interest rate spreads

(+/- 50bps)

             300

                    24

                  (24)

Other

 

 

                 4

 

 

 

 

 

             304

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

               52

 

 

Level 3 financial assets carried at fair value

 

             356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

               25

 

 

Derivative financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate derivatives

Option pricing model

Interest rate volatility (15%/190%)

               15

 

 

Shared appreciation rights

Market values - property valuation

HPI (+/- 1%)

             150

 

 

 

 

 

             165

 

 

Level 3 financial liabilities carried at fair value

 

             190

 

 

1  Where the exposure to an unobservable input is managed on a net basis, only the net impact is shown in the table.

2  Ranges are shown where appropriate and represent the highest and lowest inputs used in the level 3 valuations.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 8: Fair values of financial assets and liabilities (continued)

Sensitivity of level 3 valuations (continued)

 

 

 

 

At 31 December 2022

Valuation

techniques

Significant

unobservable inputs2

Carrying value

£m

Favourable changes

£m

Unfavourable changes

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

 

 

 

Loans and advances to customers

Discounted cash flows

Interest rate spreads

(+/- 50bps)

             291

                    25

                  (23)

Other

 

 

                 4

 

 

 

 

 

             295

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

               52

 

 

Level 3 financial assets carried at fair value

 

             347

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

               26

 

 

Derivative financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate derivatives

Option pricing model

Interest rate volatility (13%/168%)

               13

 

 

Shared appreciation rights

Market values - property valuation

HPI (+/- 1%)

             150

 

 

 

 

 

             163

 

 

Level 3 financial liabilities carried at fair value

 

             189

 

 

1  Where the exposure to an unobservable input is managed on a net basis, only the net impact is shown in the table.

2  Ranges are shown where appropriate and represent the highest and lowest inputs used in the level 3 valuations.

Unobservable inputs

Significant unobservable inputs affecting the valuation of debt securities, unlisted equity investments and derivatives are unchanged from those described in the Group's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Reasonably possible alternative assumptions

Valuation techniques applied to many of the Group's level 3 instruments often involve the use of two or more inputs whose relationship is interdependent. The calculation of the effect of reasonably possible alternative assumptions included in the table above reflects such relationships and are unchanged from those described in note 41 to the Group's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 8: Fair values of financial assets and liabilities (continued)

The table below summarises the carrying values of financial assets and liabilities measured at amortised cost in the Group's consolidated balance sheet. The fair values presented in the table are at a specific date and may be significantly different from the amounts which will actually be paid or received on the maturity or settlement date.

 

At 30 June 2023

 

At 31 December 2022

 

Carrying

value

£m

 

Fair

value

£m

 

Carrying

value

£m

 

Fair

value

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and advances to banks

           9,251

 

           9,251

 

           8,363

 

           8,363

Loans and advances to customers

       431,645

 

       423,599

 

       435,627

 

       430,980

Reverse repurchase agreements

         30,530

 

         30,530

 

         39,259

 

         39,259

Debt securities

         10,040

 

           9,771

 

           7,331

 

           7,334

Due from fellow Lloyds Banking Group undertakings

              969

 

              969

 

              816

 

              816

Financial assets at amortised cost

       482,435

 

       474,120

 

       491,396

 

       486,752

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from banks

           3,369

 

           3,371

 

           4,658

 

           4,660

Customer deposits

       439,914

 

       439,286

 

       446,172

 

       445,916

Repurchase agreements at amortised cost

         44,622

 

         44,622

 

         48,590

 

         48,590

Due to fellow Lloyds Banking Group undertakings

           1,965

 

           1,965

 

           2,539

 

           2,539

Debt securities in issue

         56,443

 

         55,707

 

         49,056

 

         48,818

Subordinated liabilities

           6,015

 

           6,206

 

           6,593

 

           6,760

The carrying amount for cash and balances at central banks and notes in circulation is a reasonable approximation of fair value.


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 9: Loans and advances to customers

Half-year to 30 June 2023

 

Gross carrying amount

 

Allowance for expected credit losses

 

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 At 1 January 2023

362,766

 

  60,103

 

    7,611

 

    9,622

 

440,102

 

       678

 

    1,792

 

    1,752

 

       253

 

    4,475

Exchange and other adjustments1

   (1,046)

 

        (16)

 

          (2)

 

          (3)

 

   (1,067)

 

           -

 

           -

 

         55

 

         19

 

         74

Transfers to Stage 1

  12,802

 

(12,788)

 

        (14)

 

 

 

           -

 

       273

 

      (268)

 

          (5)

 

 

 

           -

Transfers to Stage 2

(18,673)

 

  19,174

 

      (501)

 

 

 

           -

 

        (59)

 

       119

 

        (60)

 

 

 

           -

Transfers to Stage 3

      (455)

 

   (1,635)

 

    2,090

 

 

 

           -

 

          (7)

 

      (171)

 

       178

 

 

 

           -

Impact of transfers between stages

   (6,326)

 

    4,751

 

    1,575

 

 

 

           -

 

      (188)

 

       418

 

       201

 

 

 

       431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         19

 

         98

 

       314

 

 

 

       431

Other changes in credit quality2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         25

 

        (10)

 

       302

 

         74

 

       391

Additions and repayments

    4,534

 

   (2,873)

 

      (771)

 

      (527)

 

       363

 

         37

 

        (86)

 

        (58)

 

        (37)

 

      (144)

Charge to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         81

 

           2

 

       558

 

         37

 

       678

Disposals and derecognition3

   (1,202)

 

      (547)

 

        (94)

 

      (743)

 

   (2,586)

 

          (1)

 

        (18)

 

          (7)

 

        (34)

 

        (60)

Advances written off

 

 

 

 

      (554)

 

           -

 

      (554)

 

 

 

 

 

      (554)

 

           -

 

      (554)

Recoveries of advances written off in previous years

 

 

 

 

         90

 

           -

 

         90

 

 

 

 

 

         90

 

           -

 

         90

At 30 June 2023

358,726

 

  61,418

 

    7,855

 

    8,349

 

436,348

 

       758

 

    1,776

 

    1,894

 

       275

 

    4,703

Allowance for impairment losses

      (758)

 

   (1,776)

 

   (1,894)

 

      (275)

 

   (4,703)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net carrying amount

357,968

 

  59,642

 

    5,961

 

    8,074

 

431,645

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drawn ECL coverage4

     0.2     %

 

     2.9     %

 

       24.1       %

 

     3.3     %

 

     1.1     %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  Exchange and other adjustments includes the impact of movements in exchange rates, discount unwind, derecognising assets as a result of modifications and adjustments in respect of purchased or originated credit-impaired financial assets (POCI). Where a POCI asset's expected credit loss is less than its expected credit loss on purchase or origination, the increase in its carrying value is recognised within gross loans, rather than as a negative impairment allowance.

2  Includes a credit for methodology and model changes of £3 million, split by Stage as £2 million credit for Stage 1, £3 million credit for Stage 2, £2 million charge for Stage 3 and £nil for POCI.

3    Relates to the exit of legacy Retail mortgage loans.

4  Allowance for expected credit losses on loans and advances to customers as a percentage of gross loans and advances to customers.

The total allowance for impairment losses includes £116 million (31 December 2022: £92 million) in respect of residual value impairment and voluntary terminations within the Group's UK Motor Finance business.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 9: Loans and advances to customers (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2022

 

Gross carrying amount

 

Allowance for expected credit losses

 

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1 January 2022

382,366

 

  34,884

 

    6,406

 

  10,977

 

434,633

 

       909

 

    1,112

 

    1,573

 

       210

 

    3,804

Exchange and other adjustments1

   (1,574)

 

         24

 

        (21)

 

         12

 

   (1,559)

 

           1

 

           1

 

         43

 

         65

 

       110

Transfers to Stage 1

    8,329

 

   (8,256)

 

        (73)

 

 

 

           -

 

       176

 

      (167)

 

          (9)

 

 

 

           -

Transfers to Stage 2

(34,889)

 

  35,291

 

      (402)

 

 

 

           -

 

        (66)

 

       135

 

        (69)

 

 

 

           -

Transfers to Stage 3

   (1,235)

 

   (2,527)

 

    3,762

 

 

 

           -

 

          (8)

 

      (158)

 

       166

 

 

 

           -

Impact of transfers between stages

(27,795)

 

  24,508

 

    3,287

 

 

 

           -

 

      (119)

 

       697

 

       268

 

 

 

       846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        (17)

 

       507

 

       356

 

 

 

       846

Other changes in credit quality2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      (312)

 

         84

 

       617

 

         49

 

       438

Additions and repayments

    9,769

 

       687

 

   (1,315)

 

   (1,354)

 

    7,787

 

         97

 

         88

 

        (91)

 

        (58)

 

         36

(Credit) charge to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      (232)

 

       679

 

       882

 

          (9)

 

    1,320

Advances written off

 

 

 

 

      (928)

 

        (13)

 

      (941)

 

 

 

 

 

      (928)

 

        (13)

 

      (941)

Recoveries of advances written off in previous years

 

 

 

 

       182

 

           -

 

       182

 

 

 

 

 

       182

 

           -

 

       182

At 31 December 2022

362,766

 

  60,103

 

    7,611

 

    9,622

 

440,102

 

       678

 

    1,792

 

    1,752

 

       253

 

    4,475

Allowance for impairment losses

      (678)

 

   (1,792)

 

   (1,752)

 

      (253)

 

   (4,475)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net carrying amount

362,088

 

  58,311

 

    5,859

 

    9,369

 

435,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drawn ECL coverage3

     0.2     %

 

     3.0     %

 

       23.0       %

 

     2.6     %

 

     1.0     %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  Exchange and other adjustments includes the impact of movements in exchange rates, discount unwind, derecognising assets as a result of modifications and adjustments in respect of purchased or originated credit-impaired financial assets (POCI). Where a POCI asset's expected credit loss is less than its expected credit loss on purchase or origination, the increase in its carrying value is recognised within gross loans, rather than as a negative impairment allowance.

