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Virgin Money swings to profit as it cuts Covid loan provisions

The UK bank said it intends to 'maintain the cautious economic outlook' outlined at the end of last year, despite the profit

Virgin Money UK has said it returned to statutory profit for the first quarter of 2021 but warned the outlook for the year remains 'highly uncertain'
Virgin Money UK has said it returned to statutory profit for the first quarter of 2021 but warned the outlook for the year remains 'highly uncertain' Photo: Getty Images

Virgin Money said it has returned to profit in its first fiscal quarter of 2021, but maintained a cautious economic outlook due to the ongoing pandemic.

The UK bank made no new bad loan provisions during the three months to the end of December, sticking at £726m set aside which Virgin said “leaves the group cautiously positioned for an uncertain outlook”. It did not provide figures for its earnings in the 2 February statement.

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