Press releases

• Santander employees from across London and the East of England came head to head recently as they competed in a “Store Wars” fundraising challenge for the bank’s charity partners, Barnardo’s and Age UK.

• A Santander employee from Manchester was part of a 40-strong team that travelled to Nepal earlier this month to build a school for the disadvantaged Moser community outside Pokhara, as well as raise funds for Age UK and Barnardo’s, the bank’s charity partners in the UK.

• On Wednesday, 18 October 2017, ����Ӱ�� will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on Sidcup High Street. It is the latest of Santander’s branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver even better customer service and community-friendly banking.

• Santander research reveals 74 per cent of Britons have been targeted by scammers with phishing emails, smishing texts and vishing calls^.1 
• An estimated 600 million scam attempts were made in the UK over email, text and telephone in the last 12 months.² 
•  Santander’s unique Phish & Chips van is touring the UK³ to raise awareness of techniques used by scammers and help prevent the public falling victim - accepting payment in the form of phishing emails and SMS phishing texts (smishing) or the completion of a phishing quiz.⁴

• Additional funding to UK universities brings the total to £10.1m
• Launch of a new £1m Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Fund and £100,000 Student Impact Fund
• £2.5m in funding to support additional internships for SMEs

On Wednesday 4 October, ����Ӱ�� will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on the High Street, Market Harborough. It is the latest of Santander’s branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver even better customer service and community-friendly banking.

BellaMoon® from Queen’s University Belfast and Jenny Evans Designs from Cardiff Metropolitan University win top prizes of £20,000 and £25,000

On Wednesday 27th September, ����Ӱ�� will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on High Street, Stokesley. It is the latest of Santander’s branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver even better customer service and community-friendly banking.

Santander has cut the rates on its fixed two and five year products across 60, 75 and 85 per cent loan to value (LTV) zero fee range. The changes are designed to support customers looking to remortgage before the end of the year. As well as market leading rates, customers can also take advantage of the free valuation and free legals or £250 cashback.¹

• On Monday 25 September, ����Ӱ�� will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on North Road, Durham. It is the latest of Santander’s branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver even better customer service and community-friendly banking.

One Step Borders has received £5,000 to fund training for volunteers working with young people with emotional and mental health difficulties in the Scottish Borders.

On Friday 22 September, ����Ӱ�� will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch in The Centre, Nelson. It is the latest of Santander’s branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver even better customer service and community-friendly banking.

St Paul’s Family Centre has received £5,000 to fund educational sessions for families in the Bigyn and Tyisha area of Llanelli. The sessions will provide advice on healthy eating, budgeting, and help build parent’s confidence.

London-headquartered Natilik, a leading provider of Hybrid IT and Communication services to mid-sized and large corporations, has received a multi-million pound Growth Capital investment from Santander Corporate & Commercial. The funding will enable them to continue their expansion and capitalise on growth opportunities.

Integrating Children and Young People (Integrating) has received £5,000 to fund the creation of a community-based money management project for children and young people with le

Edwards Coaches, the largest independent coach operator in Wales and one of the largest in the UK, has secured a £11.4 million funding package from Santander Corporate & Commercial to assist with the set-up of its recently purchased Avonmouth Depot and to fund 40 additional coaches. The funding will also support the recruitment of approximately 110 new employees.

On Wednesday 22 September, ����Ӱ�� will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on Bank Street, Rawtenstall. It is the latest of Santander’s branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver even better customer service and community-friendly banking.

On Wednesday 30 August, ����Ӱ�� will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on Chorley Road, Swinton. It is the latest of Santander’s branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver better customer service and community friendly banking.

 (FCA Complaints Data – 01 January 2017 to 30 June 2017)

In line with the FCA complaints data reporting requirements, figures published today by ����Ӱ�� reveal there were 162,529 complaints received by the bank during the first half of 2017. This is a six per cent increase on the number reported for the second half of 2016, driven by a 25 per cent increase in PPI related complaints following regulatory announcements made in March 2017.

• 425km cycle from The North Sea to The Bristol Channel has raised £12,800 for Santander’s charity partners Age UK and Barnardo’s
   
• Thirteen employees took part in the cycle over three days with stops in Cambridge and Oxford