Anthony Thomson (other)
Anthony Thomson may refer to: *Anthony Thomson, founder of Metro Bank (UK) *Anthony Todd Thomson, Scottish dermatologist See also *Anthony Thompson (other) Anthony Thompson may refer to: * Anthony Thompson (American football) (born 1967), former American football running back * Anthony Thompson (Canadian football) (born 1990), Canadian football defensive back * Anthony Thompson (boxer) (born 1981), A ...

Metro Bank (UK)
Metro Bank plc is a retail and commercial bank operating in the United Kingdom, founded by Anthony Thomson and Vernon Hill in 2010. At its launch it was the first new high street bank to launch in the United Kingdom in over 150 years. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. After a period of rapid growth, Metro Bank hit difficulties in early 2019 when it announced it had insufficient capital to meet regulatory requirements, following the discovery of an error in the way it categorised its commercial loans for capital adequacy purposes. As a result, it had to raise an additional £350m of capital. Concerns over the announcement and the bank's ability to raise the capital resulted in the bank's share price falling by 75% in less than four months, and large depositors withdrawing cash, because of "adverse sentiment". History Metro Bank was granted its licence by the Financial Services Authority on 5 March 2010, the first high-street bank to be granted such a licence for o ...
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Anthony Todd Thomson
Anthony Todd Thomson (7 January 1778 – 3 July 1849) was a Scottish doctor and pioneer of dermatology. Life Anthony Todd Thomson was the younger son of Alexander Thomson and was born in Edinburgh, where his parents were staying temporarily, on 7 January 1778. His father was postmaster-general and a member of the council of the Province of Georgia, and collector of customs for the town of Savannah. Anthony returned to America with his parents soon after Anthony Todd, postmaster of Edinburgh, had stood sponsor to him as his godson; but when peace was declared after the American War of Independence, his father, in common with many American loyalists, threw up his appointments, and settled in Edinburgh with a small pension from the government. Thomson was brought up by Mrs. Rennie, who afterwards became his stepmother. He was educated at the Royal High School, and was nominated, by his godfather's interest, to a clerkship in the Edinburgh post office. He graduated doctor of medici ...
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