Govt not holding call with bank CEOs

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government is not holding a conference call today with banking chief executives, a government source told Reuters on Tuesday.

Earlier an industry source said banking chiefs were scheduled to hold a conference call with government officials on Tuesday afternoon.

"There is no conference call with CEOs today," the government source said.

European governments are looking at various ways to help ease a lending crisis and restore confidence in the banking system.