Abbey National PLC, the fifth-largest banking company in Britain, plans to establish a wholesale banking presence in the United States. Abbey National Treasury Services plans to open an office in ...

LONDON - Now that it has repelled a takeover bid by Lloyds TSB Group PLC, Abbey National PLC is hunting for companies in the United Kingdom as it tries to catch its bigger rivals. Though Britain's ...

Top executives of Abbey National PLC and Lloyds TSB met yesterday and Abbey executives are still inclined to reject Lloyds' £19-billion-($42.23-billion)-bid for the UK mortgage bank, but have to ...

“U.K. competition officials blocked banking group Lloyds TSB PLC’s proposed 19 billion pounds ($26.77 billion or 31.56 billion euros) bid for mortgage bank Abbey National PLC, forcing both to look ...

MADRID -- Santander Central Hispano SA said Tuesday that its first-quarter net profit rose 39%, boosted by the first-time incorporation of the Britain's Abbey National PLC, the U.K.'s sixth-biggest ...

Lloyds TSB PLC is stepping up the pressure on Abbey National PLC to accept its offer of merger talks. In the hope of winning support from Abbey's shareholders, Lloyds spelled out the detail of its ...

LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) - Abbey National Treasury Services plans to sell a five-year senior sterling-denominated benchmark bond and has set guidance at mid-swaps plus around 175 basis points, IFR ...