Lloyds Banking group PPI bill rises by another £1.8bn

But it also said underlying profits for 2013 would be £6.2bn - nearly double what analysts have been expecting, the BBC reports. The increased provision reflected a greater number of successful complaints, the bank said. In October, Lloyds increased its PPI provision by another £750m. Lloyds also said it would be setting aside a further £130m relating to the sale of interest rate hedging products to small and medium-sized businesses. The bank added that the regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority, would now consider allowing Lloyds to resume making dividend payments, give...