Royal bank of Scotland ( RBS ) has failed to attract any buyers for the remaining branches in its William & Glyn unit it has been trying to sell as a condition of a £ ##500 ( $ 500 ) bailout at the height of the financial crisis . Whilst banks , including Clydesdale and Santander , have purchased RBS , neither wants to buy up the least profitable portion of the business , including the firm 's six Scottish branches .
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has failed to attract any bidders for the 300 branches in its William & Glyn unit it has been trying to sell as a condition of a £46bn ($57bn) bailout at the height of the financial crisis. Whilst banks, including Clydesdale and Santander, have approached RBS, neither wants to buy up the least profitable parts of the business, including the firm's six Scottish branches.