01-12-2020 | RO-AR Briefing (ßeta)by Chris Warburton1 December 2020Headlines : -> NatWest tightens rules for applicants returning from furlough -> Pandemic drives almost 700,000 into poverty – Credit Connect -> More businesses to apply for government-backed loans as funds run low – Credit Connect -> JP Morgan and Lloyds considering acquisition of UK challenger Starling Bank -> Mastercard rolls out mobile virtual card for corporate expenses -> TSB owners weigh up latest sale of loss-making bank | Business -> Break up UK’s big high street banks, say cross-party MPs | Business -> Shops to be allowed trade around clock to recoup Covid losses, says Jenrick | Business -> UK mortgage demand at highest in 13 years despite Covid crisis | Money -> Lloyds Banking Group names Charlie Nunn as chief executive | Business -> U.K. Banks Near Agreement on Plan to Recover Soured Covid Loans -> HMRC spends £84m on debt collection agencies in three years -> Banks report a significant use of COVID-19 moratoria and public guarantees