Taxpayer-owned mortgage bank Northern Rock says it has received a number of indicative takeover offers which could see it returned to the private sector by the end of this year or early next, five years after it was nationalised... more
Chancellor George Osborne receivex a rare dose of good news as the company which runs the so-called "bad bank" parts of Bradford & Bingley and Northern Rock says it paid back £1 billion of taxpayers' money in the last six months... more
It looked like a highly convincing phishing expedition. The letter from Barclays Partner Finance politely pointed out that "your account is overdue: £29.36", adding: "we believe this to be an oversight on your behalf", and helpfully attaching a paying-in slip... more
Nationwide, Britain's biggest building society, rules out bidding for the 600-plus branches Lloyds has put up for sale or the good bank part of Northern Rock... more
Lloyds Banking Group should sell off "substantially" more than the 600 branches it has agreed with the European Commission, Sir John Vickers has said... more
Northern Rock, the British bank nationalised during the credit crisis, is preparing to launch a series of mortgages that offer up to 90% of a property's value... more
The Kent Reliance building society confirms private equity group JC Flowers is planning to take control of it in what would be a first strike by the investment group to break into UK High Street banking... more
Spanish banking giant Santander looks set to strengthen its grip on the high street as the sole bidder for 300 branches of Royal Bank of Scotland in a reported £1.8 billion deal... more
The Wellcome Trust could be the newest player in Britain’s banking sector after making a joint bid with private equity group Blackstone to buy 320 Royal Bank of Scotland branches... more
Veteran banker Sir Brian Pitman is poised to become chairman of Virgin Money as Sir Richard Branson’s plans to open a high street bank progress... more
Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland tumbled by as much as 17% today after it admitted its break-up ordered by European regulators will be more painful than feared ... more
Northern Rock, the bank which triggered the financial crisis in Britain, could be sold before the general election in the biggest shake-up of the banking system for years... more
Northern Rock said it will need up to £3 billion more from the taxpayer once it splits into a so-called good bank, which can be sold off, and bad bank, which will be almost certainly retained by the Treasury ... more
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