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top lenders: a league table
Position in MarchLender*ÌýCommitment (£m) at March
2002 2001Ìý20022001
11Nationwide Ðǿմ«Ã½ Society36103363
2-Bank of Scotland Corporate Banking3495**
33Royal Bank of Scotland Group29702545
44Abbey National29692381
56Bradford & Bingley15151291
65Barclays14951349
77Britannia Ðǿմ«Ã½ Society11211089
88Dexia Public Finance Bank906865
99BNP Paribas514566
1013Newcastle Ðǿմ«Ã½ Society343173
1111Lloyds TSB323202
1219Prudential229107
1316Cheshire Ðǿմ«Ã½ Society156122
1412Allied Irish Bank154193
1514Northern Rock147151
16-European Investment Bank142-
1715Yorkshire Bank131130
TotalÌýÌý20,22017,802
* Table includes only lenders that had committed more than £100m each at March 2002; other lenders were also active
** Halifax and Bank of Scotland merged in 2001
capital markets – the lead banks
Bank*Proceeds of capital market issues (£m)
Ìýas of March 2002as of March 2001
RBC Capital Markets15271261
HSBC758758
Royal Bank of Scotland Group594518
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein424424
BNP Paribas197197
Morgan Stanley160127
Barclays Capital118118
Other132132
Total39103535