Biggest cut to consumer loans since financial crisis

Cutback comes after repeated warnings from the Bank of England over the pace of household lending

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UK lenders are planning the biggest cutback to consumer loans since the start of the financial crisis, after a warning from the Bank of England that the pace of household lending is unsustainable.

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