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• If you are wondering whether Lloyds Banking Group at around £0.97 a share offers fair value or a potential margin of safety, you are not alone.

• The stock has seen mixed returns recently, with a 5.5% decline over the last 7 days and an 11.0% decline over the last 30 days, while still showing a 42.5% return over 1 year and a very large gain over 5 years.

• These moves sit against a backdrop of ongoing UK banking sector headlines and continued investor focus on interest rate expectations and credit conditions. For Lloyds specifically, recent news flow has centred on its position as a major UK…