Current account providers - in alphabetical order
Abbey
Abbey serves 18 million UK and expatriate customers and traces its history back to 1849. It re-launched its brand name as Abbey in September 2003, and is now part of Banco Santander, the world’s 9th largest bank.
Alliance & Leicester
The Alliance & Leicester is the UK’s 7th largest bank, with 5.5 million customers. The Alliance and Leicester as we now know it was formed with a merger of two building societies in October 1985.
Bank of Ireland (GB)
The Bank of Ireland (GB) has traded for over 200 years and now employs 5,500 staff. The GB division of the bank encompasses the Bristol & West, Bank of Ireland (NI) and Chase de Vere Investments.
Bank of Ireland (NI)
The Bank of Ireland (NI) is part of the GB division of the Bank of Ireland Group, along with the Bristol & West plc and Chase de Vere Investments. The Group’s headquarters are in Dublin.
Barclays Bank
Barclays Bank is UK based and has offices in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia. Barclays has a 300-year history and operates in over 60 countries, with 78,400 employees and 14 million retail banking customers.
Barnsley Building Society
The Barnsley Building Society prides itself on traditional values. Based in the North of England, the building society aims to assist local people with a wide range of financial products.
Brown Shipley
Brown Shipley has seven offices in the UK, and is part of a network of private banks known as KBL European Private Bankers. It has maintained its traditional banking values after becoming a limited company in 1946.
Butterfield Private Bank
Butterfield Private Bank focuses on high-quality personal banking for wealthy clients. Butterfield prides itself on its traditional approach which gives personal attention to every detail of your financial needs.
Cahoot
Cahoot is a division of the Abbey National Group, which was formed in 1944. Cahoot is an online bank, giving customers 24-hour internet access to their account and access to 700,000 cash machines worldwide.
Cater Allen Private Bank
Cater Allen is a private bank that offers financial services for businesses, individuals and professional advisors. It has a 200-year history and became part of the Abbey National Group in 1997.
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