2  Includes a credit for methodology and model changes of £63 million, split by Stage as £2 million charge for Stage 1, £11 million charge for Stage 2, £47 million credit for Stage 3 and £29 million credit for POCI.

3  Allowance for expected credit losses on loans and advances to customers as a percentage of gross loans and advances to customers.

The movement tables are compiled by comparing the position at the reporting date to that at the beginning of the year.

Transfers between stages are deemed to have taken place at the start of the reporting period, with all other movements shown in the stage in which the asset is held at the period end, with the exception of those held within purchased or originated credit-impaired, which are not transferable.

Additions and repayments comprise new loans originated and repayments of outstanding balances throughout the reporting period. Loans which are written off in the period are first transferred to Stage 3 before acquiring a full allowance and subsequent write-off.

Loans and advances to customers include advances securitised under the Group's securitisation and covered bond programmes (see note 12).


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 10: Credit quality of loans and advances to customers

 

Gross drawn exposures

 

Expected credit loss allowance

At 30 June 2023

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail - UK mortgages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMS 1-3

241,410

 

  19,656

 

           -

 

           -

 

261,066

 

         96

 

       116

 

           -

 

           -

 

       212

RMS 4-6

    9,504

 

  18,865

 

           -

 

           -

 

  28,369

 

         20

 

       189

 

           -

 

           -

 

       209

RMS 7-9

         99

 

    1,863

 

           -

 

           -

 

    1,962

 

           -

 

         47

 

           -

 

           -

 

         47

RMS 10

           -

 

       940

 

           -

 

           -

 

       940

 

           -

 

         40

 

           -

 

           -

 

         40

RMS 11-13

           -

 

    3,319

 

           -

 

           -

 

    3,319

 

           -

 

       180

 

           -

 

           -

 

       180

RMS 14

           -

 

           -

 

    3,766

 

    8,349

 

  12,115

 

           -

 

           -

 

       366

 

       275

 

       641

 

251,013

 

  44,643

 

    3,766

 

    8,349

 

307,771

 

       116

 

       572

 

       366

 

       275

 

    1,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail - credit cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMS 1-3

    3,691

 

           3

 

           -

 

           -

 

    3,694

 

           7

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           7

RMS 4-6

    6,941

 

    1,309

 

           -

 

           -

 

    8,250

 

         71

 

         63

 

           -

 

           -

 

       134

RMS 7-9

    1,571

 

    1,151

 

           -

 

           -

 

    2,722

 

         55

 

       150

 

           -

 

           -

 

       205

RMS 10

           7

 

       234

 

           -

 

           -

 

       241

 

           1

 

         53

 

           -

 

           -

 

         54

RMS 11-13

           -

 

       369

 

           -

 

           -

 

       369

 

           -

 

       148

 

           -

 

           -

 

       148

RMS 14

           -

 

           -

 

       302

 

           -

 

       302

 

           -

 

           -

 

       123

 

           -

 

       123

 

  12,210

 

    3,066

 

       302

 

           -

 

  15,578

 

       134

 

       414

 

       123

 

           -

 

       671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail - loans and overdrafts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMS 1-3

       657

 

           1

 

           -

 

           -

 

       658

 

           2

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           2

RMS 4-6

    6,268

 

       378

 

           -

 

           -

 

    6,646

 

         93

 

         32

 

           -

 

           -

 

       125

RMS 7-9

    2,042

 

       544

 

           -

 

           -

 

    2,586

 

         79

 

         70

 

           -

 

           -

 

       149

RMS 10

         80

 

       188

 

           -

 

           -

 

       268

 

           7

 

         41

 

           -

 

           -

 

         48

RMS 11-13

         28

 

       424

 

           -

 

           -

 

       452

 

           5

 

       165

 

           -

 

           -

 

       170

RMS 14

           -

 

           -

 

       242

 

           -

 

       242

 

           -

 

           -

 

       128

 

           -

 

       128

 

    9,075

 

    1,535

 

       242

 

           -

 

  10,852

 

       186

 

       308

 

       128

 

           -

 

       622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail - UK Motor Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMS 1-3

    9,488

 

       752

 

           -

 

           -

 

  10,240

 

         84

 

         11

 

           -

 

           -

 

         95

RMS 4-6

    2,835

 

       974

 

           -

 

           -

 

    3,809

 

         31

 

         20

 

           -

 

           -

 

         51

RMS 7-9

       512

 

       275

 

           -

 

           -

 

       787

 

           3

 

         10

 

           -

 

           -

 

         13

RMS 10

           -

 

         60

 

           -

 

           -

 

         60

 

           -

 

           5

 

           -

 

           -

 

           5

RMS 11-13

           1

 

       165

 

           -

 

           -

 

       166

 

           -

 

         25

 

           -

 

           -

 

         25

RMS 14

           -

 

           -

 

       122

 

           -

 

       122

 

           -

 

           -

 

         60

 

           -

 

         60

 

  12,836

 

    2,226

 

       122

 

           -

 

  15,184

 

       118

 

         71

 

         60

 

           -

 

       249

Retail - other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMS 1-3

  12,501

 

       279

 

           -

 

           -

 

  12,780

 

           2

 

           3

 

           -

 

           -

 

           5

RMS 4-6

    2,210

 

       200

 

           -

 

           -

 

    2,410

 

         16

 

         12

 

           -

 

           -

 

         28

RMS 7-9

           -

 

         76

 

           -

 

           -

 

         76

 

           -

 

           3

 

           -

 

           -

 

           3

RMS 10

           -

 

           6

 

           -

 

           -

 

           6

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

RMS 11-13

         86

 

           6

 

           -

 

           -

 

         92

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

RMS 14

           -

 

           -

 

       131

 

           -

 

       131

 

           -

 

           -

 

         51

 

           -

 

         51

 

  14,797

 

       567

 

       131

 

           -

 

  15,495

 

         18

 

         18

 

         51

 

           -

 

         87

Total Retail

299,931

 

  52,037

 

    4,563

 

    8,349

 

364,880

 

       572

 

    1,383

 

       728

 

       275

 

    2,958

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 10: Credit quality of loans and advances to customers (continued)

 

Gross drawn exposures

 

Expected credit loss allowance

At 30 June 2023

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMS 1-5

  12,183

 

         45

 

           -

 

           -

 

  12,228

 

           5

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           5

CMS 6-10

  18,031

 

       191

 

           -

 

           -

 

  18,222

 

         25

 

           1

 

           -

 

           -

 

         26

CMS 11-14

  29,616

 

    4,753

 

           -

 

           -

 

  34,369

 

       121

 

         98

 

           -

 

           -

 

       219

CMS 15-18

    2,631

 

    3,362

 

           -

 

           -

 

    5,993

 

         35

 

       194

 

           -

 

           -

 

       229

CMS 19

           9

 

    1,030

 

           -

 

           -

 

    1,039

 

           -

 

       100

 

           -

 

           -

 

       100

CMS 20-23

           -

 

           -

 

    3,292

 

           -

 

    3,292

 

           -

 

           -

 

    1,166

 

           -

 

    1,166

 

  62,470

 

    9,381

 

    3,292

 

           -

 

  75,143

 

       186

 

       393

 

    1,166

 

           -

 

    1,745

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other1

   (3,675)

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

   (3,675)

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

Total loans and advances to customers

358,726

 

  61,418

 

    7,855

 

    8,349

 

436,348

 

       758

 

    1,776

 

    1,894

 

       275

 

    4,703

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In respect of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

299,931

 

  52,037

 

    4,563

 

    8,349

 

364,880

 

       572

 

    1,383

 

       728

 

       275

 

    2,958

Commercial Banking

  62,470

 

    9,381

 

    3,292

 

           -

 

  75,143

 

       186

 

       393

 

    1,166

 

           -

 

    1,745

Other1

   (3,675)

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

   (3,675)

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

Total loans and advances to customers

358,726

 

  61,418

 

    7,855

 

    8,349

 

436,348

 

       758

 

    1,776

 

    1,894

 

       275

 

    4,703

1  Gross drawn exposures include centralised fair value hedge accounting adjustments.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 10: Credit quality of loans and advances to customers (continued)

 

Gross drawn exposures

 

Expected credit loss allowance

At 31 December 2022

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail - UK mortgages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMS 1-3

250,937

 

  24,844

 

           -

 

           -

 

275,781

 

         81

 

       180

 

           -

 

           -

 

       261

RMS 4-6

    6,557

 

  11,388

 

           -

 

           -

 

  17,945

 

         10

 

       140

 

           -

 

           -

 

       150

RMS 7-9

         23

 

    2,443

 

           -

 

           -

 

    2,466

 

           -

 

         72

 

           -

 

           -

 

         72

RMS 10

           -

 

       734

 

           -

 

           -

 

       734

 

           -

 

         24

 

           -

 

           -

 

         24

RMS 11-13

           -

 

    2,374

 

           -

 

           -

 

    2,374

 

           -

 

       136

 

           -

 

           -

 

       136

RMS 14

           -

 

           -

 

    3,416

 

    9,622

 

  13,038

 

           -

 

           -

 

       311

 

       253

 

       564

 

257,517

 

  41,783

 

    3,416

 

    9,622

 

312,338

 

         91

 

       552

 

       311

 

       253

 

    1,207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail - credit cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMS 1-3

    3,587

 

           5

 

           -

 

           -

 

    3,592

 

           7

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           7

RMS 4-6

    6,497

 

    1,441

 

