* January compensation up 22 pct on month before * Payouts had fallen in November and December * Barclays says rate of claims decline lower than expected * Barclays writing to holders of 750,000 policies By Matt Scuffham LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - British banks paid out more to compensate customers mis-sold loan insurance in January than the month before, reversing a declining trend and pointing to a higher final bill than banks have so far allowed for.

* Daniels says about half of PPI complaints are false * Daniels says most customers buying PPI got good value * Ombudsman data shows Lloyds loses 98 pct of cases * Lloyds has set aside 5.3 bln stg for compensation By Matt Scuffham LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The former head of Britain's biggest retail bank said the majority of insurance policies taken out on loans and mortgages were not mis-sold, blaming false claims for the rising bill for banks paying compensation.

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Britain's Barclays said on Tuesday it had increased the provisions it needed to cover the mis-selling of interest rate hedging products (IRHP) and payment protection insurance (PPI) schemes. Barclays said following a pilot review, it would now include a provision for IRHP of 850 million pounds ($1.3 billion), which is an increase of 400 million pounds. The provision for the PPI scheme will now reach 2.6 billion pounds, which is an increase of 600 million pounds.

* Banks demonised claims firms in compensation battle * Now they are seeking to cooperate * Bill could reach 25 billion pounds ($40 billion By Matt Scuffham MANCHESTER, England, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The boss of Britain's biggest retail bank struck a chord with the public when he complained of getting unsolicited calls from claims management firms promising him compensation from his own and other banks.