HBOS appeal adds new twist to Abbey saga
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HBOS yesterday appealed to the European competition authorities to examine the relationship between Royal Bank of Scotland and Banco Santander Central Hispano, the Spanish bank which has bid Â£8bn for Abbey National.
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The four-hour HBO miniseries focuses on the British ruler's affairs of the heart.
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Conscientious mum returns generous gift An Aberdeen woman found a novel way to receive highly confidential information on 75,000 clients of the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS): she simply requested her statement.â¦
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HBO, the cable network owned by media  conglomerate Time Warner Inc., is considering a new broadband  Internet channel that would be available to customers who also  subscribe to its cable television service, the Financial Times  reported on its Web site.
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HBOS, the fourth-biggest British bank, has reported a 13.6-percent rise in first-half net profit to 1.759 billion pounds (2.577 billion euros, 3.281 billion dollars) but was also marked by bad debts.
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An attempt has failed to wind up the HBOS banking group over overdraft charges owed to some of its customers.
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LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - Banco Santander&#39;s controversial pursuit of UK mortgage lender Abbey National shows how difficult it can be for Spanish banks to grow outside their borders.
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Halifax-to-Bank of Scotland group HBOS today said it had pulled out of a potential takeover battle for Abbey National. The announcement that it will not be bidding clears
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THE Halifax Bank of Scotland group, HBOS, has known since May that Spain&#39;s Banco Santander Central Hispano wished to buy Abbey National.
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UK bank HBOS says it will not proceed with an offer for Abbey.
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James Crosby, chief executive of HBOS Plc, said yesterday he decided not to bid for Abbey National Plc, HBOS&#39;s largest mortgage-banking rival, because ``cold analysis in the head&#39;&#39; told him not to.
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CCTV footage is released by police investigating a Â£26m bank raid in Belfast, as they issue a fresh appeal.
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Abbey's online banking system suffers problems which mean some customers are shown details relating to other users.
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HBOS today assumed a spoiler&#39;s role in Santander Central Hispano&#39;s Â£8.3bn takeover of Abbey National by highlighting the Spanish bank&#39;s ties to the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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BANKING giant HBOS yesterday said it had pulled out of a potential takeover battle for Abbey National. The announcement that it will not be bidding clears the way for Spain&#39;s Santander
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British bank HBOS announced it would file a complaint to the European Commission regarding Santander Central Hispano&#39;s (SCH) multi-billion-pound bid for Abbey National due to competition issues.
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Abbey National faces a high court challenge to its Â£9bn takeover by Banco Santander Central Hispano because of concerns about criminal charges faced by executives of the Spanish bank.