           -

 

           -

 

    7,938

 

         66

 

         70

 

           -

 

           -

 

       136

RMS 7-9

    1,332

 

    1,246

 

           -

 

           -

 

    2,578

 

         47

 

       167

 

           -

 

           -

 

       214

RMS 10

           -

 

       227

 

           -

 

           -

 

       227

 

           -

 

         52

 

           -

 

           -

 

         52

RMS 11-13

           -

 

       368

 

           -

 

           -

 

       368

 

           -

 

       144

 

           -

 

           -

 

       144

RMS 14

           -

 

           -

 

       289

 

           -

 

       289

 

           -

 

           -

 

       113

 

           -

 

       113

 

  11,416

 

    3,287

 

       289

 

           -

 

  14,992

 

       120

 

       433

 

       113

 

           -

 

       666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail - loans and overdrafts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMS 1-3

       659

 

           1

 

           -

 

           -

 

       660

 

           2

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           2

RMS 4-6

    5,902

 

       451

 

           -

 

           -

 

    6,353

 

         90

 

         24

 

           -

 

           -

 

       114

RMS 7-9

    1,724

 

       657

 

           -

 

           -

 

    2,381

 

         69

 

         83

 

           -

 

           -

 

       152

RMS 10

         53

 

       199

 

           -

 

           -

 

       252

 

           5

 

         45

 

           -

 

           -

 

         50

RMS 11-13

         19

 

       405

 

           -

 

           -

 

       424

 

           3

 

       163

 

           -

 

           -

 

       166

RMS 14

           -

 

           -

 

       247

 

           -

 

       247

 

           -

 

           -

 

       126

 

           -

 

       126

 

    8,357

 

    1,713

 

       247

 

           -

 

  10,317

 

       169

 

       315

 

       126

 

           -

 

       610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail - UK Motor Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMS 1-3

    8,969

 

       743

 

           -

 

           -

 

    9,712

 

         66

 

           9

 

           -

 

           -

 

         75

RMS 4-6

    2,778

 

       930

 

           -

 

           -

 

    3,708

 

         25

 

         20

 

           -

 

           -

 

         45

RMS 7-9

       425

 

       325

 

           -

 

           -

 

       750

 

           2

 

         13

 

           -

 

           -

 

         15

RMS 10

           -

 

         99

 

           -

 

           -

 

         99

 

           -

 

           8

 

           -

 

           -

 

           8

RMS 11-13

           2

 

       148

 

           -

 

           -

 

       150

 

           -

 

         26

 

           -

 

           -

 

         26

RMS 14

           -

 

           -

 

       154

 

           -

 

       154

 

           -

 

           -

 

         81

 

           -

 

         81

 

  12,174

 

    2,245

 

       154

 

           -

 

  14,573

 

         93

 

         76

 

         81

 

           -

 

       250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail - other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMS 1-3

  12,588

 

       328

 

           -

 

           -

 

  12,916

 

           9

 

           4

 

           -

 

           -

 

         13

RMS 4-6

    1,311

 

       213

 

           -

 

           -

 

    1,524

 

           4

 

         11

 

           -

 

           -

 

         15

RMS 7-9

           -

 

         90

 

           -

 

           -

 

         90

 

           -

 

           3

 

           -

 

           -

 

           3

RMS 10

           -

 

           5

 

           -

 

           -

 

           5

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

RMS 11-13

         91

 

           7

 

           -

 

           -

 

         98

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

RMS 14

           -

 

           -

 

       157

 

           -

 

       157

 

           -

 

           -

 

         52

 

           -

 

         52

 

  13,990

 

       643

 

       157

 

           -

 

  14,790

 

         13

 

         18

 

         52

 

           -

 

         83

Total Retail

303,454

 

  49,671

 

    4,263

 

    9,622

 

367,010

 

       486

 

    1,394

 

       683

 

       253

 

    2,816

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 10: Credit quality of loans and advances to customers (continued)

 

Gross drawn exposures

 

Expected credit loss allowance

At 31 December 2022

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMS 1-5

  11,906

 

         14

 

           -

 

           -

 

  11,920

 

           2

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           2

CMS 6-10

  16,689

 

       293

 

           -

 

           -

 

  16,982

 

         21

 

           2

 

           -

 

           -

 

         23

CMS 11-14

  30,646

 

    4,963

 

           -

 

           -

 

  35,609

 

       123

 

         83

 

           -

 

           -

 

       206

CMS 15-18

    3,257

 

    4,352

 

           -

 

           -

 

    7,609

 

         46

 

       239

 

           -

 

           -

 

       285

CMS 19

         12

 

       810

 

           -

 

           -

 

       822

 

           -

 

         74

 

           -

 

           -

 

         74

CMS 20-23

           -

 

           -

 

    3,348

 

           -

 

    3,348

 

           -

 

           -

 

    1,069

 

           -

 

    1,069

 

  62,510

 

  10,432

 

    3,348

 

           -

 

  76,290

 

       192

 

       398

 

    1,069

 

           -

 

    1,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other1

   (3,198)

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

   (3,198)

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

Total loans and

advances to

customers

362,766

 

  60,103

 

    7,611

 

    9,622

 

440,102

 

       678

 

    1,792

 

    1,752

 

       253

 

    4,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In respect of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

303,454

 

  49,671

 

    4,263

 

    9,622

 

367,010

 

       486

 

    1,394

 

       683

 

       253

 

    2,816

Commercial Banking

  62,510

 

  10,432

 

    3,348

 

           -

 

  76,290

 

       192

 

       398

 

    1,069

 

           -

 

    1,659

Other1

   (3,198)

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

   (3,198)

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

Total loans and

advances to

customers

362,766

 

  60,103

 

    7,611

 

    9,622

 

440,102

 

       678

 

    1,792

 

    1,752

 

       253

 

    4,475

1  Gross drawn exposures include centralised fair value hedge accounting adjustments.


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 11: Allowance for expected credit losses

The Group recognises an allowance for expected credit losses (ECLs) for loans and advances to customers and banks, other financial assets held at amortised cost, financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income and certain loan commitment and financial guarantee contracts. At 30 June 2023 the Group's expected credit loss allowance was £5,028 million (31 December 2022: £4,796 million), of which £4,717 million (31 December 2022: £4,492 million) was in respect of drawn balances.

The Group's total allowances for expected credit losses were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for expected credit losses

At 30 June 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In respect of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and advances to banks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           7

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           7

Loans and advances to customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       758

 

    1,776

 

    1,894

 

       275

 

    4,703

Debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           6

 

           -

 

           1

 

           -

 

           7

Financial assets at amortised cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       771

 

    1,776

 

    1,895

 

       275

 

    4,717

Provisions in relation to loan commitments and financial guarantees

 

       126

 

       182

 

           3

 

           -

 

       311

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       897

 

    1,958

 

    1,898

 

       275

 

    5,028

Expected credit loss in respect of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (memorandum item)

 

 

 

           7

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           7


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 31 December 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In respect of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and advances to banks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           9

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           9

Loans and advances to customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       678

 

    1,792

 

    1,752

 

       253

 

    4,475

Debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           7

 

           -

 

           1

 

           -

 

           8

Financial assets at amortised cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       694

 

    1,792

 

    1,753

 

       253

 

    4,492

Provisions in relation to loan commitments and financial guarantees

 

 

 

       122

 

       178

 

           4

 

           -

 

       304

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       816

 

    1,970

 

    1,757

 

       253

 

    4,796

Expected credit loss in respect of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (memorandum item)

 

 

 

           9

 

           -

 

           -

 

           -

 

           9

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 11: Allowance for expected credit losses (continued)

The calculation of the Group's expected credit loss allowances and provisions against loan commitments and guarantees under IFRS 9 requires the Group to make a number of judgements, assumptions and estimates. These are set out in detail in the note 16 to the Group's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022. The principal changes made in the half-year to 30 June 2023 are as follows:

Base case and MES economic assumptions

The Group's updated base case scenario has three conditioning assumptions: first, the war in Ukraine remains contained within its borders; second, the financial stress emerging from some weak bank/insurer business models in the context of rising bond yields does not become systemic; and third, the Bank of England will continue to tighten policy until it is clear that inflation is returning to target.

Based on these assumptions and incorporating the economic data published in the second quarter of 2023, the Group's base case scenario is for a slow expansion of economic activity alongside a gradual rise in the unemployment rate. Increases in UK Bank Rate in response to persistent inflationary pressures trigger further declines in residential and commercial property prices. Risks around this base case economic view lie in both directions and are largely captured by the generation of alternative economic scenarios.

The Group has taken into account the latest available information at the reporting date in defining its base case scenario and generating alternative economic scenarios. The scenarios include forecasts for key variables in the second quarter of 2023, for which actuals may have since emerged prior to publication.

The Group's approach to generating alternative economic scenarios is set out in detail in note 16 to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022. For June 2023, the Group continues to judge it appropriate to include a non-modelled severe downside scenario for Group ECL calculations. This adjusted scenario is considered to better reflect the risks around the Group's base case view in an economic environment where past supply shocks continue to unwind slowly.

Scenarios by year

The key UK economic assumptions made by the Group are shown in the following tables across a number of measures explained below.

Annual assumptions

Gross domestic product (GDP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation are presented as an annual change, house price growth and commercial real estate price growth are presented as the growth in the respective indices over each year. Unemployment rate and UK Bank Rate are averages over the year.

