Barclays has taken over Woolwich, NatWest was the subject of a hostile takeover battle, while Abbey National took over Scottish Provident, a mutual insurance company, and Lloyds TSB bought Scottish Widows.
Throw in a Friends Provident Trophy final defeat by Essex and you have a season that perfectly encapsulates the see-saw nature of the county game.
In addition, Silver Bay has entered into contribution and merger agreements through which it will acquire, concurrent with the closing of the offering, an initial portfolio of more than 3, 100 single-family residential properties through entities associated with Two Harbors Investment, a publicly traded REIT (TWO), and Provident Real Estate Advisors LLC, a private capital management firm, in exchange for equity interests in Silver Bay or its operating subsidiary, or cash.
Silver Bay will be externally managed by PRCM Real Estate Advisers, which is a joint venture between an affiliate of Pine River Capital Management and Provident Real Estate Advisors LLC, a private capital management firm.
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"Adopting the Sterling name will enable us to extend our brand to a broader regional market, " Provident New York President and CEO Jack Kopnisky said in a statement on Thursday.
Provident Financial said it had a total of 1.8 million home credit customers, many of who, it said, found the loans "helpful to spread the cost of Christmas".
Although Wilson was dismissed soon afterwards for 125, the crowd was treated to a brilliant display from championship debutant Roy, who signalled his potential earlier this season with a century in the Friends Provident t20.
They then have a five-day break before the Friends Provident Trophy game against Glamorgan (1200 BST).
It would help, says Rowan Gormley of Virgin Direct (a joint venture between Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Australian Mutual Provident, Australia's biggest insurer), if regulation promoted clarity.
Ireland have been boosted by a five-figure sponsorship deal for their five home matches in the Friends Provident Trophy.
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Provident Financial Chief Executive Robin Ashton told Money Box that he was not in favour of a rate cap and rejected the claim that the 177 per cent APR his company charges is excessive or extortionate.
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Citic Pacific's managing director is Henry Fan, who took a leave of absence as a member of Hong Kong's executive council and chairman of the city's Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority after the company's announcement.
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