A sign is seen outside a branch of Lloyds TSB in London, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. Lloyds Bank TSB Group PLC reported Friday that profit rose 17 percent in 2007, despite losses due to the credit market turmoil. Lloyds, the fifth-largest bank in the United Kingdom by market capitalization, reported a net profit for the year of 3.29 billion pounds (euro 4.35 billion; US$ 6.4 billion) compared with 2.8 billion pounds in 2006. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)