Back in the olden days — that is, before the recent financial crisis — investors often considered all the banks to be essentially the same. The complete wipe-out of several venerable institutions in 2007 to 2008 put paid to that way of thinking, however, and today the differences are plain. In this investing video, Owain Bennallack looks at the difference between Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) and RBS (LSE: RBS).
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The Number One Difference Between Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc & Lloyds Banking Group plc
VIDEO: One Fool puts Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON:RBS) & Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY) under the spotlight.
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