Banks - who holds the banking licence?
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Name |
Owned by |
Banking licence |
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AA Financial Services |
Centrica |
Bank of Scotland plc |
|
Abbey |
Banco Santander Central Hispano |
Abbey National plc |
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Alliance & Leicester |
Banco Santander Central Hispano |
Alliance & Leicester plc |
|
Allied Irish Bank |
Allied Irish Bank plc |
Allied Irish Banks plc (EEA - Ireland) |
|
Allied Irish Bank (GB) |
Allied Irish Bank plc |
AIB Group (UK) plc |
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Anglo Irish Bank |
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation plc |
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation plc (EEA - Ireland) |
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ASDA |
Wallmart Corporation |
Bradford & Bingley plc |
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Bank of Cyprus |
Bank of Cyprus Public Company Limited |
Bank of Cyprus Public Company Limited (EEA - Cyprus) |
|
Bank of Ireland (NI) |
Bank of Ireland Group |
The Bank of Ireland (EEA - Ireland) |
|
Bank of Ireland GB |
Bank of Ireland Group |
The Bank of Ireland (EEA - Ireland) |
|
Bank of Scotland |
HBOS |
Bank of Scotland plc |
|
Barclays Bank |
Barclays Bank plc |
Barclays Bank plc |
|
Birmingham Midshires Solutions |
HBOS |
Bank of Scotland plc |
|
Bradford & Bingley |
Banco Santander Central Hispano |
Bradford & Bingley plc |
|
Bristol & West International |
Bank of Ireland (IOM) Ltd, part of Bank of Ireland Group |
Bank of Ireland (EEA - Ireland) |
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Butterfield Private Bank |
The Bank of N.T.Butterfield & Son Limited |
Butterfield Bank (UK) Ltd |
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C Hoare & Co |
C Hoare & Co |
C Hoare & Co |
|
Cahoot |
Banco Santander Central Hispano |
Abbey National plc |
|
Capital One Savings |
Capital One Financial Corporation |
Capital One Bank (Europe) plc. |
|
Cater Allen Private Bank |
Banco Santander Central Hispano |
Cater Allen Ltd |
|
Cheltenham & Gloucester |
Lloyds TSB Group plc |
Lloyds TSB Bank plc |
|
Citibank |
Citigroup Inc. |
Citibank International plc |
|
Close Brothers |
Close Brothers |
Close Brothers Ltd |
|
Clydesdale Bank |
National Australia Bank Group |
Clydesdale Bank plc |
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Co-operative Bank |
Co-operative Group |
Co-Operative bank plc |
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Coutts & Co |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc |
Coutts & Co |
|
Direct Line |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc |
Royal Bank of Scotland plc |
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Egg |
Citigroup Inc. |
Egg Banking plc |
|
Fairbairn Private Bank |
Old Mutual plc |
Fairburn Private Bank (IOM) Ltd (EEA - IOM) |
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First Direct |
HSBC Bank plc |
HSBC Bank plc |
|
First Trust Bank |
Allied Irish Bank plc |
AIB Group (UK) plc |
|
First Trust Bank (NI) |
Allied Irish Bank plc |
AIB Group (UK) plc |
|
Halifax |
HBOS |
Bank of Scotland plc |
|
Heritable Bank |
Landsbanki Group |
Savings Division transferred to: |
|
HSBC |
HSBC Bank plc |
HSBC Bank plc |
|
ICICI |
ICICI Bank Ltd |
ICICI Bank UK Ltd |
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Icesave |
Landsbanki Group |
Landsbanki Islands hf. (EEA - Iceland) |
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ING Direct |
ING Direct NV, part of ING (International Netherlands Group) |
ING Direct NV (EEA - Netherlands) |
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Intelligent Finance |
Halifax plc, part of HBOS |
Bank of Scotland plc |
|
Investec Bank (UK) |
Investec Private Bank |
Investec Bank (UK) Ltd |
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Julian Hodge |
Julian Hodge Bank |
Julian Hodge Bank Ltd |
|
Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander |
Kaupthing Bank hf |
Savings Division transferred to: |
|
Laiki Bank |
The Cyprus Popular Bank Public Company Ltd |
Marfin Popular Bank Public Company Ltd (EEA - Cyprus) |
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Lloyds TSB |
Lloyds TSB Group plc |
LLoydsTSB Bank plc |
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London Scottish Bank |
London Scottish Bank plc |
London Scottish Bank plc |
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Marks & Spencer Money |
HSBC Bank plc |
Marks & Spencer Financial Services plc |
|
MBNA Savings |
Bank of America |
Bank of America NA |
|
National Savings |
An executive agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. |
n/a |
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NatWest |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc |
National Westminster Bank plc |
|
Northern Bank |
Danske Bank Group |
Northern Bank Limited |
|
Northern Bank NI |
Danske Bank Group |
Northern Bank Limited |
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Northern Rock |
Northern Rock plc |
Northern Rock plc |
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Norwich Union |
Aviva plc |
Bank of Scotland plc |
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Post Office Financial Services |
Royal Mail Group plc |
The Bank of Ireland (EEA - Ireland) |
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Royal Bank of Scotland |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc |
Royal Bank of Scotland plc |
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S G Hambros Bank (Gibraltar) |
Société Générale Group |
Société Générale |
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Saga |
Saga Limited |
Bank of Scotland plc |
|
Sainsbury's Bank |
Sainsbury's Bank plc (50% owned by Bank of Scotland, a subsidiary of HBOS plc, 50% by J Sainsbury plc) |
Sainsbury's Bank |
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Scottish Widow's Bank |
Lloyds TSB Group plc |
Scottish Widows Bank plc |
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Secure Trust Bank |
Arbuthnot Banking Group plc |
Secure Trust Bank plc |
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Smile |
Co-operative Group |
Co-Operative bank plc |
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Standard Bank |
Standard Bank Group |
Standard Bank plc |
|
Standard Life Bank |
Standard Life Assurance Limited, part of Standard Life plc |
Standard Life Bank Ltd |
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Tesco Personal Finance |
Tesco plc. |
Tesco Personal Finance Limited |
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Triodos Bank |
Triodos Bank NV |
Tridios Bank NV (EEA - Netherlands) |
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Ulster Bank Limited |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group pl |
Ulster Bank Limited |
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Virgin Money |
Virgin Group |
Royal Bank of Scotland plc |
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Wesleyan Savings Bank |
Wesleyan Savings Bank Ltd |
Wesleyan Bank Limited |
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Yorkshire Bank |
National Australia Bank Group |
Clydesdale Bank Ltd |