Five-year average

The five-year average reflects the average annual growth rate, or level, over the five-year period. It includes movements within the current reporting year, such that the position as of 30 June 2023 covers the five years 2023 to 2027. The inclusion of the reporting year within the five-year period reflects the need to predict variables which remain unpublished at the reporting date and recognises that credit models utilise both level and annual changes. The use of calendar years maintains a comparability between the annual assumptions presented.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 11: Allowance for expected credit losses (continued)

At 30 June 2023

2023

%

2024

%

2025

%

2026

%

2027

%

2023

to 2027 average

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upside

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross domestic product

               0.8

               1.6

               0.9

               1.5

               2.0

               1.3

Unemployment rate

               3.3

               2.7

               3.0

               3.4

               3.3

               3.1

House price growth

             (3.3)

               2.4

               7.8

               7.5

               7.3

               4.3

Commercial real estate price growth

               2.3

               6.5

               1.8

               2.4

               3.8

               3.4

UK Bank Rate

             5.39

             7.00

             6.57

             5.76

             5.63

             6.07

CPI inflation

               7.9

               4.2

               3.7

               3.3

               3.3

               4.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base case

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross domestic product

               0.2

               0.3

               0.7

               1.5

               2.1

               0.9

Unemployment rate

               4.1

               4.7

               5.2

               5.3

               5.0

               4.9

House price growth

             (5.4)

             (3.2)

               0.8

               2.8

               4.8

             (0.1)

Commercial real estate price growth

             (3.9)

             (0.2)

             (0.3)

               1.2

               3.8

               0.1

UK Bank Rate

             5.06

             5.44

             4.63

             3.69

             3.50

             4.46

CPI inflation

               7.9

               4.0

               3.0

               2.2

               2.0

               3.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downside

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross domestic product

             (0.6)

             (1.5)

               0.4

               1.4

               2.1

               0.4

Unemployment rate

               4.9

               7.1

               7.7

               7.6

               7.1

               6.9

House price growth

             (6.9)

             (8.2)

             (6.3)

             (2.5)

               2.2

             (4.4)

Commercial real estate price growth

             (9.2)

             (7.0)

             (3.7)

             (1.4)

               2.2

             (3.9)

UK Bank Rate

             4.73

             3.67

             2.37

             1.30

             1.04

             2.62

CPI inflation

               7.9

               3.8

               2.3

               0.9

               0.4

               3.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severe downside

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross domestic product

             (1.5)

             (2.8)

               0.3

               1.2

               1.8

             (0.2)

Unemployment rate

               6.1

               9.8

             10.4

             10.1

               9.5

               9.2

House price growth

             (9.3)

           (14.6)

           (14.3)

             (9.1)

             (1.8)

             (9.9)

Commercial real estate price growth

           (17.5)

           (16.5)

             (9.0)

             (6.1)

             (0.4)

           (10.1)

UK Bank Rate - modelled

             4.26

             1.73

             0.48

             0.08

             0.04

             1.32

UK Bank Rate - adjusted1

             5.69

             7.00

             4.94

             3.88

             3.50

             5.00

CPI inflation - modelled

               7.9

               3.5

               1.4

             (0.5)

             (1.3)

               2.2

CPI inflation - adjusted1

               9.8

               7.4

               5.5

               4.2

               3.9

               6.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probability-weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross domestic product

               0.0

             (0.2)

               0.6

               1.4

               2.0

               0.8

Unemployment rate

               4.3

               5.3

               5.8

               5.9

               5.5

               5.4

House price growth

             (5.6)

             (4.1)

             (0.7)

               1.4

               4.1

             (1.1)

Commercial real estate price growth

             (5.0)

             (1.9)

             (1.5)

               0.1

               2.9

             (1.1)

UK Bank Rate - modelled

             4.98

             5.00

             4.12

             3.23

             3.05

             4.08

UK Bank Rate - adjusted1

             5.12

             5.53

             4.56

             3.61

             3.40

             4.45

CPI inflation - modelled

               7.9

               4.0

               2.8

               1.9

               1.6

               3.6

CPI inflation - adjusted1

               8.1

               4.3

               3.2

               2.3

               2.1

               4.0

1  The adjustment to UK Bank Rate and CPI inflation in the severe downside is considered to better reflect the risks to the Group's base case view in an economic environment where supply shocks are the principal concern.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 11: Allowance for expected credit losses (continued)

At 31 December 2022

2022

%

2023

%

2024

%

2025

%

2026

%

2022

to 2026 average

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upside

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross domestic product

               4.1

               0.1

               1.1

               1.7

               2.1

               1.8

Unemployment rate

               3.5

               2.8

               3.0

               3.3

               3.4

               3.2

House price growth

               2.4

             (2.8)

               6.5

               9.0

               8.0

               4.5

Commercial real estate price growth

             (9.4)

               8.5

               3.5

               2.6

               2.3

               1.3

UK Bank Rate

             1.94

             4.95

             4.98

             4.63

             4.58

             4.22

CPI inflation

               9.0

               8.3

               4.2

               3.3

               3.0

               5.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base case

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross domestic product

               4.0

             (1.2)

               0.5

               1.6

               2.1

               1.4

Unemployment rate

               3.7

               4.5

               5.1

               5.3

               5.1

               4.8

House price growth

               2.0

             (6.9)

             (1.2)

               2.9

               4.4

               0.2

Commercial real estate price growth

           (11.8)

             (3.3)

               0.9

               2.8

               3.1

             (1.8)

UK Bank Rate

             1.94

             4.00

             3.38

             3.00

             3.00

             3.06

CPI inflation

               9.0

               8.3

               3.7

               2.3

               1.7

               5.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downside

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross domestic product

               3.9

             (3.0)

             (0.5)

               1.4

               2.1

               0.8

Unemployment rate

               3.8

               6.3

               7.5

               7.6

               7.2

               6.5

House price growth

               1.6

           (11.1)

             (9.8)

             (5.6)

             (1.5)

             (5.4)

Commercial real estate price growth

           (13.9)

           (15.0)

             (3.7)

               0.4

               1.4

             (6.4)

UK Bank Rate

             1.94

             2.93

             1.39

             0.98

             1.04

             1.65

CPI inflation

               9.0

               8.2

               3.3

               1.3

               0.3

               4.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severe downside

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross domestic product

               3.7

             (5.2)

             (1.0)

               1.3

               2.1

               0.1

Unemployment rate

               4.1

               9.0

             10.7

             10.4

               9.7

               8.8

House price growth

               1.1

           (14.8)

           (18.0)

           (11.5)

             (4.2)

             (9.8)

Commercial real estate price growth

           (17.3)

           (28.8)

             (9.9)

             (1.3)

               3.2

           (11.6)

UK Bank Rate - modelled

             1.94

             1.41

             0.20

             0.13

             0.14

             0.76

UK Bank Rate - adjusted1

             2.44

             7.00

             4.88

             3.31

             3.25

             4.18

CPI inflation - modelled

               9.0

               8.2

               2.6

             (0.1)

             (1.6)

               3.6

CPI inflation - adjusted1

               9.7

             14.3

               9.0

               4.1

               1.6

               7.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probability-weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross domestic product

               4.0

             (1.8)

               0.2

               1.5

               2.1

               1.2

Unemployment rate

               3.7

               5.0

               5.8

               5.9

               5.7

               5.2

House price growth

               1.9

             (7.7)

             (3.2)

               0.7

               2.9

             (1.2)

Commercial real estate price growth

           (12.3)

             (5.8)

             (0.8)

               1.6

               2.3

             (3.1)

UK Bank Rate - modelled

             1.94

             3.70

             2.94

             2.59

             2.60

             2.76

UK Bank Rate - adjusted1

             1.99

             4.26

             3.41

             2.91

             2.91

             3.10

CPI inflation - modelled

               9.0

               8.3

               3.6

               2.1

               1.4

               4.9

CPI inflation - adjusted1

               9.1

               8.9

               4.3

               2.5

               1.7

               5.3

1  The adjustment to UK Bank Rate and CPI inflation in the severe downside is considered to better reflect the risks to the Group's base case view in an economic environment where supply shocks are the principal concern.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 11: Allowance for expected credit losses (continued)

Base case scenario by quarter

Gross domestic product is presented quarter-on-quarter. House price growth, commercial real estate price growth and CPI inflation are presented year-on-year, i.e. from the equivalent quarter in the previous year. Unemployment rate and UK Bank Rate are presented as at the end of each quarter.

At 30 June 2023

First

quarter

2023

%

Second

quarter

2023

%

Third

quarter

2023

%

Fourth

quarter

2023

%

First

quarter

2024

%

Second

quarter

2024

%

Third

quarter

2024

%

Fourth

quarter

2024

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross domestic product

          0.1

        (0.1)

          0.1

        (0.1)

          0.1

          0.1

          0.1

          0.2

Unemployment rate

          3.9

          4.0

          4.2

          4.4

          4.5

          4.7

          4.8

          4.9

House price growth

          1.6

        (2.5)

        (6.4)

        (5.4)

        (9.1)

        (9.5)

        (6.2)

        (3.2)

Commercial real estate price growth

      (18.8)

      (21.4)

      (17.9)

        (3.9)

        (3.5)

        (3.5)

        (2.0)

        (0.2)

UK Bank Rate

        4.25

        5.00

        5.50

        5.50

        5.50

        5.50

        5.50

        5.25

CPI inflation

        10.2

          8.7

          7.3

          5.3

          4.8

          3.6

          3.8

          3.7

 

At 31 December 2022

First

quarter

2022

%

Second

quarter

2022

%

Third

quarter

2022

%

Fourth

quarter

2022

%

First

quarter

2023

%

Second

quarter

2023

%

Third

quarter

2023

%

Fourth

quarter

2023

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross domestic product

          0.6

          0.1

        (0.3)

        (0.4)

        (0.4)

        (0.4)

        (0.2)

        (0.1)

Unemployment rate

          3.7

          3.8

          3.6

          3.7

          4.0

          4.4

          4.7

          4.9

House price growth

        11.1

        12.5

          9.8

          2.0

        (3.0)

        (8.4)

        (9.8)

        (6.9)

Commercial real estate price growth

        18.0

        18.0

          8.4

      (11.8)

      (16.9)

      (19.8)

      (15.9)

        (3.3)

UK Bank Rate

        0.75

        1.25

        2.25

        3.50

        4.00

        4.00

        4.00

        4.00

CPI inflation

          6.2

          9.2

        10.0

        10.7

        10.0

          8.9

          8.0

          6.1

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 11: Allowance for expected credit losses (continued)

ECL sensitivity to economic assumptions

The table below shows the Group's ECL for the probability-weighted, upside, base case, downside and severe downside scenarios, with the severe downside scenario incorporating adjustments made to CPI inflation and UK Bank Rate paths. The stage allocation for an asset is based on the overall scenario probability-weighted PD and hence the staging of assets is constant across all the scenarios. In each economic scenario the ECL for individual assessments and post-model adjustments is typically held constant reflecting the basis on which they are evaluated. However, post-model adjustments in Commercial Banking have been apportioned across the scenarios to better reflect the sensitivity of these adjustments to each scenario. Judgements applied through changes to model inputs are reflected in the scenario ECL sensitivities. The probability-weighted view shows the extent to which a higher ECL allowance has been recognised to take account of multiple economic scenarios relative to the base case; the uplift being £680 million for 30 June 2023 and £668 million at 31 December 2022.

