Details on the Santander and RBS deal
- Royal Bank of Scotland planned to sell 316 branches to Santander.
- That included 311 branches in England and Wales and five NatWest branches in Scotland.
- The deal was announced in August 2010 and was expected to be completed at the end of 2011.
- The sale had been ordered by the European Commission after a state rescue for RBS.
- Santander reportedly paid £1.65 billion for the RBS deal.
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