This Christmas IBTimes UK speaks to Christians in the City of London and asks how they square their faith and working in finance.

The zombies of financial orgies past include Citi, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Bear Sterns, AIG and Countrywide.

HSBC says it has put aside an extra $800m to satisfy US regulators but adds the costs of its money laundering activities could be "significantly" higher than $1.5bn

As RBS reveals it is close to settling on Libor fixing investigations, more fines and compensation payments mount up and threaten the bank's existence

RBS reports third-quarter loss of £1.38bn having increased payment protection insurance compensation fund to £1.7bn.

Barclays could be fined near the same amount it was charged for fixing Libor, on US power market manipulation

Lloyds sets aside another £1bn to compensate PPI claims, but better news on bad loan losses lifts shares.

With banks being blighted by a number of scandals, will the manipulation of the power markets be the next to break?

Barclays's new CEO Antony Jenkins faces a key decision on the bank's future - one that its latest earnings figures just made much more difficult.

British lender says US authorities are looking into energy trading and potential breaches of corrupt practices act

Its questionable practices, including the scandal over fixing the interbank lending rate, the LIBOR rate and the mis-selling payment protection insurance have all led to pretty uncomfortable losses for Barclays Bank this last quarter.

Emails seen by IBTimes UK show that 11 law firms are looking to coordinate on strategy when taking banks to court for allegedly mis-selling swaps

Bank adds additional £700m to PPI compensation amount set aside for claimants because claim levels higher than expected.

Procedural mistakes are costing Barclays dearly, because not only did they have to cough up £290m in fines for their part in rigging the interbank lending rate.

Future Financial Conduct Authority chiefs talks in detail about changes being made to improving the UK's financial services industry for consumers

After MPs questioned consumer watchdogs and industry experts, it revealed that a significant amount of analysis still needs to be done

Lloyds TSB, which is 40 % owned by British taxpayers after it was bailed out during the financial crisis, scooped the dubious gong of most complained about bank, with 391,272 complaints being lodged in the first six months of 2012.

Lloyds TSB scoops dubious gong of most complained-about bank with 391,272 gripes lodged in first six months of 2012.

Experts give evidence at parliamentary commission on banking standards joint select committee.

The FSA did not implement stringent compensation rulings or product bans on UK banks on mis-selling of derivatives because of UK banks' solvency concerns.

Financial Services Authority's Martin Wheatley wants to clamp down on banks sales incentives.

Shareholder consortium in talks to launch £3.3bn lawsuit against RBS and former senior executives over rights issue.

IBTimes looks at whether Barclays appointing head of consumer banking as CEO is right move for the bank.

As we hit the half-way point in 2012 for banking results, IBTimes UK takes a look at how, should and are European banking models changing in the face of scandals, risky assets, diminishing investment banking revenue and clients.

State-owned RBS sets aside around £310m to cover mis-selling claims and bank system failures that locked-out 15m customers in June.

HSBC reveal extent of alleged Libor manipulation probes in its first half earnings report as CEO admits Europe's biggest bank has "lost its way".

With the twin resignations of CEO Bob Diamond and Chairman Marcus Agius, the IBTimes UK look at the the challenges the bank faces as bank's crisis continues

The IBTimes UK investigates the broken trust between banks and customers in the wake of a the industry's "septimana horribilis"

Martin Lewis founded MoneySavingExpert in 2003 and has built it up into a household-name brand, offering advice on discounts and campaigning on issues like PPI mis-selling.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has confirmed it will repay to the treasury, the last of the £163bn in emergency loans it received from the US and UK governments. This prompted RBS CEO Stephen Hester to say, the bank was now on the road to recovery.