Safest Banks in UK

Following are the best and safest banks in the United Kingdom:

HSBC Holdings (UK)
- HSBC Holdings is the safest bank in the UK and 19th safest in the world according to the Global Finance magazine (2010).
- It is also ranked 1st in UK by Tier One capital (Top 1000 Commercial Banks by Country, The Banker 2003).
- According to the Fortune magazine "The World's Most Admired Companies" 2003, HSBC Holdings plc is rated as the 4th most admired company in the UK.

Barclays Bank
- It is ranked 2nd in the UK and 34th in the world among the safest banks by Global Finance in 2010.
- Barclays Business, part of UK Retail Banking, and Barclays Corporate successfully won the Best Commercial Mortgage Provider accolade for the fourth consecutive year at the Business Moneyfacts Awards 2010.
- In the UK, Barclays offers: Retail banking, Premier banking, Corporate banking, Barclaycard, Barclays Capital, Barclays Wealth.

Nationwide Building Society
- It is one of the top three savings providers and mortgage lenders in the UK and is the largest building society in the world.
- In 2010 Nationwide was named as one of the world's top 50 safest financial institutions by Global Finance magazine.
- In 2009, Nationwide won more than ten major awards from independent organizations for its products and services such as: most trusted financial services company, most trusted savings provider, most trusted mortgage provider, etc.
- In 2007 Nationwide was given the Investors in People Champion status until October 2010.
- In October 2002 it became the first UK credit card issuer to introduce a 'summary box', outlining all the key rates and charges.
- In 1997 it was the first to introduce a retail internet banking service in the UK.

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