Alliance & Leicester

Arch cru investors want to know why Capita won't be fined like 27 other firms who they say failed in the same way. Levy paying IFAs should want to know too.

Santander will complete its rebrand of 300 Alliance & Leicester (A&L) branches by the end of November, bringing the total number of Santander branches on the UK high street to over 1,300.

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

Santander, Spain's biggest bank, is the sole remaining bidder for the 318 Williams & Glynn branches being offloaded by Royal Bank of Scotland.

Britain has fewer bank branches per customer than almost any other leading nation, an investigation reveals.

The advised mortgage market is becoming increasingly competitive, according to Evaluate Technologies.

Nearly one in three mortgage deals on the market are currently broker-only as lenders continue to make a commitment to the intermediary market, research suggests.

Britons have made savings their top priority since the onset of the credit crunch with the younger generation leading the way, according to Alliance & Leicester (A&L).

Alliance & Leicester International (ALIL) has launched a limited edition 1 Year Fixed Rate Bond, Issue 59.

Shareholders in Alliance & Leicester (A&L) are preparing to vote on the firm's proposed £1.3bn acquisition by Banco Santander.