Santander

Ana Botín, the chief executive of Santander's UK business, has given a severe profits warning as the lender faces rising costs and difficult market conditions.

The implementation of new banking reforms is not expected for a "significant amount of time", according to a document accidently leaked by a Santander boss.

Santander has been forced to restrict sales of protection products through its branches due to a staff training issue.

Investec Structured Products has unveiled its latest collection of plans, which are available until 26 August 2011.

Santander UK has reported a 21% drop in gross mortgage lending for the first six months of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have hammered out a common position on the euro debt crisis.

Santander has sold mortgage club The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) to First Complete, a subsidiary of LSL Property Services.

Emilio Botín, chairman of Banco Santander and one of Spain's highest profile public figures, is being investigated by the country's high court over allegations of tax-related offences alongside 11 other members of his powerful family.

High street banks have attracted 1,163 complaints over data breaches in a year according to consumer group Which?

Customers of Bradford & Bingley International will be transferred to Alliance & Leicester International on 5th August 2011 following the decision by the parent group, Santander, to drop the Bradford & Bingley name.