Press releases

Santander’s new branch at Brunel University was officially opened yesterday by the bank’s Deputy CEO and Head of Retail and Business Banking, Javier San Felix and University Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Julia Buckingham.

• Full-time workers spend 16 per cent of annual income on work costs
   
• Commuting costs £1,087 average per year
   
• Childcare costs as much as £3,910 per year
   
• Cost of working up 6 per cent since 2014 and 20 per cent since 2013

Santander’s newly refurbished branch at Cardiff University was officially opened yesterday by Matt Hutnell, Director of Santander Universities UK and University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Colin Riordan.

Nathan Bostock, Santander UK's CEO made his first official visit to the University of Leeds yesterday to meet the Vice-Chancellor, Sir Alan Langlands, and to sign a new three-year renewal agreement with further financial support for the leading UK academic institution.

Shriti Vadera, Chairman of Santander UK, made her first official visit to the University of West England yesterday to meet the Deputy Vice Chancellor and senior University staff, students who have benefited from the bank’s financial support, and local businesses. She also gave a lecture on Post-globalism at the University’s Faculty of Business and Law.

• Santander offers up to £100 cashback for both new and existing customers investing into a Santander Stocks and Shares ISA
   
• Customers can earn 0.5% cashback on the amount invested during the offer period
   
• A wide range of investments from across the market are available and can be made via the Santander Investment Hub - a secure, efficient, straightforward platform which aims to make investments more affordable and accessible to all

Moments Café and Dementia Hub, a Plymouth-based social enterprise, has received £4,000 of matched funding from Santander’s new Changemaker Fund to finish its new dementia friendly café and hub in the city centre.

• York-based Inclusion Housing Community Interest Company (“Inclusion”), a fast-growing social enterprise business, has received £455,000 funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial to purchase new headquarters.

(FCA Complaints Data - 01 July 2016 to 31 December 2016)

In line with the new FCA complaints data reporting requirements, figures published today by Santander UK reveal 153,794 reportable complaints received by the bank during the second half of the year. The results are driven by the FCA’s change in reporting, which took place from 30 June 2016, and now requires firms to report all complaints. Previously the FCA reporting rules did not require firms to include complaints that were resolved by close of the next business day. If the current reporting requirements were applied to the first half of 2016; the bank received 154,738 complaints compared with our second half published figure of 153,794 - showing a reduction half on half.

• 33 local business leaders, entrepreneurs and budding business owners attended a networking evening in Santander High Holborn, London.
• The Breakthrough in Branch event encouraged businesses to learn about how to start up or develop your own business and discuss how businesses can work together to boost the local economy

Birmingham Youth Empowerment Project CIC has received £5,000 to help young people in deprived parts of West and South Birmingham learn how to manage their finances.

Walsall-based Travelstar European Ltd, one of the West Midlands’ leading coach hire companies, has moved to larger premises in Portland Street, Walsall, to help cater for a strong demand. The firm was supported with a funding package from Santander Corporate & Commercial.