Close Brothers nearly doubles car finance redress to £300mn
FTSE 250 lender says increased provision reflects ‘greater likelihood’ more cases will qualify for compensation
FTSE 250 lender says increased provision reflects ‘greater likelihood’ more cases will qualify for compensation

Move follows ruling from Financial Conduct Authority and takes UK lender’s total provision to almost £2bn

Close Brothers shares rise more than a fifth after Supreme Court ruling

Financial Conduct Authority lowers estimate for loans eligible for compensation scheme

Watchdog believes motorists mis-sold auto finance could get payouts totalling up to £18bn

Financial regulator set to announce by Monday if it will impose an industry-wide redress scheme

Financial watchdog to give detailed proposals in October, following Friday’s Supreme Court ruling