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2 unusual facts about Bank of Scotland


Bank of Scotland

A controversial period in the Bank's history was the attempt in 1999 to enter the United States retail banking market via a joint venture with evangelist Pat Robertson.

Sir Walter Scott wrote a series of letters to the Edinburgh Weekly Journal under the pseudonym "Malachi Malagrowther" which provoked such a response that the government was forced to relent and allow the Scottish banks to continue printing £1 notes.


Focus DIY

In an attempt to tackle the financial problems the owners restructured the business, and injected fresh capital in the form of £200m via loans by the owners Cerberus Capital, Bank of Scotland and GMAC.

M Resort

In October 2010, Penn National Gaming bought the resort's $860 million in debt from the Bank of Scotland for $231 million.


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Francis Graham Lodge

In 1951 it was noted that samples of his work had been acquired by the Belfast Art Gallery, the Bank of Scotland, the Athenaeum Club, Colonel Lord Wigram and Princess Mary, the daughter of King George V.

Friars Square

The landlord is the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), and managed by Grosvenor Fund Management.

Matthew Riley

After winning £5million interest free funding for his company through the Bank of Scotland Corporate Entrepreneur Challenge, Matthew was also awarded a high profile mentorship with Arcadia and BHS boss Sir Philip Green.

named Ernst and Young’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2007 and more famously his success in the Bank of Scotland Corporate Entrepreneur Challenge where he was awarded £5m in interest free funding and mentoring from Sir Philip Green.

The Garden Centre Group

In February 2009, following the collapse of the Icelandic investment company Baugur Group who had a large stake in the firm, the Bank of Scotland became the majority owner of the firm in a debt-for-equity deal.