At 30 June 2023

Probability-

weighted

£m

 

Upside

£m

 

Base case

£m

 

Downside

£m

 

Severe

downside

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

           1,331

 

              544

 

              878

 

           1,502

 

           4,535

Credit cards

              769

 

              606

 

              733

 

              840

 

           1,155

Other Retail

           1,030

 

              921

 

           1,005

 

           1,075

 

           1,294

Commercial Banking

           1,897

 

           1,548

 

           1,731

 

           2,067

 

           2,936

Other

                  1

 

                  1

 

                  1

 

                  1

 

                  1

ECL allowance

           5,028

 

           3,620

 

           4,348

 

           5,485

 

           9,921

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 31 December 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

           1,209

 

              514

 

              790

 

           1,434

 

           3,874

Credit cards

              763

 

              596

 

              727

 

              828

 

           1,180

Other Retail

           1,016

 

              907

 

              992

 

           1,056

 

           1,290

Commercial Banking

           1,807

 

           1,434

 

           1,618

 

           1,953

 

           3,059

Other

                  1

 

                  1

 

                  1

 

                  2

 

                  2

ECL allowance

           4,796

 

           3,452

 

           4,128

 

           5,273

 

           9,405

The impact of changes in the UK unemployment rate and House Price Index (HPI) have also been assessed. Although such changes would not be observed in isolation, as economic indicators tend to be correlated in a coherent scenario, this gives insight into the sensitivity of the Group's ECL to gradual changes in these two critical economic factors. The assessment has been made against the base case with the reported staging unchanged and is assessed through the direct impact on modelled ECL only.

The table below shows the impact on the Group's ECL resulting from a 1 percentage point (pp) increase or decrease in the UK unemployment rate. The increase or decrease is presented based on the adjustment phased evenly over the first ten quarters of the base case scenario. An immediate increase or decrease would drive a more material ECL impact as it would be fully reflected in both 12-month and lifetime PDs.

 

At 30 June 2023

 

At 31 December 2022

1pp increase in

unemployment

£m

1pp decrease in

unemployment

£m

 

1pp increase in

unemployment

£m

 

1pp decrease in

unemployment

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

                     35

 

                   (21)

 

                     26

 

                   (21)

Credit cards

                     39

 

                   (39)

 

                     41

 

                   (41)

Other Retail

                     24

 

                   (24)

 

                     25

 

                   (25)

Commercial Banking

                     87

 

                   (81)

 

                     99

 

                   (90)

ECL impact

                   185

 

                 (165)

 

                   191

 

                 (177)

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 11: Allowance for expected credit losses (continued)

The table below shows the impact on the Group's ECL in respect of UK mortgages resulting from an increase or decrease in loss given default for a 10 percentage point (pp) increase or decrease in the UK House Price Index (HPI). The increase or decrease is presented based on the adjustment phased evenly over the first ten quarters of the base case scenario.

 

At 30 June 2023

 

At 31 December 2022

 

10pp increase

in HPI

 

10pp decrease

in HPI

 

10pp increase

in HPI

 

10pp decrease

in HPI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECL impact, £m

            (226)

 

              366

 

            (225)

 

              370

Application of judgement in adjustments to modelled ECL

Impairment models fall within the Group's model risk framework with model monitoring, periodic validation and back testing performed on model components (i.e. probability of default, exposure at default and loss given default). Limitations in the Group's impairment models or data inputs may be identified through the ongoing assessment and validation of the output of the models. In these circumstances, management make appropriate adjustments to the Group's allowance for impairment losses to ensure that the overall provision adequately reflects all material risks. These adjustments are determined by considering the particular attributes of exposures which have not been adequately captured by the impairment models and range from changes to model inputs and parameters, at account level, through to more qualitative post-model adjustments.

During 2022 the intensifying inflationary pressures, alongside rising interest rates within the Group's outlook created further risks not deemed to be fully captured by ECL models. This has required judgements to be added to capture affordability risks from inflationary and rising interest rate pressures. These risks have increased further in the first half of 2023 with additional judgemental adjustments taken. At 30 June 2023 total management judgement resulted in additional ECL allowances of £247 million (31 December 2022: £330 million).

The table below analyses total ECL allowance by portfolio, separately identifying the amounts that have been modelled, those that have been individually assessed and those arising through the application of management judgement.

 

 

 

 

 

Judgements due to:

 

 

At 30 June 2023

Modelled

ECL

£m

 

Individually

assessed

£m

Inflationary and interest rate risk

£m

 

Other1

£m

 

Total

ECL

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

           1,082

 

                  -

 

                86

 

              163

 

           1,331

Credit cards

              718

 

                  -

 

              100

 

              (49)

 

              769

Other Retail

              945

 

                  -

 

                56

 

                29

 

           1,030

Commercial Banking

              939

 

           1,096

 

                  -

 

            (138)

 

           1,897

Other

                  1

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  1

Total

           3,685

 

           1,096

 

              242

 

                  5

 

           5,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 31 December 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

              946

 

                  -

 

                49

 

              214

 

           1,209

Credit cards

              698

 

                  -

 

                93

 

              (28)

 

              763

Other Retail

              903

 

                  -

 

                53

 

                60

 

           1,016

Commercial Banking

              910

 

           1,008

 

                  -

 

            (111)

 

           1,807

Other

                  1

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  1

Total

           3,458

 

           1,008

 

              195

 

              135

 

           4,796

1  2022 includes £1 million which was previously reported within judgements due to COVID-19.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 11: Allowance for expected credit losses (continued)

Judgements due to inflationary and interest rate risk

UK mortgages: £86 million (31 December 2022: £49 million)

Inflationary and interest rate pressures: £86 million (31 December 2022: £49 million)

There has been modest evidence of credit deterioration in the UK mortgages portfolio through the first half of 2023 despite the high levels of inflation and the rising interest rate environment. Increases in new to arrears and defaults that have emerged are mainly driven by variable-rate customers, who have experienced material increases in their monthly payment. Mortgage ECL models use bank base rate as a driver of predicted defaults and that has contributed materially to the elevated levels of ECL at 30 June 2023. However, there remains a potential risk to affordability from continued inflationary pressures combined with higher interest rates, and that this may not be fully captured by the Group's ECL models. This risk is to customers maturing from low fixed rate deals, the building impact on variable rate product holders, lower levels of real household income and rental cover value.

The level of risk is somewhat mitigated from stressed affordability assessments applied at loan origination which means most customers are anticipated to be able to absorb payment shocks. A judgemental uplift in ECL has therefore been taken in specific segments of the mortgages portfolio, either where inflation is expected to present a more material risk, or where segments within the model do not recognise bank base rate as a material driver of predicted defaults. The increase in judgemental ECL during the period recognises the heightened risk within the interest-only segment and potential default suppression due to increased monthly payments diluting the relative scale of amounts in arrears.

Credit cards: £100 million (31 December 2022: £93 million) and Other Retail: £56 million (31 December: £53 million)

Inflationary risk on Retail segments: Credit cards £100 million (31 December 2022: £93 million) and Other Retail: £56 million (31 December 2022: £53 million)

The Group's ECL models for credit cards and personal loan portfolios use predictions of wage growth to account for future affordability stress. As elevated inflation erodes nominal wage growth, adjustments have been made to the econometric models to account for real, rather than nominal, income to produce adjusted predicted defaults. These adjustments also include the specific risk to affordability from increased housing costs, not captured by CPI. As these adjustments are made within predicted default models, they are calculated under each economic scenario and impact the staging of assets through increased PDs.

Alongside these portfolio-wide adjustments management have also made an additional uplift to ECL for customers with lower income levels and higher indebtedness deemed most vulnerable to inflationary pressures and interest rate rises. Although this segment of customers has not exhibited any greater stress to date, uplifts continue to be applied to recognise that continued inflation and interest rates pose a greater proportionate risk in future periods.

