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The Co-operative Bank plc. The Co-operative Bank plc is a British retail and commercial bank based in Manchester, England. Established as a bank for co-operators and co-operatives following the principles of the Rochdale Pioneers, the business evolved in the 20th century into a mid-sized British high street bank, operating throughout the UK ...
Co-operative banks are often regulated under both banking and cooperative legislation. They provide services such as savings and loans to non-members as well as to members, and some participate in the wholesale markets for bonds, money and even equities. [1] Many cooperative banks are traded on public stock markets, with the result that they ...
The Co-operative Bank head office building at 1 Balloon Street, Manchester, England. The Co-operative Bank severed its ownership link with the Co-operative Group in September 2017. The bank had been a wholly owned subsidiary until 2014 when the group was forced to sell the majority of its holding to US hedge fund investors to raise funds for ...
Co-operative Banking Group Limited (originally Co-operative Financial Services) [1] was a UK-based banking and insurance company and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Co-operative Group. Established in 2002, its head office was located at the CIS Tower, Miller Street, Manchester. It was mainly known through its two main subsidiaries: The Co ...
Co-operative Bank of Kenya is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. [2] The bank has introduced Agency banking model and has a deep customer base in Kenya with over 7.5 million accounts as of December 2018.
The Co-operative Bank. Website. www.smile.co.uk. Smile is a British banking brand that operates as a trading division of The Co-operative Bank. It started as the UK's first fully digital bank in 1999, [1] offering full-service current accounts, savings, ISAs, investments and credit cards.
On 21 January 2009, Co-operative Financial Services (later The Co-operative Banking Group) and Britannia Building Society proposed a merger, [10] [11] [12] first mooted in October 2008. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] On 29 April 2009, Britannia members voted overwhelmingly to become part of Co-operative Financial Services, the first such merger between ...
Co-operatives UK is a British co-operative federation described as "the central membership organisation for co-operative enterprise throughout the UK". [3] It was founded in 1870 as the Co-operative Central Board, changing its name to the Co-operative Union [4] before finally becoming Co-operatives UK following its merger with the Industrial Common Ownership Movement (ICOM) in 2001. [5]