Abbey National Financial services
It was formerly known as the Abbey Road Building Society. After its merger with the National building society in the year 1944, it was renamed as Abbey National Building Society. The Abbey House was located at 219 to 229 Baker street London till the year 2002 and was often linked with the residential address of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes (221 Baker Street). All the branches of Abbey National were computerized and were logged on to an online system in the 1970s. Recently the bank has been taken over by Santander and will be re-branded with the same by 2011
The Abbey National or Abbey offers a plethora of banking and financial services to its customers and is one of the most trusted banks of UK. One by one let us look at the financial and banking services offered by Abbey.
Abbey National Mortgages: Abbey offers a range of mortgage services and the customers can choose the service fitting to its requirements. The services vary according to the mortgage interest rates and it suits the needs of all types of customers. The types of mortgages available at Abbey are Fixed Rate mortgage (for fixed rate mortgage and to shield against the surging interest rates), Tracker mortgage (variable rates of interest along with cash back facility) and Buy- To Let mortgages (for the landlords or the ones who wish to make an entry into the Buy-To-Let market). For availing these mortgages the customers can approach the abbey branches in person or call its customer care desk.
Abbey National Loans: The bank has three primary loan facilities viz. Personal loan, Green loan (for the people who wish to play a part in the conservation of energy or do some good to the environment), Loans for Abbey home owners (for the proud owners of Abbey loans). The application for a credit cad is pretty simple and you require a few documents like personal details, employer’s details and residential address details. Fill up an online form and you will be sent the credit agreements and you will get your credit card once you sign and return the credit agreement.
There is also the facility of Abbey credit card and overdraft on the Abbey account for the people who wish to avail short term cash. You can contact the web of Abbey branches across the world or just call on the phone number of the branch.
Abbey National Insurance: The Abbey National Insurance services cover a lot of things like the customers’ health, life and also their valuables and home. If you are a customer who wants to avail insurance for your home, then there are quite a few options available under it. The Abbey national can also help you repay your mortgage payments. The Abbey national also provides you protection through its Personal Protection Plan which covers critical illness as well as life insurance.
Abbey National Banks provides its customers across the world to enjoy a No Hassle Internet Banking. It allows its customers to avail the services of the bank from any corner of the world and full security of all the transactions is guaranteed by the bank. So, with the no frills banking, laugh all the way to your nearest Abbey branch.