PPI mis-selling almost 'worst' financial scandal, says Which?

Nicola Brittain
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A decision by HSBC to set aside a further £340m to fund payment protection insurance (PPI) compensation claims has taken the amount banks have now earmarked for PPI mis-selling redress to almost £10bn, a report says.

The move means HSBC will have set aside £1bn in total and follows an increase by Lloyds last week to £4.3bn. RBS is also expected to set aside more money when it reports its results this Friday, according to the report from Which? entitled PPI compensation fund breaks £10bn barrier. The five biggest banks - HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and Santander - have to date now put aside a total of £8.8bn to deal with complaints. Which? chief executive Peter Vicary-Smith said: "These latest figures from the banks show that PPI is now on course to become ...

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