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JC Flowers targets UK bank assets...received. The Government hopes the result will see three new banks created over the next four years. Other possible buyers include Virgin Money and Spanish bank BBVA. Flowers could partner with another institution to avoid suspicion of... In this article: JC Flowers, Northern Rock, UK, Virgin Money, BBVA, Lloyds, and RBS |
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Advertising Age | 3 days ago
Branson Says Competing Airlines Should Start From Scratch
...If you've got your product and offering right, you'll survive this. If you don't, you'll die. Ad Age: You've said banking, with Virgin Bank, would be your next venture. Why the financial-services industry? Mr. Branson: We're looking at...
In this article: Richard Branson, Virgin America, Ft. Lauderdale, Virgin Bank, Virgin Atlantic, Recession, JetBlue, and Google
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Daily Mail | 6 days ago
Banking revolution as Santander launches entirely 'fee-free' current account... but only if you have a mortgage with them
...has no charges for overdrafts Offer available to all current mortgage customers Group has 25 million customers in UK Tesco and Virgin Money to launch current accounts in 2010 A banking revolution was signalled today with the...
In this article: Customer, Santander, Abbey, Bradford & Bingley, Alliance & Leicester, UK, Which?, and Supreme Court
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scotsman.com - Politics | November 15, 2009
Salmond fights to restore faith in banking
...taxpayers' money between them to stay afloat, there have been many successes. He will cite plans recently announced by Tesco Bank, Esure, Virgin Money, Capita and BNP Paribas to invest in Scotland this year. The speech will come as the UK...
In this article: Scotland, Frankfurt, HBOS, and Royal Bank of Scotland
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Sunday Mirror | November 03, 2009
New banks and new deals will transform high street
Advertisement - article continues below ยป The good bank could be of interest to one of two major new players set to emerge. Virgin Money, which applied for a full banking licence last week, has already tried to buy the Rock once.
In this article: Customer, Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland, Richard Branson, Credit crunch, Financial Services Authority, Post Office, and Clydesdale Bank
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Telegraph.co.uk - Business | November 03, 2009
Lloyds investors should take up rights in turbulent time
...is likely to come from abroad. Spanish lender BBVA, for one, is being tipped as a potential buyer. Sir Richard Branson has said that Virgin Money would also "be interested in looking" at banking assets up for sale. Significantly, Lloyds has...
In this article: Lloyds TSB, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclaycard, EU, UK, Bad debt, and Tax
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Guardian | November 02, 2009
RBS taxpayer stake hits 84%
...this will mean three new bank networks will be created in the next four years - the time scale outlined by Brussels. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Money is believed to be interested and considering teaming up with Bank of America to raise the...
In this article: Royal Bank of Scotland, EU, Lloyds, Stephen Hester, Northern Rock, Richard Branson, and Bank of America
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The Press and Journal | October 23, 2009
Virgin Money bids to become bank
...sector HOPES of more competition among the UK's struggling banks were lifted yesterday after it was disclosed that Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Money has applied to become a bank. The business, which currently offers credit cards, savings...
In this article: Financial crisis, Financial Services Authority, Northern Rock, Mervyn King, Bank of England, Tesco, Richard Branson, and UK
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Independent.co.uk - Business | October 23, 2009
Virgin Money woos Sanderson over 'good bank'
Virgin Money is holding talks with former Northern Rock chairman Bryan Sanderson with a view to him joining the board of its new bank ahead of a possible bid for Northern Rock's "good bank". Discussions are understood to have been held,...
In this article: Northern Rock, Virgin, Banco Santander, Matt Ridley, Standard Chartered, Ron Sandler, Bradford & Bingley, and Abbey
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Sunday Mirror | October 23, 2009
Virgin Money plans to become a bank
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Money plans to become a bank, fuelling hopes of more competition among the high street Big Four. Virgin, which currently offers credit cards, savings and investments, applied to the FSA for a full licence...
In this article: Mervyn King, Virgin, Bank of England, and Richard Branson
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Telegraph.co.uk - Business | October 23, 2009
Sir Richard Branson to launch 'Virgin Bank'
Britain's banks could find themselves facing an aggressive new competitor after it emerged that Virgin Money, the consumer credit arm of Sir Richard Branson's business empire, has applied for a full banking licence. Published: 7:38PM BST...
In this article: Northern Rock, Richard Branson, Financial Services Authority, and Royal Bank of Scotland
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Virgin Money is a UK-based financial services company owned by the Virgin Group and founded by Sir Richard Branson in March 1995. It was originally known as Virgin Direct, and pioneered index tracking by launching a value Personal Equity Plan into the market.
Virgin Money currently offers a number of products, most of which are run in conjunction with other financial service providers. As of 2008 it offers the Virgin Credit Card (issued by MBNA), a prepaid debit card (issued by Clydesdale Bank), loans (Provided by Co-operative Bank and Freedom Finance), mortgages (provided by The One Account), cancer cover (provided by Scottish Widows), insurance - split into cancer insurance, life insurance, car insurance, home insurance, pet insurance and travel insurance (underwritten by UK Insurance and Scottish Widows), savings accounts and ISA's (provided by The Royal Bank of Scotland) and pensions.
- Name:
- Virgin Money
- Type:
- Private (Limited liability)
- Location City:
- Norwich
- Location Country:
- England
- Founder:
- Richard Branson
- Services:
- Finance
- Parent Company:
- Virgin Group
- Website:
- http://www.virginmoney.com
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