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Rock boss Sandler set for Pearl job

08.09.09
Ron Sandler, the man who shepherded Northern Rock back from the abyss after the former building society became the first UK bank to be bailed out by the taxpayer in the credit crunch, looks set to take on another major job ... more

Lloyds £4bn cash call as chairman search begins

18.05.09
As Lloyds Banking Group began its search for a new chairman today, it launched a £4 billion fund-raiser to buy back the Government’s preference shares. ... more

Northern Rock troubleshooter billed taxpayer for £173,000 expenses

03.03.09
The troubleshooter brought in by the Government to run Northern Rock cost the taxpayer £173,000 in expenses last year as she travelled between her home in Switzerland and the UK... more

'Pride' over Northern Rock sparks takeover talk

17.02.09
Labour declared it was "proud" that it nationalised Northern Rock - fuelling speculation that another bank could be taken into public ownership... more

Rock’s ‘saviour’ set to quit next month

09.01.09
Banking: Northern Rock’s chief financial officer Ann Godbehere is leaving her £75,000 a month post at the end of February, after earning up to £900,000 for her role in the restructuring of the nationalised lender... more

Northern Rock chiefs to escape court action

14.10.08
Banking: Adam Applegarth, former chief executive of failed bank Northern Rock, and his co-directors will not be taken to court over their management failings... more

Hold on to your hats, rough ride has just started

16.09.08
Chancellor Alistair Darling says we are in the biggest financial crisis in 60 years. So we obviously have much worse to come than yesterday's 4.5% retreat on the FTSE 100... more

Northern Rock’s home loans arrears soar amid £585m loss

05.08.08
Bank has repossessed 1500 homes in past six months as borrowers find it hard to keep up their mortgage repayments... more

Barclays top man to take the Rock helm

23.07.08
Northern Rock have hired Barclays vice-chairman Gary Hoffman as its new chief executive, 10 months after it collapsed... more

Rock boss Sandler seeking a successor

23.06.08
Ron Sandler, the man chosen by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to head Northern Rock when it was nationalised, is preparing to find a successor to take over the day-to-day running of the stricken mortgage bank... more

Would you sell a bank to Richard Branson? Why the Virgin tycoon lost out in the Northern Rock collapse

16.06.08
In a compelling new book, the Mail's City Editor ALEX BRUMMER reveals the incompetence, greed and recklessness that caused this crisis.... more

Rock takes on new staff to deal with customers' loan troubles

30.05.08
Northern Rock is hiring hundreds of new staff to cope with an expected flood of customers getting into difficulty making their mortgage repayments... more

Telecoms giants who made the correct calls

29.05.08
The men who have led the two powerhouses in the British telecommunications industry are about to walk away... more

House-price slump 'a threat to £24bn repayment by Rock'

20.05.08
A slump in house prices could "seriously" affect Northern Rock's plans to repay the £24 billion it owes the Bank of England, admits chairman Ron Sandler... more

Rock claims 'solid progress' despite increase in arrears

12.05.08
Northern Rock today said the outlook for the UK mortgage market "remains highly uncertain"... more

Axe to fall on 2000 staff at Northern Rock 'in weeks'

25.04.08
Northern Rock plans to axe 2000 jobs in the next three months... more

It isn't easy but Tesco still finds fresh growth

17.04.08
Tesco is that all-too-rare phenonenon, a grocery business which is succeeding in more than one country... more

Don't laugh, but the fat cats are going hungry

07.04.08
Wherever I go in the City at the moment, I'm meeting people in a daze... more

Europe launches full probe into Northern Rock bailout

02.04.08
The European Commission launches a formal investigation into the rescue of Northern Rock... more

Sandler to shrink the Rock by half

31.03.08
Northern Rock will more than halve in size following its nationalisation last month... more

Rock chief hits back at the critics of its 'unfair' offers

18.03.08
Northern Rock's savings and mortgage rates will be "beyond reproach", declares the nationalised bank's chairman... more

Crisis casualties, but hope too

22.02.08
In any market meltdown, a huge amount of otherwise idle time and energy is spent trying to find the stuffee - market code for the poor mutt who has been stuffed with paper and left holding it when the music stopped... more

The Rocky horror show has changed the game

20.02.08
The fall-out from the nationalisation of Northern Rock has hit at Mr Brown's key claim to retain power - that he is a sound steward in troubled times ... more

Rock rivals shrug off crisis with profits leap

18.02.08
Three of Britain's largest retail banks are seeking to distance themselves from Northern Rock's nationalisation.... more

In the eyes of the City, Darling is finished

18.02.08
Nationalising Northern Rock is the right decision but so long drawn out that the Chancellor's reputation is now shattered. The PM's best option is to move him - soon... more

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