AN EMERGING INTERNATIONAL BANK: SABADELL BUYS TSB FOR £1.7 BN

Spanish institution Banco Sabadell (SAB.MC) agrees to pay £1.7 bn for TSB (TSB.L), Britain's seventh biggest lender with 631 branches and 4.3% market share, in one of the biggest cross-border banking deals since the financial crisis. Formally announced on March 12, the deal was also welcomed by the UK Treasury as “a vote of confidence … Continue reading AN EMERGING INTERNATIONAL BANK: SABADELL BUYS TSB FOR £1.7 BN

A SUBPRIME RENAISSANCE: CITIGROUP SELLS ONEMAIN TO SPRINGLEAF

Springleaf Holdings Inc. set to buy Citigroup Inc’s OneMain Financial Holdings for $4.25bn in cash, forming the largest subprime lender in the United States. Citigroup’s strategy to sell its non-core operations and focus on wealthier clients produces the combined entity with $15bn dollars in assets, 2000 branches, and a capacity to serve the growing subprime … Continue reading A SUBPRIME RENAISSANCE: CITIGROUP SELLS ONEMAIN TO SPRINGLEAF