Retail banking , also known as consumer banking or personal banking , is the provision of services by a bank to the general public , rather than to companies, corporations or other banks, which are often described as wholesale banking (corporate banking).
36-524: The Manchester and Liverpool District Bank was formed in 1829 and it became one of the leading provincial joint stock banks; its name was shortened to District Bank in 1924. The Bank was acquired by the National Provincial Bank in 1962 but kept its identity until the latter’s merger with Westminster Bank . Joseph Macardy was an Irishman who became the senior partner of a firm of Manchester stockbrokers and in 1828 he became involved in
72-679: A forerunner of Joplin’s English version. Joplin left the management of the Irish Bank in 1828. Financial support from his cousin George Angas was promised in 1829 and a company was formed in 1830. The first meeting resolved to establish a "system of banking …under the review of a central board in London [and] applied to the direction of country banking". There were numerous delays but the National Provincial Bank of England
108-523: A major expansion acquiring in particular the private Cripplegate Bank in 1900, Smith's Bank in 1902, and Prescott's Bank in 1903, thereby forming the Union of London and Smith’s Bank. Prescott’s Bank had been founded in Threadneedle Street in 1766 and went through several name changes over the years as partners changed. However, in 1891 a multiple merger radically changed the scope of
144-543: A network of 3,600 branches. The National Provincial Bank, District Bank, and Westminster Bank were fully integrated in the new firm's structure, while Coutts, Ulster Bank (a 1917 Westminster acquisition), and the Isle of Man Bank continued as separate operations. Duncan Stirling, chairman of Westminster Bank, became first chairman and each bank provided a joint chief executive. In 1969, David Robarts, former chairman of National Provincial, assumed Stirling's position. Following
180-521: The "Big Five" that dominated the UK banking sector for much of the 20th century, together with Barclays Bank , Lloyds Bank , Midland Bank and Westminster Bank . On 1 January 1970, it completed its merger with Westminster Bank to form National Westminster Bank . For most of its history, National Provincial Bank was headquartered in London on Bishopsgate , at junction with Threadneedle Street . Prior to
216-666: The Act also prohibited joint stock banks themselves, an ambiguity that was removed by the Bank Charter Act 1833. When Thomas Joplin discovered that the laws preventing the establishment of joint stock banks in Ireland had been repealed in 1824, he promoted the Irish Provincial Banking Company, to be based in London but with branches in all the principal towns in Ireland outside Dublin; this was to be
252-515: The Act of 1826, English banks were permitted to have no more than six partners – hence the expression "private banks". The only banks allowed to be joint stock were the Bank of England and the Scottish banks, which operated under a different legal system. The leading campaigner for change was Thomas Joplin , a Newcastle timber merchant "with local experience of banking disasters" and an observer of
288-621: The Bank. Prescott’s acquired Dimsdale, another long-established London private bank; Miles , Cave, Baillie of Bristol (established 1750); and Tugwell Brymer of Bath ; the enlarged firm was called Prescott, Dimsdale, Cave, Tugwell & Co. Several more small country banks were later acquired and the Bank’s name was shortened to Prescott & Co. in 1903, shortly before its acquisition by the Union Bank. The National Provincial Bank eventually acquired
324-519: The British public and banking community "as it was still widely assumed...that any merger among the 'Big Five' would not be permitted." Nevertheless, the financial authorities did permit the merger and a new company, National Westminster Bank , was formed to acquire the share capital of the two constituent banks. The statutory process of integration was completed in 1969 and the new company opened for business on 1 January 1970. The enlarged entity now had
360-622: The Manchester office (the Entwistle being Lloyds’ son-in-law). The Manchester and Liverpool District Banking Company assumed limited liability in 1880 by which time there were 54 branches stretching across to Yorkshire and down to Staffordshire . An all-important London office was opened five years later. A major expansion of the bank’s coverage took place in 1907 with the acquisition of the Lancaster Bank , which had 57 branches in
396-443: The Scottish one, and the Bank reinforced this by recruiting Daniel Robertson from the Union Bank of Scotland; he served as general manager for thirty years. Many of the branches that were "opened" during the nineteenth century came from the acquisition of local banks, sometimes as a going concern, sometimes merely taking over the premises after a failure. Sources vary as to the number of acquisitions, their common trading name and even
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#1732786587547432-619: The U.S., the term commercial bank is used for a normal bank to distinguish it from an investment bank . After the Great Depression , the Glass–Steagall Act restricted normal banks to banking activities, and investment banks to capital market activities. That distinction was repealed in the 1990s. Commercial bank can also refer to a bank or a division of a bank that deals mostly with deposits and loans from corporations or large businesses, as opposed to individual members of
