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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Banks of the United Kingdom | | | |  Banks of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Halifax bank - History
Halifax bank - Building Society.
The Halifax was formed in 1853 in Halifax, West Yorkshire as the The Halifax Permanent Benefit Building and Investment Society. Unlike many UK building societies, the Halifax choose an organic form of growth, and proceeded to open branches throughout the UK. By 1913, it was the largest building society in the UK. In 1928, it merged with Halifax Equitable Building Society, then the second largest building society and was ...
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| | | | | Banks of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Midland Bank - Post-war recovery and international alliances The ending of credit restrictions in 1958 brought renewed competition into British banking. Midland responded by extending its branch network and by introducing a series of innovative services, including personal loans (1958), personal cheque accounts (1958) and cheque cards (1966).At the same time, the bank diversified its interests away from traditional commercial banking. Forward Trust, which was acquired in 1958, emerged as a leader in instalment finance, leasing and factoring services. Midland’s purchase in 1967 of a share in Montagu ...
See also:Midland Bank, Midland Bank - History of The Midland Bank Birmingham, Midland Bank - Acquisitions and development in its first 50 years, Midland Bank - Post-war recovery and international alliances, Midland Bank - Midland joins the HSBC Group Read more here: » Midland Bank: Encyclopedia II - Midland Bank - Post-war recovery and international alliances |
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| | | | | Banks of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Ulster Bank - Recent change Prestigious new head office premises were opened in the Republic at George’s Quay, Dublin, in 1997 and in Northern Ireland at Donegall Square East, Belfast, in 2000. Following the acquisition of National Westminster Bank by the [Royal Bank of Scotland Group in 2000 - the largest take-over in United Kingdom banking history - Ulster Bank has continued to operate independently within the new group. During 2001 Ulster Bank Group simplified its legal structure by transferring its banking business in the Republic of Ireland to Ulster Bank Irelan ...
See also:Ulster Bank, Ulster Bank - The Beginnings, Ulster Bank - Branch growth, Ulster Bank - The move south, Ulster Bank - War and merger, Ulster Bank - New products and services, Ulster Bank - Diversification, Ulster Bank - The friendly bank, Ulster Bank - New technology, Ulster Bank - Recent change, Ulster Bank - External link Read more here: » Ulster Bank: Encyclopedia II - Ulster Bank - Recent change |
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| | | | | Banks of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Bank of Scotland - Bank notes The Bank of Scotland was the first bank in Europe to successfully issue paper currency redeemable for cash on demand (which was an extremely useful facility given the poor state of the Scottish coinage at the end of the seventeenth century). The right to issue banknotes has been maintained to the present day, but extended to other banks after 1716 when the BoS's monopoly was allowed to lapse. Following the Union of Scotland and England in 1707, the bank supervised the remin ...
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| | | | | Banks of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Ulster Bank - Diversification In 1961 the management and capital of Ulster Bank was reorganised and a new board with clearly defined functions and powers was appointed. During the 1960s many branches were renovated and new ones opened, particularly in the expanding residential suburbs of Belfast and Dublin. In 1968 Ulster Bank became the first Irish bank to introduce cash dispensers and also opened pioneering airport branches with extended opening hours. During these years Ulster Bank also entered a number of entirely new fields. These included unit trust management - wi ...
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| | | | | Banks of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Ulster Bank - War and merger By the outbreak of the First World War, Ulster Bank was in an extremely competitive position. Measured in terms of its branches, deposits, assets and profitability it was out performing its rivals and continued to open new branches throughout the war. Nonetheless the war years were difficult with the bank required to provide gold to the government and to handle war loan issues. Staff shortages, caused by many of its officials serving in the forces also presented problems, prompting the ba ...
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| | | | | | Banks of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - Ulster Bank - New products and services In the event the post-war boom was short-lived and more difficulties lay ahead for Ulster Bank. The troubles attendant upon the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922, and related bank boycotts and raids caused problems, but eventually the political settlement of 1925 ushered in a period of greater stability. From the late 1920s Ulster Bank began to develop new products and services and departments. A foreign department was established in 1926, thrift deposit accounts offered to small savers in 1928 and executor and trustee services p ...
See also:Ulster Bank, Ulster Bank - The Beginnings, Ulster Bank - Branch growth, Ulster Bank - The move south, Ulster Bank - War and merger, Ulster Bank - New products and services, Ulster Bank - Diversification, Ulster Bank - The friendly bank, Ulster Bank - New technology, Ulster Bank - Recent change, Ulster Bank - External link Read more here: » Ulster Bank: Encyclopedia II - Ulster Bank - New products and services |
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