![](https://www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F01d070d3-83c4-4f69-afbf-379cd73d7334.jpg?crop=4990%2C2807%2C0%2C525&resize=1200)
NatWest snaps up 10,000 mortgages from Metro
NatWest has bought a £2.5 billion mortgage portfolio from Metro Bank in a further push by the taxpayer-backed lender to grow its retail business. The purchase of the book of prime UK residential home loans adds about 10,000 customers and follows NatWest’s …