468-477: The Union of London and Smith’s Bank in 1918. The enlarged bank was renamed the National Provincial and Union Bank of England. From 1844 on, the Union Bank was located at Princes Street on Bank Junction , across from the Bank of England . On that site the bank erected a prominent new head office building, designed by Philip Charles Hardwick and completed in 1865, remodeled in 1887. That building
504-636: The acquisition of Grindlays Bank , a London-based institution with offices in India and specialising in serving the Indian army. Grindlays had been affected by the failure of competing banks and sought a larger partner. Grindlays was allowed to operate independently and was sold to the London-based National Bank of India in 1948. In 1961 National Provincial acquired the Isle of Man Bank but
540-628: The bank acquired the Saddleworth Banking Company and in 1871 the Bank of Stockport. By the time of its acquisition by the District, Manchester and County had 190 branches and sub-branches. Following the amalgamation, District was admitted to the London Bankers' Clearing House . The District Bank now determined to make itself a national bank and branches were opened throughout the midlands, the south and Wales. Following
576-495: The branch openings, the first being in 1844 – the Nantwich and Cheshire Bank , founded five years earlier. This was followed in 1863 by the more substantial purchase of Lloyd Entwistle of Manchester. Lloyd Entwistle had descended from the firm of John Jones "bankers and tea dealers", already established in the 1770s. In 1848, Jones Lloyd as it then was, separated its London and Manchester businesses. New partners were brought into
612-468: The capital. The first branch to be opened, at the beginning of 1834, was in Gloucester followed by Brecon , Walsall , Birmingham , Wotton-under-Edge , Boston and Wisbech . By 1836 there were 32 branches. Considerable dissension soon arose relating to the structure of the branch system and Joplin, who favoured a network of local semi-autonomous banks, left. The model for the branch system had been
648-404: The date of the termination of the banker customer contract. Information attained from other sources, such as a credit reference agency , is also covered. The duty is not absolute for the bank may disclose information where the disclosure is under compulsion by law, where there is a duty to the public to disclose, where the interests of the bank require disclosure and where the disclosure is made by
684-462: The end of World War II more branches were opened particularly in London and the south coast. However, in 1962 the District itself became victim of another bank’s desire for comprehensive national coverage and it was acquired by the National Provincial Bank. The District kept its separate board in Manchester until the 1968 merger of National Provincial and Westminster Bank. The District, National Provincial and Westminster banks were fully integrated in
720-572: The establishment of a new joint stock bank in the city. However, when his proposal to open branches in all the neighbouring towns was rejected, he immediately issued a prospectus for a new bank, specifically to have branches, and to be called either the District Banking Company or the Union Banking Company. In the event, the bank duly opened in 1829 under the name Manchester and Liverpool District Banking; its success
756-449: The exact year of purchase. However, although they may have been strategic in their own locality, none of the acquisitions appeared to be large. It was not until 1866 that the bank opened for banking business in London by which time it had a nationwide network of 122 branches. The bank ceased its provincial note issue and was appointed to the London Bankers' Clearing House . By 1886 the National Provincial Bank had 165 branches and its network
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#1732786587547792-433: The express or implied consent of the customer. Retail bank Banking services which are regarded as retail include provision of savings and transactional accounts , mortgages , personal loans , debit cards , and credit cards . Retail banking is also distinguished from investment banking or commercial banking . It may also refer to a division or department of a bank which deals with individual customers. In
828-405: The greater stability of the nearby Scottish banks. The Act of 1826 permitted the establishment of joint stock banks but note issue was only allowed outside a radius of 65 miles of London. The 1826 Act was followed by the creation of new provincial joint stock banks and conversions from existing private banks. Because of the prohibition on note issue in the London area, it was incorrectly assumed that
864-517: The hatters of Stockport thereafter received such financial advantage over hatters in other areas, that in due time Stockport became world famous for that product". In 1830, a year after acquiring Christy, the bank opened its Manchester office. As promised, branches were opened in a number of local towns, not forgetting the important branch in Liverpool , thereby justifying the bank’s lengthy title; by 1833 there were 17 branches. Acquisitions reinforced
