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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 mainland.
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 ...
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.
UK banking brands owned by foreign banks. Allied Irish Bank (GB) and First Trust Bank, owned by AIB Group of the Republic of Ireland. Al Rayan Bank, owned by Masraf Al Rayan of Qatar. Axis Bank UK, owned by Axis Bank of India. Bank of Ceylon (UK), owned by Bank of Ceylon of Sri Lanka.
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 ...
On the merger with Co-operative Financial Services, members of the former Britannia Building Society became members of the Co-operative Group. The membership reward scheme was replaced with the Co-operative Membership scheme on 31 December 2009, when members began to earn dividend based on their account holding and borrowing with Britannia.
Lloyds Banking Group reached a heads-of-terms agreement in July 2012 to sell the Verde branches to the Co-operative Bank for £750 million. [14] [15] The final transfer of TSB Bank to the new owner was planned to be completed by late 2013. In February 2013, it was reported that Lloyds Banking Group was considering a stock market flotation of ...