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Lloyds savings at HBOS ‘could double’

By Andrew Bolger in Edinburgh and Jane Croft in London

Published: October 29 2008 03:31 | Last updated: October 29 2008 03:31

Lloyds TSB could double its existing £1bn ($1.6bn) estimate of cost savings from its rescue of HBOS as it integrates overlapping bank branches and IT systems, analysts said on Tuesday.

Lloyds, which is due next week to publish its prospectus to buy HBOS and for a capital raising, could also benefit from the negative goodwill involved in buying HBOS.

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