Other judgements

UK mortgages: £163 million (31 December 2022: £214 million)

These adjustments principally comprise:

Increase in time to repossession: £120 million (31 December 2022: £118 million)

Due to the Group suspending mortgage litigation activity between late-2014 and mid-2018 due to policy changes for the treatment of arrears, and as collections strategy normalises post COVID-19 pandemic, the Group's experience of possessions data on which our models rely on is limited. This reflects an adjustment made to allow for an increase in the time assumed between default and repossession. Provision coverage is therefore uplifted to the equivalent levels of those accounts already in repossession on an estimated shortfall of balances expected to flow to possession. A further adjustment is made to accounts which have been in default for more than 24 months, with an arrears balance increase in the last six months. These accounts have their probability of possession set to 70 per cent based on observed historical losses incurred on accounts that were of an equivalent status.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 11: Allowance for expected credit losses (continued)

Other judgements (continued)

Asset recovery values: £89 million (31 December 2022: £69 million)

Due to low repossession volumes, sales data informing the estimated level of discount in the event of repossessions has been limited, impacting the ability to update model parameters. Despite these low volumes, since 2020 the observed asset recovery sale values have remained broadly the same on the limited volumes seen, however the indexed valuation within the model has shown an increasing trend due to HPI increases, therefore management consider it appropriate to uplift ECL to reflect expected recovery values. The increase in the judgement reflects an enhancement in the assessment approach as well as increased volumes of predicted defaults against which the adjustment is applied.

Adjustment for specific segments: £25 million (31 December 2022: £25 million)

The Group monitors risks across specific segments of its portfolios which may not be fully captured through wider collective models. The judgement for fire safety and cladding uncertainty has been maintained. Though experience remains limited the risk is considered sufficiently material to address through judgement, given that there is evidence of assessed cases having defective cladding, or other fire safety issues.

Adjustment for Stage 2 oversensitivity: £(72) million (31 December 2022: £nil)

The observed mortgages ECL model oversensitivity to the economic forecast movements is driven by model limitations such as lack of forward looking origination PD and movement from application to behaviour scorecards, amplified by the worsening economic outlook. Management have applied a judgement to mitigate the Stage 2 oversensitivity in recent vintages where the impact is most materially observed.

Credit cards: £(49) million (31 December 2022: £(28) million) and Other Retail: £29 million (31 December 2022: £60 million)

These adjustments principally comprise:

Lifetime extension on revolving products: Credit cards: £73 million (31 December 2022: £82 million) and Other Retail: £12 million (31 December 2022 £14 million)

An adjustment is required to extend the lifetime used for Stage 2 exposures on Retail revolving products from a three year modelled lifetime, which reflected the outcome data available when the ECL models were developed. Incremental defaults beyond year three are calculated through the extrapolation of the default trajectory observed throughout the three years and beyond. The judgement has reduced slightly in the period following refinement to the discounting methodology applied.

Adjustments to loss given defaults (LGDs): Credit cards: £(109) million (31 December 2022: £(96) million) and Other Retail: £12 million (31 December 2022: £13 million)

A number of adjustments have been made to the loss given default assumptions used within unsecured and motor credit models. These include largely favourable impacts on ECL in relation to the alignment of MBNA credit card cure rates as collection strategies harmonise and adjustments to capture recent improvements in observed cure rates across all portfolios. These adjustments will be released once incorporated into models through future recalibration which is pending model development. The additional benefit in the period is driven by a greater proportion of charged off accounts being eligible for debt sale.

Commercial Banking: £(138) million (31 December 2022: £(111) million)

These adjustments principally comprise:

Corporate insolvency rates: £(145) million (31 December 2022: £(35) million)

During the first half of 2023, the volume of UK corporate insolvencies continued to exhibit an increasing trend beyond December 2019 levels, revealing a marked dislocation between observed UK corporate insolvencies and the Group's credit performance. This dislocation gives rise to uncertainty over the drivers of observed trends and the appropriateness of the Group's Commercial Banking model response which uses observed UK corporate insolvencies data to anchor future loss estimates to. Given the Group's asset quality remains strong with low new defaults, a negative adjustment is applied by using the long-term average rate. The larger negative adjustment in the period reflects the widening gap between the increasing industry level and the long term average rate used.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 11: Allowance for expected credit losses (continued)

Other judgements (continued)

Adjustments to loss given defaults (LGDs): £(105) million (31 December 2022: £(105) million)

Following a review on the loss given default approach for commercial exposures management deem ECL should be adjusted to mitigate limitations identified in the approach which are causing loss given defaults to be inflated. These include the benefit from amortisation of exposures relative to collateral values at default and a move to an exposure-weighted approach being adopted. These temporary adjustments will be addressed through future model development.

Commercial Real Estate (CRE) price reduction: £82 million (31 December 2022: £nil)

Rolling the forecast model forwards into the period has resulted in the material fall in CRE prices seen in late 2022 moving out of the model assumptions used to assess ECL. Given the model uses change in the metric as a driver of defaults and losses there is a risk that the model benefit that arises does not reflect the residual risk caused by the sustained low level of prices. Management therefore consider it appropriate to judgementally reinstate the CRE price drop within the ECL model assumptions given the materially reduced level in CRE prices could still trigger additional defaults.


Note 12: Debt securities in issue

 

At 30 June 2023

 

At 31 December 2022

 

At

fair value

through

profit

or loss

£m

 

At

amortised

cost

£m

 

Total

£m

 

At

fair value

through

profit

or loss

£m

 

At

amortised

cost

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medium-term notes issued

           4,904

 

         21,422

 

         26,326

 

           5,133

 

         21,377

 

         26,510

Covered bonds

                  -

 

         12,527

 

         12,527

 

                  -

 

         14,240

 

         14,240

Certificates of deposit

                  -

 

           3,691

 

           3,691

 

                  -

 

           1,607

 

           1,607

Securitisation notes

                25

 

           3,471

 

           3,496

 

                26

 

           2,780

 

           2,806

Commercial paper

                  -

 

         15,332

 

         15,332

 

                  -

 

           9,052

 

           9,052

 

           4,929

 

         56,443

 

         61,372

 

           5,159

 

         49,056

 

         54,215

The notes issued by the Group's securitisation and covered bond programmes are held by external parties and by subsidiaries of the Group.

Securitisation programmes

At 30 June 2023, external parties held £3,496 million (31 December 2022: £2,806 million) of the Group's securitisation notes in issue; these notes, together with those held internally, are secured on loans and advances to customers and debt securities held at amortised cost amounting to £30,538 million (31 December 2022: £28,981 million), the majority of which have been sold by subsidiary companies to bankruptcy remote structured entities. The structured entities are consolidated fully and all of these loans are retained on the Group's balance sheet.

Covered bond programmes

At 30 June 2023, external parties held £12,527 million (31 December 2022: £14,240 million) of the Group's covered bonds in issue; these bonds, together with those held internally, are secured on certain loans and advances to customers amounting to £25,818 million (31 December 2022: £28,231 million) that have been assigned to bankruptcy remote limited liability partnerships. These loans are retained on the Group's balance sheet.

The Group holds cash deposits of £3,575 million (31 December 2022: £3,789 million) which support the debt securities issued by the structured entities, the term advances related to covered bonds and other legal obligations.


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 13: Retirement benefit obligations

The Group's post-retirement defined benefit scheme obligations are comprised as follows:

 

At 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

At 31 Dec

2022

£m

 

 

 

 

Defined benefit pension schemes:

 

 

 

Present value of funded obligations

       (27,482)

 

       (28,965)

Fair value of scheme assets

         32,081

 

         32,697

Net pension scheme asset

           4,599

 

           3,732

Other post-retirement schemes

              (34)

 

              (35)

Net retirement benefit asset

           4,565

 

           3,697

 

 

 

 

Recognised on the balance sheet as:

 

 

 

Retirement benefit assets

           4,685

 

           3,823

Retirement benefit obligations

            (120)

 

            (126)

Net retirement benefit asset

           4,565

 

           3,697

Movements in the Group's net post-retirement defined benefit scheme asset during the period were as follows:

 

£m

 

 

Asset at 1 January 2023

           3,697

Income statement charge

                37

Employer contributions

              950

Remeasurement

            (119)

Asset at 30 June 2023

           4,565

The principal assumptions used in the valuations of the defined benefit pension schemes were as follows:

 

At 30 Jun

2023

%

 

At 31 Dec

2022

%

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

             5.39

 

             4.93

Rate of inflation:

 

 

 

Retail Price Index (RPI)

             3.22

 

             3.13

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

             2.77

 

             2.69

Rate of salary increases

             0.00

 

             0.00

Weighted-average rate of increase for pensions in payment

             2.89

 

             2.84

 


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 14: Other provisions

Provisions

for financial

commitments

and guarantees

£m

 

Regulatory

and legal

provisions

£m

 

Other

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1 January 2023

              304

 

              708

 

              579

 

           1,591

Provisions applied

                  -

 

              (99)

 

            (169)

 

            (268)

Charge for the period

                  7

 

                62

 

                61

 

              130

At 30 June 2023

              311

 

              671

 

              471

 

           1,453

Regulatory and legal provisions

In the course of its business, the Group engages in discussions with the PRA, FCA and other UK and overseas regulators and other governmental authorities on a range of matters on a regular basis, including legal and regulatory reviews and, from time to time, enforcement investigations (including in relation to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, such as those relating to prudential regulation, consumer protection, investment advice, business conduct, systems and controls, competition/antitrust, tax, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering and sanctions). Any matters discussed or identified during such discussions and inquiries may result in, among other things, further inquiry or investigation, other action being taken by governmental and/or regulatory authorities, increased costs being incurred by the Group, remediation of systems and controls, public or private censure, restriction of the Group's business activities and/or fines. The Group also receives complaints in connection with its past conduct and claims brought by or on behalf of current and former employees, customers, investors and other third parties and is subject to legal proceedings and other legal actions from time to time. Any events or circumstances mentioned herein or below could have a material adverse effect on the Group's financial position, operations or cash flows. Where significant, provisions are held against the costs and/or liabilities expected to be incurred in relation to these matters and matters arising from related internal reviews. However, the impact of such matters cannot always be predicted with certainty and the ultimate liability of the Group may be significantly more, or less, than the amount of any provision recognised. During the half-year to 30 June 2023 the Group charged a further £62 million in respect of legal actions and other regulatory matters and the unutilised balance at 30 June 2023 was £671 million (31 December 2022: £708 million). The most significant items are as follows:

HBOS Reading - review

The Group continues to apply the recommendations from Sir Ross Cranston's review, issued in December 2019, including a reassessment of direct and consequential losses by an independent panel (the Foskett Panel), an extension of debt relief and a wider definition of de facto directors. The Foskett Panel's full scope and methodology was published on 7 July 2020. The Foskett Panel's stated objective is to consider cases via a non-legalistic and fair process and to make their decisions in a generous, fair and common sense manner, assessing claims against an expanded definition of the fraud and on a lower evidential basis.

