Financial Group Picture is reportedly trying to sell its £1.1billion loan book following a number of takeover approaches, according to the Financial Times .
The newspaper reported that the UK mortgage and payment protection provider - which currently has a 13 per cent share of the secured loan market - is looking to sell its loan book, which has assets of more than a billion pounds.
It is believed that advisory firm Kimot will auction the process which could result in a takeover bid from US banking giant Citigroup .
The firm may combine the assets with its online banking business, Egg .
Other companies interested in a possible takeover bid are thought to be WL Ross, Cerberus and JC flowers .




