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HBOS was warned of ‘risk to financial stability’

By Jane Croft

Published: February 10 2009 23:19 | Last updated: February 10 2009 23:27

HBOS was “going too fast” and was a “serious risk to financial stability”, the bank was warned by its then-head of risk, according to evidence presented to the Commons Treasury committee on Tuesday.

The committee published a submission made by Paul Moore, head of group regulatory risk at HBOS between 2002 and 2005, and questioned former bank executives on his allegations.

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