Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
High street bank Alliance & Leicester was fined a record £7 million today for "serious failings" over selling techniques for payment protection insurance (PPI).
Sky News (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Alliance and Leicester has been fined £7m by the Financial Services Authority for serious breaches in its phone selling techniques.
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Alliance & Leicester has been fined a record £7 million for "serious failings" when selling payment protection insurance (PPI).
Norfolk Blogger (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
The BBC's Robert Peston has been ahead of the government in almost every respect during the credit crunch. He predicted the problems faced by Northern Rock, Bradford and Bingley and Alliance and Leicester, he remarked months before the credit crunch started that their were very grey clouds on the horizon, and he also broke the News of the HBOS takeover by Lloyds TSB before anyone else knew. Seemingly,...
Now What Happens? (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Did you know that "ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER" is an anagram for "LYING ROBBING BASTARDS"?
The Independent (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
Q I paid a wage cheque for £600 into my Alliance & Leicester bank account in early April. A mistake in the branch caused this amount to be shown on my account as a debit instead of a credit. This took me £500 above my agreed overdraft limit and access to my account was suspended. I had to cancel an arranged trip out and I was unable to buy food. My A&L branch promised to sort out the problem immediately,...
Banking Business Review (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Alliance & Leicester, a UK-based financial services group, has announced that it is to launch eSaver Issue 2, an internet only savings account paying 6.60% gross pa/AER that will be available from September 25, 2008.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission approved Spanish bank Santander's 1.3 billion pound takeover of mortgage lender Alliance & Leicester on Tuesday, saying the deal would not harm competition in the sector.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
Shareholders in Alliance & Leicester are running out of time to sell their stock and avoid additional tax and paperwork.
Ugh!!'s Greymatter Honeypot (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The Isle of Man Chapter of the BCS (British Computer Society) is holding a talk on the 18th September entitled World Class Service Delivery. We have a great speaker coming along, Peter Wheatcroft who has a wealth of experience in the area, particularly after help Alliance and Leicester achieve World Class status for this IT [...]
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
London, Sept 5 (ANI): One in seven Brit kids want to be like Paris Hilton or Peaches Geldof when they grow up, a new survey has found. According to the survey by the Alliance & Leicester bank, nearly 14 percent of the kids said that they wanted to be a ”celebrity”. However, a majority of 16 [...]
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Q I have held 250 shares in Alliance & Leicester since the former building society demutualised in 1997.
Top News Cast - World (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
By Mark Dawson A cheap loan could be an effective tool for motorists trying to strike a good deal when trying to get a new set of wheels. Such is the assertion of Alliance & Leicester which states that getting a cheap loan can be a effective bargaining tool for motorists requiring a brand new set of wheels. By having the required cash ready in hand, it was suggested that people might be able to barter...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Alliance & Leicester has cut the rates on some of its most popular home loans - signalling that competition may be creeping back into the mortgage market.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
ALLIANCE & Leicester yesterday became the latest lender to cut its mortgage rates as competition continued to return to the market.
