Articles in the Banks Category
ING Gets Cash Injection
October 19th, 2008
Whilst we hope that the news that ING is getting a cash injection of 10 million EUROs from the Dutch Government isn’t a sign it’s in trouble, it’s worth keeping an eye on this news over the next couple of days.
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Icesave: Darling Guarantees All Deposits
October 8th, 2008
Some better news for Icesave customers following yesterday’s news that they were basically going bust - Alastair Darling has effectively guaranteed all deposits in the bank, even those over the FSCS maximum of £50,000.
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Icesave: Useful Info For Savers
October 7th, 2008
You only have to take a look at the Money Saving Expert forums to see how the news of Icesave’s demise has gone down with its 300,000 British savers - post after post of queries asking how much of their money is protected and how they can get their money …
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Santander “To Acquire Bradford & Bingley”
September 28th, 2008
Further to the news that Bradford & Bingley is to be partly nationalised and partly sold off to the private sector, it looks as if Spanish banking giant Santander is likely to acquire of B&B’s savings business.
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Bradford & Bingley To Be Nationalised
September 28th, 2008
Yesterday we wrote how Bradford & Bingley appeared to be on the verge of going bust, and it seems that the Treasury are indeed now working towards a part-private sale part-nationalisation of the UK’s 8th largest bank.
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Bradford & Bingley Going Bust?
September 27th, 2008
There are increasing worries that the Bradford & Bingley bank is about to go bust, and will end up nationalised in much the same way as Northern Rock was.
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Lloyds TSB HBOS New Logo Revealed!
September 18th, 2008
OK, so maybe my version of how the new Lloyds TSB / HBOS logo should look isn’t quite as funny as this one.
Anyone got any more ideas for logos or names for the new banking …
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More on the Lloyds / HBOS Takeover
September 17th, 2008
Today’s extraordinary developments in UK banking have gradually been unfolding throughout the day, and whilst nothing is yet set in stone, a few more details on the Lloyds TSB / HBOS merger are becoming clearer.
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HBOS To Merge With Lloyds TSB?
September 17th, 2008
Some big breaking news from the world of banking this morning after it looks like there are talks between Halifax Bank Of Scotland (HBOS) and Lloyds TSB to merge, which would create a “super-bank” on the high street.
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Further Bank Bail-Outs?
September 15th, 2008
So, the U.S. Treasury has decided not to bail-out Lehman Brothers bank, the fourth largest investment bank in the States. It now makes me wonder what our Government would do should one of our big banks threatened to go bust?
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