	banco santander to buy west germany s cc bank banco santander signed a letter of intent with bank of america bac to purchase its west german affiliate bankhaus centrale credit ag cc bank the bank said in a statement amplifying an earlier report from frankfurt the incorporation of cc bank in our group will provide a major boost for chanelling investment between spain and the european community the statement said this operation enables us to take up a solid position in west germany ahead of spain s full integration into the ec s financial system in five years time the deal included the license for visa credit cards reuter 
