Abbey

Started in 1849 as the National Freehold Land and Building Society, it became known as Abbey National in 1944 before converting to plc status and floating on the London Stock Exchange in 1989. Abbey was acquired by the Spanish financial group Banco Santander in 2004. Abbey also runs Cahoot, the online bank.

As the UK's 6th largest bank Abbey employs over 20,000 people and offers a wide range of personal and business banking services such as:

  • Current Accounts including basic, children's, student and graduate accounts
  • Savings Accounts including instant access, fixed rate, fixed term and children's
  • Mortgages including flexible, fixed rate, tracker, buy to let and Spanish property mortgages
  • Investment products including bonds, Child Trust Funds, ISA's
  • Insurance products including buildings and contents, critical illness, accident and unemployment insurance
  • Credit cards including flat rate
  • Loans including personal and home owner
  • Pensions including stakeholder pensions
  • Share dealing
  • Business banking services including overdrafts, mortgages and insurance

Customers can access Abbey's services by using online, post and telephone banking as well as by visiting one of the 750 Abbey branches throughout the UK.

Abbey National House
2 Triton Square
Regent's Place
London
NW1 3AN
Tel: 0845 765 4321

Always be sure you fully understand what is and is not included, the costs, restrictions and exactly who is offering it before signing up for a bank account or any financial product. For more information see the Financial Services Authority Consumer Information website http://www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk/.

None of the information contained in this website constitutes, nor should be construed as Financial Advice.


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