The provision, unchanged from 2022, includes operational costs in relation to Dame Linda Dobbs's review, which is considering whether the issues relating to HBOS Reading were investigated and appropriately reported by the Group during the period from January 2009 to January 2017, and other programme costs. A significant proportion of the provision relates to the estimated future awards from the Foskett Panel, and is materially dependent on the assumption that the number of awards to date are representative of the full population of cases.

In June 2022, the Foskett Panel announced an alternative option, in the form of a fixed sum award which could be accepted as an alternative to participation in the full re-review process, to support earlier resolution of claims for those deemed by the Foskett Panel to be victims of the fraud. Around three-quarters of the population have now had outcomes via this new process. Notwithstanding the settled claims and the increase in coverage which builds confidence in the full estimated cost, uncertainties remain and the final outcome could be different from the current provision once the re-review is concluded by the Foskett Panel. There is no confirmed timeline for the completion of the Foskett Panel re-review process nor the review by Dame Linda Dobbs. The Group is committed to implementing Sir Ross's recommendations in full.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 14: Other provisions (continued)

Payment protection insurance

The Group has incurred costs for PPI over a number of years totalling £21,906 million. The Group continues to challenge PPI litigation cases, with mainly legal fees and operational costs associated with litigation activity recognised within regulatory and legal provisions. PPI litigation remains inherently uncertain, with a number of key court judgments due to be delivered in 2023.

Other

The Group carries provisions of £97 million (31 December 2022: £112 million) in respect of dilapidations, rent reviews and other property-related matters.

Provisions are also made for staff and other costs related to Group restructuring initiatives at the point at which the Group becomes committed to the expenditure; at 30 June 2023 provisions of £95 million (31 December 2022: £108 million) were held.

The Group carries provisions of £44 million (31 December 2022: £86 million) for indemnities and other matters relating to legacy business disposals in prior years. Whilst there remains significant uncertainty as to the timing of the utilisation of the provisions, the Group expects the majority of the remaining provisions to have been utilised by 31 December 2026.


Note 15: Related party transactions

Balances and transactions with fellow Lloyds Banking Group undertakings

The Bank and its subsidiaries have balances due to and from the Bank's parent company, Lloyds Banking Group plc, and fellow Group undertakings. These are included on the balance sheet as follows:

 

At 30 Jun

2023

£m

 

At 31 Dec

2022

£m

 

 

 

 

Assets, included within:

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

                  1

 

                  -

Derivative financial instruments

           1,382

 

           1,120

Financial assets at amortised cost: due from fellow Lloyds Banking Group undertakings

              969

 

              816

 

           2,352

 

           1,936

Liabilities, included within:

 

 

 

Due to fellow Lloyds Banking Group undertakings

           1,965

 

           2,539

Derivative financial instruments

           1,123

 

           1,084

Debt securities in issue

         17,663

 

         17,648

Subordinated liabilities

           6,183

 

           6,490

 

         26,934

 

         27,761

During the half-year to 30 June 2023 the Group earned £7 million (half-year to 30 June 2022: £3 million) of interest income and incurred £475 million (half-year to 30 June 2022: £270 million) of interest expense on balances and transactions with Lloyds Banking Group plc and fellow Group undertakings.

Other related party transactions

Other related party transactions for the half-year to 30 June 2023 are similar in nature to those for the year ended 31 December 2022.


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 16: Contingent liabilities, commitments and guarantees

Interchange fees

With respect to multi-lateral interchange fees (MIFs), the Lloyds Banking Group is not a party in the ongoing or threatened litigation which involves the card schemes Visa and Mastercard (as described below). However, the Group is a member/licensee of Visa and Mastercard and other card schemes. The litigation in question is as follows:

•  Litigation brought by or on behalf of retailers against both Visa and Mastercard in the English Courts, in which retailers are seeking damages on grounds that Visa and Mastercard's MIFs breached competition law (this includes a judgment of the Supreme Court in June 2020 upholding the Court of Appeal's finding in 2018 that certain historic interchange arrangements of Mastercard and Visa infringed competition law)

•  Litigation brought on behalf of UK consumers in the English Courts against Mastercard

Any impact on the Group of the litigation against Visa and Mastercard remains uncertain at this time, such that it is not practicable for the Group to provide an estimate of any potential financial effect. Insofar as Visa is required to pay damages to retailers for interchange fees set prior to June 2016, contractual arrangements to allocate liability have been agreed between various UK banks (including the Lloyds Banking Group) and Visa Inc, as part of Visa Inc's acquisition of Visa Europe in 2016. These arrangements cap the maximum amount of liability to which the Lloyds Banking Group may be subject and this cap is set at the cash consideration received by the Lloyds Banking Group for the sale of its stake in Visa Europe to Visa Inc in 2016. In 2016, the Lloyds Banking Group received Visa preference shares as part of the consideration for the sale of its shares in Visa Europe. A release assessment is carried out by Visa on certain anniversaries of the sale (in line with the Visa Europe sale documentation) and as a result, some Visa preference shares may be converted into Visa Inc Class A common stock from time to time. Any such release and any subsequent sale of Visa common stock does not impact the contingent liability.

LIBOR and other trading rates

Certain Group companies, together with other panel banks, have been named as defendants in ongoing private lawsuits, including purported class action suits, in the US in connection with their roles as panel banks contributing to the setting of US Dollar, Japanese Yen and Sterling London Interbank Offered Rate and the Australian BBSW reference rate.

Certain Group companies are also named as defendants in (i) UK-based claims; and (ii) two Dutch class actions, raising LIBOR manipulation allegations. A number of claims against the Group in the UK relating to the alleged mis-sale of interest rate hedging products also include allegations of LIBOR manipulation.

It is currently not possible to predict the scope and ultimate outcome on the Group of ongoing private lawsuits or any related challenges to the interpretation or validity of any of the Group's contractual arrangements, including their timing and scale. As such, it is not practicable to provide an estimate of any potential financial effect.

Tax authorities

The Group has an open matter in relation to a claim for group relief of losses incurred in its former Irish banking subsidiary, which ceased trading on 31 December 2010. In 2013, HMRC informed the Group that its interpretation of the UK rules means that the group relief is not available. In 2020, HMRC concluded their enquiry into the matter and issued a closure notice. The Group's interpretation of the UK rules has not changed and hence it appealed to the First Tier Tax Tribunal, with a hearing having taken place in May 2023. If the final determination of the matter by the judicial process is that HMRC's position is correct, management estimate that this would result in an increase in current tax liabilities of approximately £780 million (including interest) and a reduction in the Group's deferred tax asset of approximately £295 million. The Group, following conclusion of the hearing and having taken appropriate advice, does not consider that this is a case where additional tax will ultimately fall due.

There are a number of other open matters on which the Group is in discussions with HMRC (including the tax treatment of certain costs arising from the divestment of TSB Banking Group plc), none of which is expected to have a material impact on the financial position of the Group.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Note 16: Contingent liabilities, commitments and guarantees (continued)

Other legal actions and regulatory matters

In addition, in the course of its business the Group is subject to other complaints and threatened or actual legal proceedings (including class or group action claims) brought by or on behalf of current or former employees, customers, investors or other third parties, as well as legal and regulatory reviews, enquiries and examinations, requests for information, audits, challenges, investigations and enforcement actions, which could relate to a number of issues, including financial, environmental, compliance, conduct or other regulatory matters, some of which may be beyond the Group's control, both in the UK and overseas. Where material, such matters are periodically reassessed, with the assistance of external professional advisers where appropriate, to determine the likelihood of the Group incurring a liability. In those instances where it is concluded that it is more likely than not that a payment will be made, a provision is established based on management's best estimate of the amount required at the relevant balance sheet date, although the recognition of a provision does not amount to an admission of liability or wrongdoing on the part of the Group. In some cases it will not be possible to form a view, for example because the facts are unclear or because further time is needed to assess properly the merits of the case, and no provisions are held in relation to such matters. In these circumstances, specific disclosure in relation to a contingent liability will be made where material. The Group does not currently expect the final outcome of any such case to have a material adverse effect on its financial position, operations or cash flows. Where there is a contingent liability related to an existing provision the relevant disclosures are included within note 14.

Contingent liabilities, commitments and guarantees arising from the banking business

At 30 June 2023 total contingent liabilities were £2,646 million (31 December 2022: £2,900 million). Total commitments and guarantees were £126,409 million (31 December 2022: £127,369 million), of which £56,827 million (2022: £57,782 million) was irrevocable.


Note 17: Interest rate benchmark reform

The Group continues to manage the transition to alternative benchmark rates under its Group-wide IBOR transition programme. Following the successful completion of industry events, including the two London Clearing House USD derivatives transition events in the second quarter, the Group has transitioned the substantial majority of its LIBOR products, with most of the remainder being USD uncleared derivatives that are due to transition under the ISDA protocol. The Group continues to work with customers to transition a small number of remaining contracts that are not subject to the above events and either have yet to transition or have defaulted to the relevant synthetic LIBOR benchmark in the interim.


