Spain’s most valuable bank became a UK household name with its 2004 acquisition of building society Abbey National, in a deal Santander’s then-chairman Emilio Botin said would “reinforce our ...

source says Banco Santander is reviewing its presence in Britain, a person familiar with the matter said, two decades after its acquisition of Abbey National made it a major player on the country ...

Since acquiring Abbey National in 2004, Santander's UK branch has been pivotal in its global approach, further solidified by snapping up Alliance and Leicester and parts of Bradford and Bingley ...