BofA puts UK's Premium Credit up for sale

Bank of America is divesting the UK insurance premium finance division it inherited through its acquisition of card issuer MBNA last year as the unit is not part of the bank's core strategy.

MBNA said in a statement today that Bank of America is in the midst of selling Premium Credit. MBNA bought Premium from private equity firm Electra in January 2004 and folded into its MBNA Europe subsidiary.

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