900-530: The major acquisition came in 1962 when the District Bank was bought, creating a company with over £1.4 billion in assets and 2,100 branches. The District, being the one-time Manchester and Liverpool District Banking Company, gave the National Provincial valuable exposure to the north west. It maintained a separate board in Manchester until the merger with Westminster Bank. The merger of National Provincial and Westminster Bank , announced in 1968, surprised
936-609: The merger, the National Provincial Bank continued to exist as a dormant non-trading company until 2016, when it was voluntarily struck off the register and dissolved. The bishop's gate device on the bank's emblem was part of a pictorial representation of the bank's address at 15 Bishopsgate in the City of London. It is surmounted by two squirrels (suggested by the College of Arms as denoting thrift and foresight) supporting an urn; this alludes to The Flower Pot Inn which originally stood on
972-402: The new firm's structure, while Coutts & Co . private bankers, Ulster Bank and the Isle of Man Bank continued as separate operations. The statutory process of integration was completed in 1969 and the new company, National Westminster Bank, opened its doors for business on 1 January 1970, ending 140 years of independent trading. National Provincial Bank National Provincial Bank
1008-668: The north of Lancashire compared to the 118 of the Liverpool and Manchester. Growth continued apace after World War I and by 1924 another 130 branches had been opened. That year also marked the shortening of the name to the District Bank, by which it had been popularly known for some time. A further major expansion came in 1935 with the acquisition of the County Bank. The Manchester and County Bank commenced business in 1862 and three branches were opened shortly after. In 1866
1044-577: The site of the entrance to the city office. In 1924 the bank was involved in a notable court case. In England and those common law jurisdictions whose approach follows that of English law in treating the duty of confidentiality as resting in contract, the classic authority is the Court of Appeal decision in Tournier v National Provincial and Union Bank of England . The duty extends at least to information concerning account transactions and extends beyond
1080-535: The small Guernsey Banking Co. was to be the Bank's last domestic acquisition until 1961 and National Provincial’s progress came from continued branch opening, particularly around the London area. National Provincial did have a small overseas operation in the form of a 50 per cent share of Lloyds and National Provincial Foreign Bank in Paris , which it had acquired in 1917 and part-sold to Lloyds Bank in 1955. However, its more substantive overseas move came in 1924 with
1116-594: Was a retail bank which operated in England and Wales . It was created in 1833 as National Provincial Bank of England, and expanded largely by taking over a number of other banks. Following the transformative acquisition of the Union Bank of London in 1918, it changed its name to National Provincial and Union Bank of England, then in 1924 shortened its name again to National Provincial Bank. It further acquired Coutts Bank in 1920, Grindlays Bank in 1924, Isle of Man Bank in 1961, District Bank in 1962, thus becoming one of
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1152-460: Was eventually launched in 1833. The National Provincial Bank thus was established as a provincial bank but with a London head office. Moreover, it was specifically structured to be a branch banking enterprise prepared to concentrate on a large number of smaller accounts rather than a small number of large accounts. For more than thirty years the bank operated as a country bank, with its headquarters in London, but not transacting banking business in
1188-401: Was formed in 1839 and it remained a purely metropolitan bank for the rest of the century; it was of no great size during that period, opening around a dozen branches in central London and acquiring the occasional small local bank. Although it refused to open branches in the provinces, it did develop an extensive overseas business. Policy changed at the turn of the century and the Union embarked on
1224-461: Was in turn replaced by the branch building of National Provincial Bank on the same location, designed by Edwin Cooper and completed in 1932. Further acquisitions followed the 1918 merger, in particular the prestigious London-based Coutts Bank in 1920. Significant regional banks included Bradford District Bank (1919), Sheffield Banking Company (1919) and Northamptonshire Union Bank (1920). In 1924
1260-472: Was second only to the London and County Bank. There was now little in the way of acquisition but the branch network continued to increase – according to the NatWest Heritage Hub, there were 200 branches by 1900 and over 450 by the time of the 1918 merger (however, the scale of the post-1900 increase is surprisingly large and the latter figure may include sub-branches). The Union Bank of London
1296-506: Was such that by 1877 Grindon described it as "first and foremost among provincial joint-stock banks". The bank actually opened first in Stockport in 1829 but this was through the acquisition of the local bank, Christy Lloyd . Christy and Company were "celebrated" London hatters and it was the founder’s son, William Miller-Christy, who supported a local hatter, John Worsley, to set up a bank in Stockport . Christy Lloyd opened in 1824 "and
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