Alliance & Leicester was as a separate institution with its own banking licence while at the same time migrating customer accounts to the Partenon software system. Abbey and the Bradford & Bingley savings business were rebranded in January 2010. Branches of Alliance & Leicester were rebranded at the end of 2010. Services The four business sectors were mortgage lending and investments, personal banking, commercial banking and treasury. Alliance & Leicester provided current accounts, general insurance, life assurance, unit trusts, asset financing and commercial lending. The bank also operated Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank. Credit cards were also provided through a partnership with MBNA until the acquisition by Santander. Cards were subsequently reissued with MBNA branding, while Alliance & Leicester began solely providing Santander branded credit cards, provided by Santander Cards Limited. Selected investment products were also provided, together with those from Legal & General, with which the bank had a partnership. Alliance & Leicester operated an international subsidiary based on the Isle of Man, which passed to Santander UK. References External links Banco Santander Leicester British companies established in 1985 Banks established in 1985 Banks disestablished in 2011 1985 establishments in England 2011 disestablishments in England Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange