This will include consideration of both a major loan guarantee scheme and the use of net lending targets for the nationalised banks. (politics.co.uk)
The Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg focused on banks, saying he would sack the boards of largely state - owned banks if they failed to meet lending targets. (channel4.com)
Central to any settlement is a pledge by the big banks to lend about # 200bn to British companies this year and for a net lending target for SMEs — small - to medium - sized companies — which have been feeling the credit squeeze and high interest rates most acutely. (independent.co.uk)