unipersonal industry banking and financial services founded 1997 headquarters madrid spain products retail and commercial banking parent banco sabadell website www.bancsabadell.com cs satellite sabatl particulares 1191332204474 en sabadell solbank was a spanish bank owned by banco de sabadell which focussed on retail banking for europeans living in the coastal areas of southern spain . in 2014 it was fully integrated into the parent company . contents 1 history 1.1 banco natwest espa a 1.2 banco halifax hispania 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit banco natwest espa a edit banco natwest march s.a. was formed as a joint venture between banca march s.a. and national westminster bank in 1985 . in 1989 natwest purchased a controlling interest changing its name to banco natwest espa a s.a. in 1990 . in 1996 grupo banco sabadell acquired banco natwest espa a for 123m integrating it with its banco de asturias subsidiary to form solbank sbd s.a. in 1997 . 1 in 2001 solbank sbd was legally absorbed into banco sabadell with its branches continuing to operate under the solbank brand sabadell solbank from 2010 for marketing purposes . 2 a branch of sabadell solbank in palma de mallorca . banco halifax hispania edit banco halifax hispania s.a.u. was established in 1993 mainly serving about 50 000 british expatriate mortgage customers . 3 in 1997 the halifax building society demutualised and in 2001 it merged with the bank of scotland to form hbos . in 2010 following the acquisition of hbos by lloyds tsb group subsequently renamed lloyds banking group lloyds tsb spain and banco halifax s 28 branches became lloyds bank international s.a.u. in april 2013 lloyds banking group reached an agreement to sell the spanish operation to banco sabadell 4 with the lloyds bank name used under temporary licence . 5 this bank was renamed sabadell solbank s.a.u. in november 2013 before being fully integrated into banco sabadell on 15 march 2014 . 6 see also edit international westminster bank rbs international halifax ireland bank of scotland international references edit cicutti nic natwest severs spanish link with pounds 123m sale the independent 8 august 1996 annual report and accounts p. 26 banco de sabadell 2001 harper justin expat concerns over lloyds spain sale the daily telegraph 10 may 2013 lloyds to sell spanish retail division to sabadell . bbc news . 29 april 2013 . retrieved 29 april 2013 . legal documentation . lloyds bank international . 2013 . retrieved 19 september 2013 . information on the integration process with banco sabadell . banco sabadell . february 2014 . retrieved 2 march 2014 . external links edit official website v t e the royal bank of scotland group banking current adam & company child & co. coutts & co. drummonds bank isle of man bank natwest the royal bank of scotland rbs international ulster bank former williams & glyn s bank citizens financial group international westminster bank national westminster bank usa loans and mortgages jamjarcars lombard the one account investment banking rbs securities board of directors sir philip hampton chairman ross mcewan group ceo sir sandy crombie ewen stevenson alison davis penny hughes morten friis brendan nelson baroness noakes robert gillespie aileen taylor annual group revenue 19.7 billion gbp 2013 employees 118 600 stock symbol lse rbs website www.rbs.com v t e lloyds banking group retail lloyds bank lloyds bank international bank of scotland halifax birmingham midshires bank of wales commercial lloyds development capital agricultural mortgage corporation consumer black horse lex autolease colleys insurance scottish widows lloyds bank general insurance underwriter lloyds bank insurance services intermediary former lloyds tsb lloyds associated banking company lloyds and national provincial foreign bank bank of london and south america bank of london and montreal cox & kings national bank of new zealand lloyds bank california lloyds bank canada cunliffe brooks fox fowler and company lewis s bank cheltenham & gloucester trustee savings bank tsb bank hbos bank of scotland international halifax ireland banco halifax hispania intelligent finance clerical medical british linen bank the leeds annual group revenue gb 43.467 billion 2010 employees 100 000 2012 stock symbol lse lloy nyse lyg website www.lloydsbankinggroup.com legislation lloyds tsb act 1998 hbos group reorganisation act 2006 category commons retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sabadell solbank & oldid 723007267 categories banks established in 1997banks disestablished in 2014royal bank of scotland grouplloyds banking groupbanco sabadellbanks of spain navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent 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