SANTANDER UK is reported to be mulling over a £2 billion bid for the Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks.
The Spanish-owned group saw a deal to buy 316 branches from Royal Bank of Scotland collapse last year. It is said executives in London and Madrid have been weighing up a bid for Clydesdale for several months.
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