Is Norwich and Peterborough closing?
The Norwich & Peterborough (N&P) brand, which is operated by Yorkshire Building Society (YBS), will cease to exist later this year. It initially said that current accounts would have to be closed by 31 August 2017, but is now giving customers up to six months from receiving a letter about the closure.
Who took over N&P?
Yorkshire Building Society
On 1st November 2011 N&P merged with Yorkshire Building Society, one of the largest Building Societies in the UK. Following the merger YBS Group retained the Norwich & Peterborough Building Society brand as a trading name and continued to offer a full range of financial products to new and existing customers.
Who bought Chelsea Building Society?
On 31 December 2008, Chelsea merged with Catholic Building Society, based in Westminster, London.
Is Yorkshire Bank and Yorkshire Building Society the same?
Yorkshire Building Society said it will warmly welcome any Yorkshire Bank customers who decide to jump ship once the bank changes its name to Virgin Money. Yorkshire Bank is to change its name to Virgin Money in late 2019 following parent company CYBG’s £1.7bn takeover of Virgin Money last year.
What happened to National and Provincial building society?
The National & Provincial Building Society was a mutual building society based in Bradford, England. On 5 August 1996, Abbey National took over the National & Provincial.
What bank is Abbey National?
Santander Group
Abbey National launched an online bank, Cahoot, in June 2000. In September 2003, the bank rebranded as Abbey, and in November 2004, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Spanish Santander Group, with a rebrand following in February 2005….Abbey National.
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Website | www.abbey.com |
Does Chelsea Building Society still exist?
Chelsea Building Society is a trading name of Yorkshire Building Society based in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Chelsea now forms part of the Yorkshire Building Society Group, alongside Yorkshire Building Society and the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society.
Is Chelsea part of Yorkshire Building Society?
2010. The Yorkshire merges with Chelsea Building Society on 1 April 2010. Our combined assets are now of over £30bn, 2.8m members and a network of 178 branches.
Who have Yorkshire Building Society taken over?
The Yorkshire merges with Chelsea Building Society on 1 April 2010. Our combined assets are now of over £30bn, 2.8m members and a network of 178 branches.
What did Santander used to be called?
In October 2008, Santander acquired Alliance & Leicester. In January 2010, Abbey and the branch network of Bradford & Bingley rebranded as Santander. In November 2010, Alliance & Leicester was rebranded as Santander.
Is the Woolwich Building Society still going?
On 28 June 2006, Barclays announced that The Woolwich was to become the Barclays UK mortgage brand, supported by Barclays branches, and that Woolwich branches would be either closed or re-branded as Barclays. Although the Woolwich name lived on as the brand used for Barclays mortgages, this was discontinued in 2015.