A&L and Abbey to merge to one intermediary mortgage brand

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Alliance & Leicester for Intermediaries is to be merged into Abbey for Intermediaries from 15 October, creating one intermediary brand - Abbey.

Alan Mathewson, managing director of intermediary distribution and Santander Private Banking (UK), confirmed the consolidation of the intermediary mortgage business, saying it would enable it to align its product ranges and increase efficiency. Alliance & Leicester will cease accepting new mortgage applications from brokers from 15 October 2010. Changes will be taking place at Alliance & Leicester over the next several weeks in the run up to the merger, including no longer accepting applications from new mortgage customers over 75% LTV from close of business today (5 August). Mathe...

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