| 20061212 | 12/12/2006 | Group and United in merger talks | Co-op News | 1 | Leeds Co-op, United Co-operatives, The Co-operative Group, merger talks | 
              
          | 20081028 | 28/10/2008 | Britannia in merger talks with CFS | Co-op News | 2 | Britannia Building Society, merger talks, Co-operative Financial Services (CFS), David Anderson | 
              
          | 20081028 | 28/10/2008 | Mutual benefits are on offer if the big merger does happen | Paul Gosling | 12 | David Anderson, Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Bill ) , Britannia Building Society, merger talks, Neville Richardson, Co-operative Financial Services (CFS), John Butterfil MP, Co-op Bank |