Midland Bank biggest bank in the world, the building is currently (2015) under development as a hotel. HSBC UK swift code (all offices in the United Kingdom) being "MIDLGB22" reflects its past as the Midland Bank. The Midland Bank was famous for its golden griffin logo, surrounded by golden coins originally introduced in 1965 on a black, then later blue background, and for its slogan "the listening bank," written by the advertising executive Rod Allen. Advertisements for the bank appeared in the popular computer game "Theme Park". The Midland Bank still traded as Midland Bank, but using the HSBC logo from 1997,
The Co-operative Bank million, and its ATM operating business for £35 million. It also outsourced its mortgage servicing operation to Capita, transferring about 660 staff to Capita. The narrowing of losses was driven largely by a faster-than-expected reduction in unwanted assets, including significant parts of the portfolio of sub-prime mortgages the bank inherited from its merger with Britannia Building Society. Non-core assets reduced by £1bn, and credit impairments improved. In August 2014 the bank said it had cut staff numbers by 21 percent (about 1,560 workers) in the previous year and that there were more job losses to come. The bank had also