Note 18: Dividends on ordinary shares

The Bank paid a dividend of £1,900 million on 10 May 2023 (no dividend was paid in the year ended 31 December 2022).


Note 19: Ultimate parent undertaking

The Bank's ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is Lloyds Banking Group plc which is incorporated in Scotland. Lloyds Banking Group plc has published consolidated accounts for the year to 31 December 2022 and copies may be obtained from Investor Relations, Lloyds Banking Group plc, 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN and are available for download from www.lloydsbankinggroup.com.


Note 20: Other information

The financial information contained in this document does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act). The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 were approved by the directors on 7 March 2023 and were delivered to the Registrar of Companies on 8 April 2023. The auditors' report on those accounts was unqualified and did not include a statement under sections 498(2) (accounting records or returns inadequate or accounts not agreeing with records and returns) or 498(3) (failure to obtain necessary information and explanations) of the Act.


STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES

The directors listed below (being all the directors of Lloyds Bank plc) confirm that to the best of their knowledge these condensed consolidated half-year financial statements have been prepared in accordance with UK adopted International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting, and that the half-year management report herein includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7R and DTR 4.2.8R, namely:

•  an indication of important events that have occurred during the six months ended 30 June 2023 and their impact on the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements, and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year; and

•  material related party transactions in the six months ended 30 June 2023 and any material changes in the related party transactions described in the last annual report.

 

Signed on behalf of the Board by

 

 

 

 

 

Charlie Nunn

Group Chief Executive

25 July 2023

 

Lloyds Bank plc Board of Directors:

 

Executive directors:

Charlie Nunn (Group Chief Executive)

William Chalmers (Chief Financial Officer)

 

Non-executive directors:

Sir Robin Budenberg CBE (Chair)

Alan Dickinson (Deputy Chair)

Sarah Bentley

Brendan Gilligan

Nigel Hinshelwood

Sarah Legg

Lord Lupton CBE

Amanda Mackenzie LVO OBE

Harmeen Mehta

Cathy Turner

Scott Wheway

Catherine Woods


INDEPENDENT REVIEW REPORT TO LLOYDS BANK PLC

Conclusion

We have been engaged by Lloyds Bank plc and its subsidiaries (the "Group") to review the condensed consolidated set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2023 which comprises the consolidated income statement, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated balance sheet, the consolidated statement of changes in equity, the consolidated cash flow statement and related notes 1 to 20.

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed consolidated set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2023 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority and United Kingdom adopted International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34.

Basis for Conclusion

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK) 2410 "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity" issued by the Financial Reporting Council for use in the United Kingdom (ISRE (UK) 2410). A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

As disclosed in note 1, the annual financial statements of the Group will be prepared in accordance with United Kingdom adopted IAS. The condensed consolidated set of financial statements included in this half-yearly financial report have been prepared in accordance with United Kingdom adopted IAS 34, "Interim Financial Reporting".

Conclusion Relating to Going Concern

Based on our review procedures, which are less extensive than those performed in an audit as described in the Basis for Conclusion section of this report, nothing has come to our attention to suggest that the directors have inappropriately adopted the going concern basis of accounting or that the directors have identified material uncertainties relating to going concern that are not appropriately disclosed.

This Conclusion is based on the review procedures performed in accordance with ISRE (UK) 2410, however future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.

Responsibilities of the directors

The directors are responsible for preparing the half-yearly financial report in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.

In preparing the half-yearly financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the Group's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's Responsibilities for the review of the financial information

In reviewing the half-yearly financial report, we are responsible for expressing to the Group a conclusion on the condensed consolidated set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report. Our Conclusion, including our Conclusions Relating to Going Concern, are based on procedures that are less extensive than audit procedures, as described in the Basis for Conclusion paragraph of this report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the Group in accordance with ISRE (UK) 2410. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Group those matters we are required to state to it in an independent review report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Group, for our review work, for this report, or for the conclusions we have formed.

Deloitte LLP

Statutory Auditor

London, England

25 July 2023


FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the business, strategy, plans and/or results of Lloyds Bank plc together with its subsidiaries (the Lloyds Bank Group) and its current goals and expectations. Statements that are not historical or current facts, including statements about the Lloyds Bank Group's or its directors' and/or management's beliefs and expectations, are forward looking statements. Words such as, without limitation, 'believes', 'achieves', 'anticipates', 'estimates', 'expects', 'targets', 'should', 'intends', 'aims', 'projects', 'plans', 'potential', 'will', 'would', 'could', 'considered', 'likely', 'may', 'seek', 'estimate', 'probability', 'goal', 'objective', 'deliver', 'endeavour', 'prospects', 'optimistic' and similar expressions or variations on these expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements. These statements concern or may affect future matters, including but not limited to: projections or expectations of the Lloyds Bank Group's future financial position, including profit attributable to shareholders, provisions, economic profit, dividends, capital structure, portfolios, net interest margin, capital ratios, liquidity, risk-weighted assets (RWAs), expenditures or any other financial items or ratios; litigation, regulatory and governmental investigations; the Lloyds Bank Group's future financial performance; the level and extent of future impairments and write-downs; the Lloyds Bank Group's ESG targets and/or commitments; statements of plans, objectives or goals of the Lloyds Bank Group or its management and other statements that are not historical fact; expectations about the impact of COVID-19; and statements of assumptions underlying such statements. By their nature, forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend upon circumstances that will or may occur in the future. Factors that could cause actual business, strategy, plans and/or results (including but not limited to the payment of dividends) to differ materially from forward looking statements include, but are not limited to: general economic and business conditions in the UK and internationally; political instability including as a result of any UK general election and any further possible referendum on Scottish independence; acts of hostility or terrorism and responses to those acts, or other such events; geopolitical unpredictability; the war between Russia and Ukraine; the tensions between China and Taiwan; market related risks, trends and developments; exposure to counterparty risk; instability in the global financial markets, including within the Eurozone, and as a result of the exit by the UK from the European Union (EU) and the effects of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; the ability to access sufficient sources of capital, liquidity and funding when required; changes to the Lloyds Bank Group's or Lloyds Banking Group plc's credit ratings; fluctuations in interest rates, inflation, exchange rates, stock markets and currencies; volatility in credit markets; volatility in the price of the Lloyds Bank Group's securities; tightening of monetary policy in jurisdictions in which the Lloyds Bank Group operates; natural pandemic (including but not limited to the COVID-19 pandemic) and other disasters; risks concerning borrower and counterparty credit quality; longevity risks affecting defined benefit pension schemes; risks related to the uncertainty surrounding the integrity and continued existence of reference rates; changes in laws, regulations, practices and accounting standards or taxation; changes to regulatory capital or liquidity requirements and similar contingencies; the policies and actions of governmental or regulatory authorities or courts together with any resulting impact on the future structure of the Lloyds Bank Group; risks associated with the Lloyds Bank Group's compliance with a wide range of laws and regulations; assessment related to resolution planning requirements; risks related to regulatory actions which may be taken in the event of a bank or Lloyds Bank Group or Lloyds Banking Group failure; exposure to legal, regulatory or competition proceedings, investigations or complaints; failure to comply with anti-money laundering, counter terrorist financing, anti-bribery and sanctions regulations; failure to prevent or detect any illegal or improper activities; operational risks; conduct risk; technological changes and risks to the security of IT and operational infrastructure, systems, data and information resulting from increased threat of cyber and other attacks; technological failure; inadequate or failed internal or external processes or systems; risks relating to ESG matters, such as climate change (and achieving climate change ambitions), including the Lloyds Bank Group's or the Lloyds Banking Group's ability along with the government and other stakeholders to measure, manage and mitigate the impacts of climate change effectively, and human rights issues; the impact of competitive conditions; failure to attract, retain and develop high calibre talent; the ability to achieve strategic objectives; the ability to derive cost savings and other benefits including, but without limitation, as a result of any acquisitions, disposals and other strategic transactions; inability to capture accurately the expected value from acquisitions; and assumptions and estimates that form the basis of the Lloyds Bank Group's financial statements. A number of these influences and factors are beyond the Lloyds Bank Group's control. Please refer to the latest Annual Report on Form 20-F filed by Lloyds Bank plc with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), which is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, for a discussion of certain factors and risks. Lloyds Bank plc may also make or disclose written and/or oral forward-looking statements in other written materials and in oral statements made by the directors, officers or employees of Lloyds Bank plc to third parties, including financial analysts. Except as required by any applicable law or regulation, the forward-looking statements contained in this document are made as of today's date, and the Lloyds Bank Group expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward looking statements contained in this document whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The information, statements and opinions contained in this document do not constitute a public offer under any applicable law or an offer to sell any securities or financial instruments or any advice or recommendation with respect to such securities or financial instruments.


CONTACTS

For further information please contact:

INVESTORS AND ANALYSTS

Douglas Radcliffe

Group Investor Relations Director

020 7356 1571

douglas.radcliffe@lloydsbanking.com

Edward Sands

Director of Investor Relations

020 7356 1585

edward.sands@lloydsbanking.com

Nora Thoden

Director of Investor Relations - ESG

020 7356 2334

nora.thoden@lloydsbanking.com

CORPORATE AFFAIRS

Grant Ringshaw

External Relations Director

020 7356 2362

grant.ringshaw@lloydsbanking.com

Matt Smith

Head of Media Relations

020 7356 3522

matt.smith@lloydsbanking.com

Copies of this News Release may be obtained from:

Investor Relations, Lloyds Banking Group plc, 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN

The statement can also be found on the Group's website - www.lloydsbankinggroup.com

Registered office: Lloyds Bank plc, 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN

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