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MSE News: TSB to be taken over by Banco de Sabadell

Former_MSE_Paloma Posts: 531

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20 March 2015 at 9:53AM edited 20 March 2015 at 1:22PM in Budgeting & bank accounts

Spain's Banco de Sabadell and TSB have reached an agreement on a £1.7 billion takeover of the British lender ...

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  VT82 Posts: 1,094

  

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  20 March 2015 at 10:04AM

  £1.7 million or £1.7 billion?
  
  To most banks, £1.7 million is about the size of a rounding error.

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  grumbler Posts: 58,629

  

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  20 March 2015 at 10:10AM

  Can I offer 1.8?

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  Steve_xx Posts: 7,014

  

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  20 March 2015 at 10:29AM

  grumbler wrote: »

  Can I offer 1.8?

  
  
  Let's go mad grumbler and make a joint offer of half a crown! That should clinch it.

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  Fruit_and_Nut_Case Posts: 4,617

  

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  20 March 2015 at 10:36AM

  Previous thread: TSB Takeover Approach

  Are you for real? - Glass Half Empty??
  :coffee:

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  Archi_Bald Posts: 9,681

  

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  20 March 2015 at 11:04AM

  grumbler wrote: »

  Can I offer 1.8?

  
  Bidding war started. My offer is 1.9 million.

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  benjus Posts: 5,433

  

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  20 March 2015 at 12:26PM

  I offer a nice shiny ha'penny

  Let's settle this like gentlemen: armed with heavy sticks
  On a rotating plate, with spikes like Flash Gordon
  And you're Peter Duncan; I gave you fair warning

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  zolablue25 Posts: 1,652 Forumite

  20 March 2015 at 12:33PM

  I didn't think Spanish banks had any money at all.

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  Former_MSE_Helen Posts: 2,382 Forumite

  20 March 2015 at 1:21PM

  Thanks for flagging that mistake VT82 - it should read £1.7 billion - we've updated the piece to reflect this.

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  Hazzanet Posts: 1,730

  

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  20 March 2015 at 1:26PM

  Quiero una tarjeta de debito nueva por favor.

  4358

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  Herbalus Posts: 2,634

  

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  20 March 2015 at 1:34PM

  Hazzanet wrote: »

  Quiero una tarjeta de debito nueva por favor.

  
  porque? no la uso de todas formas, y supongo que no la usas tampoco.
  
  El asunto pertinente es el 5%
  
  For non-linguists: Why do you want a new card? I don't use mine and suspect you don't either. The pertinent point is the 5%.

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