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Embark sales total £3bn since Lloyds acquisition

It also went towards payment protection insurance (PPI) claims. The bank has incurred nearly £23bn in costs so far from such claims, and said today a number of key court judgments are due to be delivered this year.

A remaining £11mn went on claims based in Germany relating to Clerical Medical - now part of the bank’s Scottish Widows arm.

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