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Which Banks own which others??

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  • YBS and Clydesdale Bank together? Who owns who?
  • What does it mean if the bank is white? Is it that they are independently registered with the FSCS so you get the full £35K protection for that bank? Sorry if it's really obvious :confused:
    Strange! I'm sure there was a question about Tesco! Anyway, Tesco Personal Finance Ltd is a joint venture between Tesco and RBS, and has it's own FSA registration number...

    http://www.fsa.gov.uk/register/firmBasicDetails.do?sid=78901

    ...so you enjoy an additional £35K protection here.
  • ^^Thanks - that's what I hoped.

    There was a question about Tesco but I edited my post (bad habit! :o) as I figured out the answer 5-seconds after posting.
  • Limes
    Limes Posts: 103 Forumite
    superstar wrote: »
    YBS and Clydesdale Bank together? Who owns who?

    Neither owns the other, they are both part of the National Australia Bank Group.
  • Can anyone tell me about Sainsbury's Bank - on Martin's list it is in white which csuggests it is not owned by anyone, but on the BBC website there is alist that it belongs to either Halifax/Lloyds. Is it safe to have £35k in both Sainsbury's and/or Halifax/Lloyds.
  • Basil100 wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me about Sainsbury's Bank - on Martin's list it is in white which csuggests it is not owned by anyone, but on the BBC website there is alist that it belongs to either Halifax/Lloyds. Is it safe to have £35k in both Sainsbury's and/or Halifax/Lloyds.

    I'd say your safe - Sainsburys Bank plc is a member of the FSA in it's own right. Their register no is 184514 - check it at the FSA web site:

    http://www.fsa.gov.uk/register

    The link to Halifax is their home insurance - it's underwritten by them.
  • tradetime
    tradetime Posts: 3,200 Forumite
    The banking landscape is becoming a little more confusing everyday with merger and acquisitions, and this is likely to continue going forwards. Whether anything is actually done about it or not, is anyones guess, but John McFall chair of the Treasury Select Committee is pushing for a much simpler cover.
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1056774/Money-Mail-COMMENT-We-mend-safety-net.html
    Hope for the best.....Plan for the worst!

    "Never in the history of the world has there been a situation so bad that the government can't make it worse." Unknown
  • tradetime
    tradetime Posts: 3,200 Forumite
    Twosheds wrote: »
    I'd say your safe - Sainsburys Bank plc is a member of the FSA in it's own right. Their register no is 184514 - check it at the FSA web site:

    http://www.fsa.gov.uk/register

    The link to Halifax is their home insurance - it's underwritten by them.
    It's a little more than just the insurance underwriting, HBOS also provide their transfer network, if you view the security certificate of their secure online site it belongs to HBOS, but you are quite right for compensation purposes they are a separate entity
    Hope for the best.....Plan for the worst!

    "Never in the history of the world has there been a situation so bad that the government can't make it worse." Unknown
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