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Commentary: Bank bosses blinded by arrogance

13.10.08
Finally, a significant head has rolled from the top of a major British bank. One of the most shameful aspects of this process has been the refusal of those who run our banks to accept any culpability. Their sneering superiority has seen them cling to their multi-million-pound packages and heavily-funded lifestyles in the face of growing evidence that they were to blame. ... more

B&B's name in tatters after rights issue snub

15.08.08
Bradford & Bingley was nursing its wounds after the City snubbed its highly controversial £400million fundraising bid... more

Shares in Bradford & Bingley dive as TPG walks away

04.07.08
Shares in Bradford & Bingley plunged 9 per cent after a US private-equity house walked away from a deal to bail out the troubled bank... more

The 'crew of fools' bidding to steer B&B out of trouble

06.06.08
Profit warning, cut-price rights issue and private-equity cash injection all mean company has a lot of work to do... more

We have every right to be angry with our banks

03.06.08
There is something deeply unsettling about reading of banks in trouble. Other businesses can go under and we don't care - but not banks... more

RBS rushes to ease fears over buy-to-let loans

02.06.08
Royal Bank of Scotland moves to distance itself from the crisis at Bradford & Bingley just days ahead of its own £12 bn rights issue... more

Banking crisis deepens as B&B struggles

02.06.08
Bradford & Bingley lost money in the first four months of this year, and will miss City profit forecasts by a mile... more

Major banks in new crisis

02.06.08
Britain's banks faced another black Monday as a £4 billion shares sell-off was prompted by a major lender warning of plunging profits... more

I've had it with banks that carry on bungling

02.06.08
This week sees a defining moment for the City. We will know whether Royal Bank of Scotland management has persuaded shareholders to forgive their foolish ways.... more

Fears over B&B cash call as its shares dive

19.05.08
Shares in Bradford & Bingley crash 14%, raising fears over its £300 million rights issue... more

B&B under fire as it unveils a costly quest for £300m

14.05.08
The City reacted badly to a £300 million rights issue from mortgage bank Bradford, not least because it appears to be paying £24 million to raise the money... more

Head of lending goes as B&B ups crisis hit

22.04.08
The executive in charge of lending at Bradford & Bingley is ousted... more

B&B rides out cash-call fears

14.04.08
Bradford & Bingley rode out an early slide in its share price after it was forced to deny planning an emergency rights issue... more

Banks take a battering on B&B cash-call fears

14.04.08
More than £2.5 billion was slashed from the value of Britain's High Street banks today... more

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