Banco Santander (SAN.MC), which acquired
Alliance and Leicester in 2008, is in the process of integrating the unit with its other UK-based units, Abbey and Bradford & Bingley.
It has agreed the takeover with
Alliance and Leicester's board and the deal should be completed in October - if no rival offer emerges.
Research by
Alliance and Leicester Commercial Bank shows that the annual tax bill often signals money worries and cash-flow difficulties.
"We are delighted that
Alliance and Leicester have pledged their long-term commitment to the Sefton area and our local workforce."
Customers queued at the
Alliance and Leicester's faulty cashpoint to take full advantage.
Dennis Paddock (BDO Stoy Haywood), Trisha Murphy (
Alliance and Leicester), Paul Blackham (
Alliance and Leicester)
Alliance and Leicester quizzed 2,000 people around the UK.
TOP: Bill Sutton,MD of the
Alliance and Leicester Commercial Bank, worked his way up from shop floor to executive office
The luxury car sector (up 3.6 per cent) was the only one in which prices rose in July this year, according to the
Alliance and Leicester Car Price Index produced in association with What Car?
She's one of the millions to cash in on
Alliance and Leicester's decision to convert into a bank.
Banco Santander bought the
Alliance and Leicester group in 2008, and said that it would close the Ashford facility in February.
In addition, Welsh businesses are wasting pounds 8.5m on non-cash transactions when they could be receiving these services free, said
Alliance and Leicester.