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Santander to rebrand British banks

Updated on 27 May 2009

By Jenny Wivell

Banking names Abbey, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley are to disappear from the high street as they are rebranded by their Spanish owner.

Santander (Getty)

Three of Britain's best-known banking names will disappear from the high street as they are rebranded by their owner. 

Abbey, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley will all carry the Santander logo from 2010.

The group will become the UK's second largest mortgage provider with 1300 branches and 25 million customers.

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