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Abbey changed its trademark from Abbey National in 2003, (although it remains registered as Abbey National plc); a change prompted by Luqman Arnold (Chief Executive) after several years of loss-making.
Abbey's registered office is in London, England and its effective Head Office is in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Its savings and banking administration departments are both in Bradford, with its mortgage centre being based in Stockton-on-TeesStockton-on-Tees is an industrial town and port on the River Tees in north-eastern England. It is the major settlement in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees. Major industries in Stockton include ship-repairing, steel and chemicals. The town is most famous fo, TeessideTeesside is the name given to the conurbation in northern England based on Middlesbrough and Stockton, along the banks of the River Tees. The towns were integrated into one county borough of Teesside in 1968, and then in 1974 became part of the county of. Abbey recently announced that it was moving some of its Banking Customer Contact Centres, including Derby, WarringtonAlternate uses: see Warrington (disambiguation). Warrington is a town and borough in North West England. It was traditionally in Lancashire, but was moved to Cheshire in 1974. Since April 1, 1998 it has been an independent unitary authority and administra and Bradford, to IndiaThe Republic of India is a large multicultural country in South Asia, with a population of over one billion. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy., leaving only GatesheadGateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in north-east England on the south side of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the main settlement in the metropolitan borough of Gateshead. The town is the location of the Metro Centre, which on complet and GlasgowFor other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation Glasgow is Scotland's largest city, located on the River Clyde in West Central Scotland. It is also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, officially known as the City of Glasgow and, like many west of S with this function within Britain.