Santander

HSBC, Barclays and Nationwide are the only British institutions to register in Global Finance's list of the world's 50 safest banks but no UK names appear in the top 10.

The five largest lenders in the UK accounted for 82% of all mortgage lending activity in 2009, according to the CML.

The major high street banks are continuing to fail to meet the expectations of their customers, according to a new survey.

Aviva has signed a five year deal to provide protection products for Santander from June 2011.

RBS is set to announce the sale of 318 branches to Spain's Santander as the UK lender offloads the former Williams & Glyn's network.

Santander UK has reported its profits rose 10% in the first six months of 2010 to £875m.

Spanish banking giant Santander is planning to list its UK operations on the London Stock Exchange as soon as this autumn in a deal worth an estimated £3bn.

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

Santander has reportedly entered its final offer for Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS') network of 318 UK branches.

Spanish banking giant BBVA is considering a £2bn takeover bid for the British arm of National Australia Bank (NAB), which includes Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks.