BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.9B
- Public
- UK
Dow Jones Description
Blimey, its Bingley! Bradford & Bingley plc (London: BB) offers residential mortgages, secured commercial property loans and loans to housing associations. It has changed from mutual ownership to bankhood and has nearly 600 branches throughout the UK. It offers mortgage and insurance brokering, as well as real estate agency, deposit, and counter services. It is also a leading provider of independent financial advice, with about 900 advisors on board. Founded in 1964, this Aś469.3 million company is based in London, UK, and employs about 3,000 people.
Group CEO
Steven J. CrawshawNumber of Employees 2,480
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities: 523991
News & Analysis
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Former B&B chief 'massively sorry'for demise of lender
- 2008-11-19
The boss of Bradford & Bingley issued a public apology yesterday as he told a Commons Treasury Select Committee hearing that nationalisation had been the only option after a run on his bank. The former Bradford & Bingley chairman Rod Kent apologised for his management's role in the lender's demise...
Bradford & Bingley may be nationalised: reports
- 2008-09-26
LONDON AFP — British mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley, which has been hit by a housing downturn and weakness in the wider economy, may be nationalised, according to newspaper reports. The Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail both reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources, that government ministers were considering a...
Be aggressive now and profit in future
- 2008-02-09
THE ANALYST I really can't remember such a long period of unremitting gloom for the finance sections of newspapers and radio or television programmes. Global markets have got off to their worst start for any year, just about ever. Banks in the United States are continually...
Banks' earnings downgraded
- 2007-10-24
--British banks' earnings continued to be downgraded as analysts tried to assess the credit crunch. Bear Stearns reduced its estimates for Alliance & Leicester, Bradford & Bingley, Lloyds TSB and Northern Rock on expectations of reduced lending and tighter margins. Credit Suisse has also sounded bleak on the issue.
Liquidity misery sparks bank takeover talk.
- 2007-09-19
State intervention may have averted banking collapses, but the liquidity crisis has fuelled takeover rumours John Adams Northern Rock's need to seek emergency Bank of England funding heralded a grim week for the UK's mortgage banks. Shares in Bradford & Bingley, Alliance & Leicester...
Alliance & Leicester shares take a beating
- 2007-09-18
A&L tries to reassure investors w Panic knocks Pounds 1.2bn off bank's value w Rock slide continues By Sean FarrellFinancial Editor Panic among savers spread to investors yesterday as Alliance & Leicester's shares lost nearly one third of their value on fears it would be the...
WORLD MARKETS: London
- 2006-02-18
Leading shares touched their best level in nearly five years after the platinum miner said it was in possible takeover talks, sparking a gold rush among other UK-listed miners, such as Anglo American and Xstrata. Meanwhile, Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley rose on merger talk. The FTSE 100 gained...
WORLD MARKETS: London
- 2006-02-18
Leading shares touched their best level in nearly five years after the platinum miner Lonmin said it was in possible takeover talks, sparking a gold rush among other UK-listed miners, such as Anglo American and Xstrata. Meanwhile, Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley rose on merger talk. The FTSE 100...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Steven J. Crawshaw | Group CEO |
| Tim Dawson | Managing Director, Mortgages |
| Alan Law | Director, HR |
| Chris Gillespie | Group Director, Lending |
| Chris Willford | Group Finance Director |
| Ian Campbell | Director, Group Property & Purchasing |
| Robert Dickie | Group Director, Operations |
| Rosemary P. Thorne | Group Director, Finance |
| Vicky Luttig | Manager, Public Relations |
| Alan Shankley | Secretary |
| David Bitner | Head, Product Operations |
| Jessica Bigus | Senior Press Officer |
| Nickie Aiken | Head, Public Relations |
| Sharon Keller | Press Officer, Mortgage Express |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Rod Kent | Chairman |
| George E. Cox | Board of Directors |
| Ian Cheshire | Board of Directors |
| Louise Patten | Board of Directors |
| Louise Patter | Board of Directors |
| Nicholas J. Cosh | Board of Directors |
| Stephen Webster | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Group CEO | Current |
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hrit, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Managing Director, Mortgages | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Director, HR | Current |
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Group Director, Lending | Current |
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Barclays PLC | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Group Finance Director | Current |
| Barclays PLC | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Director, Group Property & Purchasing | Current |
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Director, Group Property & Purchasing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Group Director, Operations | Current |
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Australia Bank Limited | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Group Director, Finance | Current |
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Manager, Public Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Head, Product Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Senior Press Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Head, Public Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Press Officer, Mortgage Express | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Chairman | Current |
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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|---|---|---|
| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Bradford & Bingley Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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