Abbey Bank

One of the sixth largest banks in UK, Abbey is also the second biggest provider of savings and mortgages in the United Kingdom. Moreover, the Abbey Bank offers some of the best personal financial services in the UK. With a goal to become the best main street bank Abbey Bank is charting out its growth and success path for both the customers and employees alike in the United Kingdom.

When Abbey Bank became a part of the seventh largest profit earning bank, the Santander Group, in 2004, the resultant institution is a dynamic combination of Abbey’s familiarity and heritage and Santander’s experience in banking, expertise in service and systematic method of working.

Seeped in history, Abbey Bank was established in 1849 as the National Freehold Land and Building Society. However, upon merger with Abbey Road Building Society in 1944, Abbey National was formed. And the 1989 was the year for reckoning as Abbey Bank became the first building society to get a PLC status and become a member of the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

The phase of consolidation and merger continued with Abbey, when in 2004 it was acquired by the Banco Santander Central Hispano, SA (Banco Santander), which is not only the largest financial institution in Spain, but also one of the 7 th largest profit earning banks world-wide. Santander has 10,800 branches in 40 countries and employees 129,000 people who are kept busy serving over 67 million clients. Santander has already established a reputation in Europe and has risen to dominate the number 3 position for its consumer finance services while it enjoys leadership position as the largest financial services institution in Latin America.

Today, Abbey Bank offers a complete range of financial services to help you in your search for mortgages, loans, bank accounts, long-term investments, credit cards, unit trusts, unemployment cover, life insurance and household insurance. Expatriates living outside the shores of the UK can also benefit from the offshore banking facilities provided by Abbey Bank.

Currently, Abbey has 714 branches in the UK, and has main offices located in London, Milton Keynes, Bradford, Glasgow and Belfast.

Abbey Bank Credit Cards

Abbey Bank has come up with a new and refreshing credit card that helps consumers save money. Here are some of the top features of Abbey’s best credit cards:

1. When you transfer any credit or your favorite department store’s card balances to the newly acquired Abbey Bank’s Credit Card, you can enjoy 0% interest for 12 months.
2. Whenever you use your Abbey Credit Card in the first 3 months after you open an account, you will not have to pay any interest. So, if you want to make a big purchase then you won’t get a better time.
3. After the initial 12 months are over, you will be charged a competitive interest rate of 15.9% APR which is variable.

Abbey Bank credit cards are easy to apply. You can either visit Abbey’s website and apply online or visit any of their nearest branch or call them on 0845 765 4321.