00:00Hello, my name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post. Here
00:06are your headlines for this morning. Virgin Money has said its mortgages and lending
00:12dipped in recent months, but it reported strong demand for savings as the bank prepares to
00:18be taken over by the Nationwide by the end of the year. Total lending to the customers
00:23was 0.9% lower, with mortgages dropping by 1.1% in the past three months, compared to
00:31the first half of its financial year. Total customer deposits jumped by 2.4%, driven by
00:39people opening ISA accounts at the start of the new tax year. There's an update this morning
00:44from Virgin Money, which has said its mortgages and lending dipped in recent months, as it
00:49prepares to be taken over by the Nationwide by the end of the year. My name is Greg Wright
00:55and I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.
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