UK Banks

List of the main UK bank websites and some of the smaller and more specialist players.

Name of Bank	Other Trading Names	Number of Branches	Focus
HSBC	First Direct Marks & Spencer Money HFC Bank		Retail & Investment banking
Royal Bank of Scotland	NatWest Coutts Ulster Bank Adam Bank		Retail & Investment banking
Lloyds TSB	Bank of Scotland Birmingham Midshires Cheltenham & Gloucester Intelligent Finance Halifax St. James's Place Bank		Retail & Investment banking
Barclays	Woolwich		Retail & Investment banking
Standard Chartered			Retail & Investment banking
The co-operative bank	Smile Britannia		Owned by Retail Group
Harrods Bank			Owned by Retail Group
Sainsbury's Bank			Owned by Retail Group
Tesco Bank			Owned by Retail Group
Airdrie Savings Bank
Aldermore Bank			Business Banking
Julian Hodge Bank			Retail Banking
Raphaels Bank			Private Banking
Secure Trust Bank			Sub-prime banking
National Savings & Investments			Owned by UK Government
Bradford & Bingley			Owned by UK Government
Allied Irish Banks			Retail Banking
Bank of Ireland			Retail Banking
National Australia Bank	Clydesdale Bank Yorkshire Bank		Retail Banking
Citi Bank	Egg		Retail & Investment Banking
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China			Retail & Investment Banking
Northern Bank	Owned by Danske Bank		Retail Banking
Santander	Cahoot Cater Allen		Retail Banking
ICICI Bank	Owned by ICICI bank of India		Retail Banking
Handelsbanken		97	Retail Banking
Shawbrook Bank			Business Banking
Investec Bank			Private Banking
Julian Hodge Bank			Private Banking
Metro Bank			Retail Banking
NBNK Investments			Retail Banking (not yet launched)
Virgin Bank	Northern Rock		Retail Banking
Wesleyan Bank
Pensions Bank			Business Banking

For a full list of banks authorised to carry out business in the UK please go to http://www.fsa.gov.uk/library/other_publications/banks