Lloyds share price: BoE cuts big-bank oversight as Lloyds results loom after Thursday rally
London, Jan 16, 2026, 07:54 GMT — Premarket Lloyds Banking Group shares ended Thursday at 102.20 pence, rising 1.20p. The stock trades just shy of its 52-week peak as Friday’s London session approaches. (Hargreaves Lansdown) The environment is rapidly changing for UK lenders. The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority announced it will reduce formal supervisory meetings with major banks to once every two years. Deputy governor Sam Woods described the move as a way to “make our operations more efficient” and simplify banks’ interactions with the regulator. Robert Dedman, a partner at law firm CMS and former PRA enforcement