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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Hatton National Bank PLC provided substantially higher provisions for possible loan losses in the three months ended in March 2026”
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The provided evidence for claim 0 discusses DFCC Bank and Royal Bank of Canada, but does not contain specific information regarding Hatton National Bank's loan loss provisions for March 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hatton National Bank PLC (commonly abbreviated as HNB) is a private bank in Sri Lanka with 255 branches and 825 ATMs. The bank traces its origin to 1888 when Hatton Bank commenced its operations in Ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatton_National_Bank
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of banks in Sri Lanka.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banks_in_Sri_Lanka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prudential plc is a British-domiciled multinational insurance and asset management company headquartered in London and Hong Kong. It was founded in London in May 1848 to provide loans to professional …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudential_plc
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“The bank provided Rs.3.08 billion for possible loan losses in the three months compared to provision reversals of Rs.194.31 million in the same period in 2025.”
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The evidence provided for this claim is entirely irrelevant, discussing a professional golfer (Tyrrell Hatton) and Seylan Bank, with no mention of HNB's financial figures for 2025 or 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Seylan Bank PLC (Sinhala: සෙලාන් බැංකුව, romanized: Selan Bænkuwa) is a publicly owned Commercial Bank in Sri Lanka. It has branches in both urban and rural areas of Sri Lanka. Seylan bank had 170 ban…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seylan_Bank
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web search NEUTRAL — On 9 October 2016, Hatton secured his first victory on the European Tour as he cruised to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship title at St Andrews. He finished on 23 under par, four shots clear of So…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrrell_Hatton
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web search NEUTRAL — The Official PGA TOUR Profile of Tyrrell Hatton. PGA TOUR Stats, bio, video, photos, results, and career highlights.
https://www.pgatour.com/player/34363/tyrrell-hatton
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“The bank gave loans worth Rs.113.78 billion in the three months, expanding the gross loan book by 7.5 percent.”
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The evidence provided consists of information about a golfer, basketball teams, and geography, with no mention of HNB's loan book or expansion percentages.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim popu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) are a complex of one United States national park and three California state parks located along the coast of northern California. The combined RNSP contain …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach, and former Indiana st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Indiana_Hoosiers_men's…
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“This helped the bank, on a standalone basis, to cross the Rs.2.5 trillion asset base in the March quarter.”
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One web search result from 'Daily FT' explicitly states that HNB assets reached the Rs. 2.5 trillion milestone in 1Q 2026. No other independent sources corroborate this specific figure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brown and Company PLC, sometimes called Browns Group, is a conglomerate holding company in Sri Lanka. The company was founded by James Brown, a 25-year-old engineer and mechanic from London who arrive…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_and_Company
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hatton National Bank PLC (commonly abbreviated as HNB) is a private bank in Sri Lanka with 255 branches and 825 ATMs. The bank traces its origin to 1888 when Hatton Bank commenced its operations in Ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatton_National_Bank
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of largest publicly traded companies on Colombo Stock Exchange by market capitalisation in Sri Lanka. Only the top 50 companies are listed below.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_public_corp…
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“The bank reported a Stage 3 loans ratio of 1.18 percent, slightly up from 1.09 percent in December 2025.”
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The evidence provided is irrelevant, discussing a golfer and film industry events in 2026, with no data on HNB's Stage 3 loans ratio.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2026 in film is an overview of events in the film industry scheduled to occur in 2026. Best Picture Academy Award-winner All Quiet on the Western Front entered the public domain this year. Vitaphone c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_film
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Baker Street robbery was the burglary of safety deposit boxes at the Baker Street branch of Lloyds Bank in London, on the night of 11 September 1971. A gang tunnelled 40 feet (12 m) from a rented …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Street_robbery
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hatton of Fintray, commonly referred to as Fintray, is a village on the River Don in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the parish of Fintray. It was a textile village and its church dates from 1821, and the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatton_of_Fintray
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“the bank reported a net interest income of Rs.32.54 billion, up 16.6 percent from a year ago”
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The evidence discusses YES Bank and National Commercial Bank of Jamaica, and a LinkedIn profile for an HNB employee, but does not provide the net interest income figure for HNB in Q1 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — YES Bank's net interest income, or the difference between interest earned on loans and expended on deposits, climbed 6% to Rs 2,276.36 crore from Rs 2,153 crore in the corresponding period last year.
https://www.businesstoday.in/markets/stocks/story/yes-bank-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — National Commercial Bank, Jamaica Ltd. Online Banking.The growth in interest income reflects the continued expansion of the loan portfolio, which grew by 15.0% year-over-year to $4.90Bn and is made up…
https://ncbcapitalmarkets.com/research/latestnews/8086-more-…
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web search NEUTRAL — · Experience: Hatton National Bank PLC · Education: Thurstan College · Location: Gampaha District · 17 connections on LinkedIn.255 billion (8.88%) and Rs. 242 billion (8.66%) respectively over six mon…
https://lk.linkedin.com/in/rajitha-madhusanka
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“The bank’s net interest margin, as a result, slightly expanded to 4.45 percent from 4.26 percent in December 2025.”
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The evidence provided is about a professional golfer and contains no financial data regarding HNB's net interest margin.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 9 October 2016, Hatton secured his first victory on the European Tour as he cruised to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship title at St Andrews. He finished on 23 under par, four shots clear of So…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrrell_Hatton
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web search NEUTRAL — The Official PGA TOUR Profile of Tyrrell Hatton. PGA TOUR Stats, bio, video, photos, results, and career highlights.
https://www.pgatour.com/player/34363/tyrrell-hatton
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 10, 2026 · Hatton is 34 but has been playing professional golf since he was 19. The Englishman, first turned professional in 2011, starting out of the Jamega Pro Golf Tour.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/golf/news/tyrrell-hatton-hom…
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“The net fee and commission income also grew by a robust 34.4 percent to Rs.7.19 billion.”
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The evidence from 'Daily FT' directly contradicts the claim. The source states net fee and commission income rose to Rs. 6.8 billion (up 40.9% YoY), whereas the claim asserts it grew to Rs. 7.19 billion (up 34.4%).
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web search NEUTRAL — Net fee and commission income rose to Rs. 6.8 billion, up 40.9% YoY from Rs.Total operating income for 1Q 2026 increased to Rs. 36.1 billion, compared to Rs. 30.8 billion recorded in the corresponding…
https://www.ft.lk/front-page/HNB-assets-reach-Rs-2-5-t-miles…
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web search NEUTRAL — Group Net Fee and Commission Income up by 34% to LKR 1.9 Bn.DFCC Bank delivered a strong financial performance for the period ended 31 March 2026, underscoring the robustness of its strategy, discipli…
https://ceylonbusiness.lk/2026/05/11/finance/23871/dfcc-bank…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2026, net interest income is expected around EUR 4.4 billion, and net fee and commission income around EUR 2.1 billion. RBI expects loans to customers to grow by around 7 per cent (excluding acquis…
https://www.rbinternational.com/en/raiffeisen/media-hub/pres…
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“the bank reported earnings of Rs.17.64 a share or Rs.10.09 billion for the January – March quarter compared to Rs.18.71 a share or Rs.10.69 billion in the year earlier period.”
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“the earnings were weighed by trading losses of Rs.2.15 billion for the period, compared to trading gains of Rs.712.83 million in the year earlier period.”
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“the bank reported higher net other operating income of Rs.4.17 billion, up substantially from the Rs.1.62 billion in the same period last year.”
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“Ceylon Steel Corporation Limited has 9.99 percent stake in Hatton National Bank being its single largest shareholder”
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“Employees Provident Fund has 9.75 percent stake.”
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