Company
Banco Santander
LON:BNC
The Santander Group is a Spanish banking group centred on Banco Santander SA. As its name suggests, the company originated in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. It has a British arm, Santander UK Group Holdings Plc, built around the acquisitions of Abbey National in 2004, Alliance & Leicester in 2008 and Bradford & Bingley in 2010.
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Mortgage prices continue to fall as fixed rates hit six-month low
Rates on five and two-year fixes fell to 5.65% and 6.04% respectively this month, Moneyfacts said
Santander pulls groundbreaking easy access account after eight days
Demand for the account was unprecedented said the bank
Santander shakes up easy-access savings with highest rate in 14 years
Savers can earn 5.2% on up to £250,000 without having to lock their cash up
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Santander's blanket crypto ban extends to FCA-registered firms
Customers of the bank will soon be unable to transfer funds to any crypto exchange
Santander’s crypto exchange ban leaves no room for nuance
Santander’s announcement follows clear anti-crypto trend among British banks
Santander calls on government and industry to tackle APP fraud
A UK Government report in April this year also highlighted how APP 'increased both in value and volume'
Santander posts bottom-line profit growth in first half, underpinned by net mortgage lending
No significant deterioration in credit quality despite rising living costs, bank says
Santander to close branches early as it transitions towards digital banking
Following today’s announcement, the bank said there would be no further branch closures
Santander reports highest quarterly profit for 12 years
In the UK, underlying profit was €1.57bn last year, a four-fold rise on 2020
Ethereum trades near fresh highs
The world's second most valuable crypto was trading at around US$2,700 on Thursday morning after hitting a record price of US$2,274 on Wednesday night
Santander UK profits slump after big coronavirus bad loans provision
Net interest income was up 4% after a stronger second half, with a price hike for its current account and other deposits offsetting base rate cuts and mortgage market pressure
Santander UK sees profits tumble, more cuts in Europe planned
Underlying profit in the UK fell by 62% to €318mln
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Santander buys into UK fintech Ebury for £350mln
The Spanish bank has agreed to acquire a 50.1% stake in Ebury
Santander UK blames competitive mortgage market for weaker profits as it prepares for hard Brexit
Santander said it was preparing for the increased likelihood of a no-deal Brexit as Boris Johnson looked set to become the next prime minister
Santander UK reports drop in quarterly profits as tough competition drags on margins
For the 2018 financial year, the bank expects net mortgage lending to be slightly below market growth of about 3% as it takes a “prudent approach” to risk ahead of Brexit
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Santander blames tough competition and Carillion collapse for lower first quarter profits
A slowdown in the UK economy and low interest rates hit Santander's net interest income
RBS won't fail this year's UK stress tests, RBC expects
RBS will be in focus in this year's stress test after the government revived plans to sell its stake in the lender
Santander UK third quarter profits rise despite provision for PPI claims
Total income growth was driven by an increase in net interest income
Santander rescues struggling rival Banco Popular after ECB says bank is likely to fail
Santander will carry out a €7bn to prop up Banco Popular's balance sheet after the merger
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Santander quits race to buy branches from Royal Bank of Scotland
Spanish bidder drops interest in branches after a pricing row