Morning:
13°c
Banks and building societies - where are they now?
17.04.09
Bradford & Bingley: floated 2000, nationalised 2008, savings sold to Santander
Birmingham Midshires: taken over by Halifax 1999, now part of Lloyds
Northern Rock: floated 1997, nationalised 2008
Bristol & West: bought by Bank of Ireland 1997, savings and branches transferred to Britannia 2005
Woolwich: floated 1997, taken over by Barclays 2000
Halifax: floated 1997, merged with Bank of Scotland 2001, taken over by Lloyds 2009
Alliance & Leicester: floated 1997, taken over by Santander 2008
National & Provincial: taken over by Abbey 1996
Cheltenham & Gloucester: taken over by Lloyds 1995
Abbey National: taken over by Santander 2004.
