Bank of Scotland growth to continue

ONE of the country’s emerging banking forces is Bank of Scotland, which last week announced an 84% increase in its pre-tax profits for last year.

BOS made its name here when it shook up the mortgage market, knocking 1.5% off the basic cost of a home loan.

That happened in July 1999 and it resulted in about €200m a year staying in the pockets of home buyers.