Sovereign latest financial institution talking of takeover

October 13, 2008 · Filed Under Business, Government, News, and Philadelphia · Comment 

Logos of both Sovereign and Banco Santander financial institutions Instead of outsourcing a call center or some other department, Sovereign Bank’s corporate officers, Sovereign Bancorp, is looking to sell out the Philadelphia-based financial institution to a foreign company.

Sure, we now live, more than at any point in history, in a global economy, but when it comes to me putting money in my bank, I want to know my bank is All-American. Jingoistic? No. Patriotic? Hardly. Overseas prejudice? Absolutely! When it comes to my money, where it’s kept, who has control over it, and the company that may go belly-up and legally owe – or be able to dodge U.S. laws – is of great interest to me.

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