LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Barclays ( BCS ) will buy U.S.
personal loan originator Best Egg
for $800 million, the British bank said on Tuesday, as it tries
to add scale in its personal banking business in the United
States.
"The deep and sophisticated U.S. consumer finance market
offers rich prospects for growth at Barclays ( BCS )," CEO C.S.
Venkatakrishnan said.