Alliance & Leicester plc
Leicester
LE19 0AL, United Kingdom (Map) Phone: +44-116-201-1000
Fax: +44-116-200-4040
http://www.alliance-leicester-group.co.uk
Overview
Alliance & Leicester offers deposit and lending services throughout the UK. Its largest segment is its traditional savings and home mortgage business, but the company also offers checking accounts, credit cards, and consumer finance, as well as commercial services such as cash management and asset financing. The company has alliances with such firms as Legal & General and Zurich to provide investment and insurance products. Alliance & Leicester's approximately 5.5 million retail customers can access the bank through more than 300 branches, 2,500 ATMs, and 14,000 post offices across the UK. Spanish banking giant Santander bought Alliance & Leicester in 2008. It will be rebranded as Santander by the end of 2010.
Sample Overview & HistoryKey Numbers from Hoover's UK
Key financials for Alliance & Leicester plc
| Company Type | Subsidiary of Grupo Santander |
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| Fiscal Year-End | December |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for Alliance & Leicester plc
| Chairman | Lord Burns (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| Chief Executive and Board Member | António H. Osorio Connect to this executive |
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Top competitors of Alliance & Leicester plc
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