It is the 49th-largest bank in the U.S., with domestic assets of around $44.6 billion. Barclays Personal Loan Cons Invitation-only: You cannot apply for a personal loan with Barclays.

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Barclays Plc hired Kieran Whitty, an 18-year veteran of Bank of America Corp., to co-run healthcare for Europe, the Middle East and Africa as part of its growth plan for the investment bank.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Lazard Ltd. banker Marcus Agius is being wooed to take over as chairman of Barclays Bank, according to a report in the Times of London citing anonymous sources.

Amer Sajed, the head of Barclaycard International and a member of Barclays CEO Jes Staley's executive committee, is retiring from the financial services firm to fight for civil liberties.