Alliance & Leicester

Banks to kick off current account price war

Jo Thornhill, Financial Mail A verdict on the case between the Office of Fair Trading and the banks is due on Wednesday. Last week, Spain's Santander, which owns the Abbey, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley brands,...

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Mortgages: a guide to the cheapest rates

Mortgage brokers have been badly hit by the credit crunch, with more than half of intermediaries going out of business in the past two years. There are now only 12,500 brokers offering independent mortgage advice in the UK,...

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First-time buyers left out in cold due to lack of deposits

Published Date: 21 November 2009 THE time may be right for first-time buyers to secure a foothold on the property ladder, but, while lending criteria are slowly easing, the chances of getting an affordable loan remain slim for...

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Research and Markets: Financial Services Marketing to DEs

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Financial Services Marketing to DEs" report to their offering. This Market Assessment considers the attitudes of lower income groups towards financial service providers...

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Accelerating Online Banking With Increased Security

Alliance & Leicester is one of the largest UK banks with more than 1.5 million registered Internet banking customers. The Security Division of EMC, allows customers to log in to their online accounts in a simple and secure way....

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Battle to retrieve a £2000 bond

Many readers complain that the financial institutions that are keen to take their money are less willing to answer legitimate questions. Battle to retrieve B&B bond The month before my Bradford & Bingley bond matured, I...

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JP Morgan Takes Over Cazenove Joint Venture

JP Morgan Takes Full Control Cazenove Joint Venture In 1 Billion Pound ($1.67 Billion) Deal (AP) LONDON (AP) - U.S. bank J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. said Thursday it has bought full control of J.P. Morgan Cazenove in a 1 billion...

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Santander to launch 'free' UK bank account in 2010

Spain's Santander, the banking group which owns Britain's Abbey, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley, will next year launch a no-fees current account, with no charges for overdraft use or access to foreign ATMs.

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JP Morgan takes over Cazenove joint venture (AP)

U.S. bank J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. said Thursday it has bought full control of J.P. Morgan Cazenove in a 1 billion pound deal with its joint venture partner, the venerable London financial house Cazenove Group Ltd.

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The wait is over for Lloyds as Brussels gives green light to government bailout

Katherine Griffiths, Banking Editor Lloyds Banking Group will put 600 branches and its Cheltenham & Gloucester and TSB brands up for sale after the European Commission gave its approval to its state-aid settlement. The sign-off...

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