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Cahoot
www.cahoot.com
Headers: Current Account, Mortgages, Loans, Savings, Webcard, Insurance, Sharetrading
Part of the Abbey National Group, Cahoot was launched on 2000. Credit accounts have an automatic £100 interest free overdraft and free purchase protection. If you open a current account with Cahoot, you can then open a savings account with them.
Alliance & Leicester
www.alliance-leicester.co.uk
Headers: Current Accounts
Alliance & Leicester has 3 current accounts to choose from:
Premier Plus, Premier and Young Workers Account.
Allied Irish Bank
www.aibgb.co.uk
Headers: Business Banking, Public Sector & Charities, Personal Banking
Abbey
www.abbey.com
Headers: Bank Accounts
Choose from the Abbey account or the Basic Account.
Bank of England
www.bankofengland.co.uk
Headers: Monetary Policy, Banknotes, Markets, Financial Stability,
Publications, Statistics, Education
Bank of Scotland
www.bankofscotland.co.uk
Headers: Personal, Business Banking, Corporate
Owned by the HBOS Group which was formed as a result of a merger between
the Halifax and the Bank of Scotland. Personal banking includes standard,
moneyback, student and under 18s accounts.
Barclays Bank
www.barclays.co.uk
Headers: Current Accounts, Saving & Investments, Loans, Mortgages, Insurance, Barclaycard
Cater Allen
www.caterallen.co.uk
Headers: Services for Individuals, Services for Businesses
Established in 1816, Cater Allen is now part of the Abbey Group. There are
a number of current and savings accounts for individuals and business.
Charity Bank
www.charitybank.org
Headers: Personal CITR Account, Corporate CITR Account
Charity Bank offers savings accounts to individuals and deposit accoutns
for businesses. Funds are invested in a variety of charities and social enterprises.
Clydesdale Bank
www.cbonline.co.uk
Headers: Personal, Business
Personal current accounts, including accounts for under 16s.
The Co-operative Bank
www.co-operativebank.co.uk
Headers: Personal, Business
Three current accounts: Priviege Account, Current Account and Cashminder.
Coutts
www.coutts.com
Headers: Private Banking, Commercial Banking
Coutts is a private banking concern catering pirmarily for clients with "an
international asset base". Coutts is part of The Royal Bank of Scotland.
First Trust Bank
www.firsttrustbank.co.uk
Headers: Personal Banking, Business Banking
First Trust offers a standard current account and a packaged current account
plus banking for businesses. First Trust Bank is part of the AIB Group owned
by Allied Irish Banks.
Halifax
www.halifax.co.uk
Headers: Bank Accounts
4 personal banking options: Current Account,
Moneyback Current Account,
Student Account and
Accounts for U18s
HSBC
www.hsbc.co.uk
Headers: Current accounts, Savings and investments,
Credit cards, Loans, Mortgages, Insurance, Business
Choose from the standard current account, Bank Account Plus, Student Service,
Premier banking, Under 18s and Business banking.
Islamic Bank of Britain
www.islamic-bank.com
Headers: Current Accounts
Current accounts here are Sharia compliant.
Julian Hodge Bank
www.julianhodgebank.com
Headers: Deposit Accounts
Deposit accounts from Julian Hodge Bank, which is an independent family controlled
company founded by Sir Julian Hodge who also founded the Bank of Wales.
Lloyds TSB Current Accounts
www.lloydstsb.co.uk
Headers: Current Accounts
Open a current account with Lloyds and get a welcome £50 to start the account with. Other benefits include commission free travel money, a visa debit card and 24 hour online and telephone banking.
For people paying in less than £1000 per month, you can choose the Classic account.
Nationwide
www.nationwide.co.uk
Headers: Current Account
Offers one current account, the Nationwide Flexiaccount.
NatWest
www.natwest.com
Headers: Personal, Business, Commercial
Standard, student, under 15s and premier current accounts available plus
business and commercial banking.
Royal Bank of Scotland
http://www.rbs.co.uk/
Headers: Personal Finances, Samll Business, Corporate Banking; & Financial
Markets
Several personal current accounts available, including premier and student
banking.
Smile
www.smile.co.uk
Headers:
Personal Internet Banking
Current and savings accounts plus student accouts from this internet only
bank. Smile is part of the Co-operative Movement.
Tridos Bank
www.triodos.co.uk
Headers: Personal Banking, Business Banking
Offers personal savings and investment accounts plus
current and reserve accounts for businesses. Tridos Bank is a leading ethical
bank, financing only those companies and institutions that "add cultural
value and benefit people and the environment". The UK branch opened
in 1995.
Ulster Bank
www.ulsterbank.com
Headers: Personal Banking, Small Business, Corporate
Banking & Financial
Markets
A range of current and savings accounts for both individuals and businesses.
Unity Trust Bank
www.unity.uk.com
Headers: Banking for: Trades Unions, Charity & Voluntary
Organisations, Credit Unions, Membership Organisations
A variety of current and savings accounts available.
West Bromwich Building Society
www.westbrom.co.uk
Headers: Mortgages, Savings
Founded in the mid 19th century, The West Bromwich is one of the largest building societies in the UK. Choose from a variety of mortgage options, including buy to let, cashback, discount, fixed, flexible, Muslim mortgages, offset mortgages, shared ownership anf tracker mortgages. If you would rather save, there are more than half a dozen savings accounts, including children's accounts, plus bonds, ISAs and TESSAs. The Branch Easy Access accounts allow access to funds without notice.
Yorkshire Bank
www.ybonline.co.uk
Headers: Personal Banking, Business Banking
Current and deposit accounts available for both individuals and businesses.
Founded in 1859 in Halifax, Yorkshire Bank is now part of the National
Australia Bank Group.
Useful finance Links
• British Bankers' Association
• Financial Ombudsman
• Office of Fair Trading
• Financial Services Authority
• Ass. of British Insurers
• Council of Mortgage Lenders
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