Santander: Savings, Loans and Mortgages

On the 11th January 2010 Abbey National plc, which included the Bradford & Bingley savings business, changed its name to Santander UK plc. Focusing chiefly on retail banking, Santander UK is the third largest UK bank by deposits.

Santander is committed to offering a better service for all its customers as well as innovative, great value products.

Santander’s banking history stretches back over 150 years. Today the Santander Group has 13,696 branches, more than any other international bank, and over 90 million customers worldwide.

The Santander Group is the fourth largest bank in the world by profits and eighth by stock market capitalisation. In 2009, its net ordinary profits were over EUR 8.9 billion, 1% more than the previous year.