Category: Banking

Santander UK plc is one of the United Kingdom’s largest retail and commercial banks, established on 11 January 2010 when Abbey National plc was combined with the savings business of Bradford & Bingley and Alliance & Leicester. The bank serves approximately 14 million personal and business customers across the UK through around 450 branches and a digital banking platform, employing over 20,000 people. Santander UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of Banco Santander S.A., the largest bank in the Eurozone by market capitalisation, which is headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Quick Facts Registered Office Address Santander UK plc, 2 Triton Square, Regent’s Place, London, NW1 3AN, United Kingdom Corporate Headquarters Santander UK, 201 Grafton Gate East, Milton Keynes, MK9 1AN, United

Barclays plc is a British multinational banking and financial services company with a history stretching back to 1690, when John Freame and Thomas Gould founded a goldsmith banking business on Lombard Street in the City of London. The group employs over 85,000 people worldwide and serves millions of retail, business, and institutional customers across the UK and more than 40 countries, operating through two principal divisions: Barclays UK (retail banking) and Barclays International (corporate and investment banking). Barclays plc and Barclays Bank PLC are both headquartered at One Churchill Place in Canary Wharf, London, and Barclays plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker BARC and on the New York Stock Exchange as BCS. Quick Facts Registered

  HSBC Holdings plc is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations, founded in 1865 in Hong Kong and Shanghai to finance trade between Asia and Europe. In the United Kingdom, HSBC operates as HSBC Bank plc (the legal entity) and HSBC UK Bank plc (the ring-fenced retail and business bank), serving around 15 million personal and business customers through approximately 300 branches and a major digital banking platform. HSBC Holdings plc is headquartered at 8 Canada Square in Canary Wharf, London, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker HSBA, as well as on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. Quick Facts Head Office Address HSBC Holdings plc,

Halifax is one of the United Kingdom’s most recognised banking brands, originally founded in 1853 as the Halifax Permanent Benefit Building and Investment Society in Halifax, West Yorkshire. The brand operates as a trading division of Bank of Scotland plc, which is itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc, making it part of the largest retail banking group in the UK with over 22 million customers. Halifax is the UK’s largest provider of residential mortgages and savings accounts, and operates hundreds of branches across England, Wales, and Scotland, supported by 24/7 mobile and telephone banking. Quick Facts Head Office Address Halifax, Trinity Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2RG, United Kingdom Customer Service Postal Address Head of Customer

Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) is the third largest building society in the United Kingdom, founded in 1864 and headquartered at Yorkshire House in Bradford, West Yorkshire. As a mutual organisation, Yorkshire Building Society is owned by its members rather than shareholders, with over 3 million members and assets exceeding £65 billion, making it one of the most significant financial institutions in the north of England. The YBS Group also operates under the trading names Chelsea Building Society and Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P), and has offices in Bradford, Leeds, and Peterborough. Quick Facts Head Office Address Yorkshire Building Society, Yorkshire House, Yorkshire Drive, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 8LJ, United Kingdom Head Office Phone Number 0345 1200 100 Customer Service

Lloyds Bank is one of the UK’s largest and oldest retail banks, founded in Birmingham in 1765 by Sampson Lloyd II and John Taylor, and now operating as the flagship retail banking brand of Lloyds Banking Group plc — one of the UK’s largest financial services groups with over 26 million customers. Lloyds Bank plc’s registered office and principal head office is at 25 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7HN, in the heart of the City of London financial district, with Lloyds Banking Group’s operational headquarters also located in the City at 33 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1HZ. Lloyds Banking Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is one of the UK’s largest companies by market capitalisation,