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Bristol and West plc (B&W) is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom, a division of the Bank of Ireland. B&W has its headquarters in Bristol, England. It was previously a building society known as the Bristol and West Building Society. The bank's main business is mortgage lending for residential and commercial customers.

In 2005, Bristol and West sold its savings and investment business to the Britannia Building Society. The deal also included Bristol and West's branch network, as well as its direct savings business.

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A commercial bank is a type of financial intermediary and a type of bank. Commercial bank has two possible meanings:
  • Commercial bank is the term used for a normal bank to distinguish it from an investment bank.
This is what people normally call a "bank".

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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland

Public company
Founded Dublin, Ireland (1783)
Headquarters Dublin, Ireland

Key people Brian Goggin, CEO
Industry Finance
Products Banking products
Revenue €3.
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Bristol
View from Cumberland Basin of the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Avon Gorge

Coat of Arms of the City Council

Coordinates:
Sovereign state  United Kingdom
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Motto
Dieu et mon droit   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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A building society is a financial institution, owned by its members, that offers banking and other financial services, especially mortgage lending.

The term building society
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Britannia Building Society

Building Society (Mutual)
Founded 1856
Headquarters Leek, England, UK

Key people Ian Adam, Chairman
Neville Richardson, Chief Executive
Industry Banking and Financial Services
Products Savings, Mortgages, Investments,
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This article is about banks operating in the United Kingdom. For the development of the banking industry, see Banking in the United Kingdom.
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Independent British banks

The table shows the main independent British banks.
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Abbey National plc

Subsidiary
Founded 1944
Headquarters London, UK

Key people Lord Burns, Chairman
António Horta-Osório, CEO
Industry Finance and Insurance
Products Financial Services
Employees 20,000
Parent Banco Santander
Website www.
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Adam and Company Limited

Limited
Founded 1983
Headquarters Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Industry Finance and Insurance
Products Financial Services
Employees c 250
Parent Royal Bank of Scotland
Website [1]
Adam and Company
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Airdrie Savings Bank

Savings Bank
Founded 1835
Headquarters Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, UK

Industry Finance and Insurance
Products Financial Services
Website www.airdriesavingsbank.
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Alliance & Leicester plc

Public
Founded 1997
Headquarters Narborough, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Key people Sir Derek Higgs, Chairman
David Bennett, CEO
Industry Finance and Insurance
Products Financial Services
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AIB (GB)

Subsidiary of AIB
Founded Uxbridge, West London (1970s)
Headquarters

Key people Robbie Henneberry, Managing Director
Products Various business banking products
Website www.aibgb.co.
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Anglo Irish Bank Corporation plc

Public - ISE & LSE
Founded Dublin Ireland (1964)
Headquarters Dublin Ireland

Key people David Drumm, CEO
Products Various banking products
Employees 1500 (2006)
Website www.angloirishbank.
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Arbuthnot Latham & Co is a small private bank (a merchant bank) based in Moorgate in the City of London in the UK. It achieved status as one of the twelve accepting houses.
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Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland

Public company
Founded Dublin, Ireland (1783)
Headquarters Dublin, Ireland

Key people Brian Goggin, CEO
Industry Finance
Products Banking products
Revenue €3.
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Bank of Scotland plc

Public limited company
Founded 1695
Headquarters Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Industry Finance and Insurance
Products Financial Services
Employees 20,000
Owner HBOS plc
Website www.bankofscotland.co.
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Barclays PLC

Public (LSE:  BARC , NYSE:  BCS , TYO: 8642 )
Founded 1896
Headquarters London, England, UK

Key people Marcus Agius, Chairman
John Varley, Chief Executive
Industry Banking
Products Banking
Investment banking
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Birmingham Midshires is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom, a division of Bank of Scotland plc (part of HBOS). It is headquartered at Pendeford Business Park, Wolverhampton, England and has 67 offices throughout England.
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Bradford & Bingley

Public
Founded 1865
Headquarters Bingley, West Yorkshire

Key people Rod Kent, Chairman
Steven Crawshaw, Group Chief Executive
Industry Finance
Products Financial Services
Revenue £2,383.0m (2006)
Operating income £609.
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cahoot

Division of Abbey National plc
Founded 2000
Headquarters Coventry, United Kingdom

Key people John Goddard, Managing Director
Industry Finance and Insurance
Products Financial Services
Website www.cahoot.
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Cheltenham and Gloucester (C&G) is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom, a subsidiary of Lloyds TSB. The C&G specialises in savings products and mortgages. Previously C&G was a building society, known as the Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society.
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Clydesdale Bank plc

Public
Founded 1838
Headquarters Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Industry Finance and Insurance
Products Financial Services
Employees c 2,500
Parent nab Group
Website [1]

The Clydesdale Bank PLC
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The Co-operative Bank plc

Consumer Co-operative
Founded 1872 (as CWS)
Headquarters Manchester, UK
Key people David Anderson, Chief Executive CFS
Industry Banking
Products Retail banking
Commercial banking
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Coutts

Private
Founded 1692
Headquarters London, UK

Key people Earl of Home, Chairman
Sarah Deaves, CEO
Industry Private banking and wealth management
Products Wealth management - accounts, lending, savings
Parent Royal Bank of Scotland
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Drummonds (motto: Prius Mori Quam Fidem Fallere) is an English private banking house founded in 1717 by goldsmith Andrew Drummond (1688–1769). The bank was owned by the Drummond family until January 1924, when it was taken over by Royal Bank of Scotland.
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Egg plc

Subsidiary
Founded United Kingdom (1994)
Headquarters Derby, England, UK

Industry Finance and Insurance
Products Financial Services
Employees 2,200
Parent Citigroup
Website www.egg.
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first direct is a telephone and internet based commercial bank in the United Kingdom, a division of HSBC Bank plc. first direct is headquartered in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and has over 1.2 million customers.
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First Trust

Subsidiary of AIB
Founded Belfast, Northern Ireland (1991)
Headquarters Belfast, Northern Ireland

Key people Terry McDaid, Managing Director
Products Various banking products
Website www.firsttrustbank.co.
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Halifax

A trading name of the Bank of Scotland plc
Founded 1853
Headquarters Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

Industry Finance and Insurance
Products Financial Services
Website www.halifax.co.
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