Exclusive: British banks are increasingly pledging higher-risk assets such as loans linked to high-interest store cards and vehicle leases as collateral at the Bank of England ↧ EXCLUSIVE: Banks rush to swap higher-risk credit assets for BoE cash British banks are increasingly pledging higher-risk assets such as loans linked to high-interest store cards and vehicle leases as collateral at the Bank of England, a Reuters ​review of BoE filings shows.