Bradford and Bingley or Northern Rock

Recent Highlights

• Misreport mortgage arrears The former finance director of Northern Rock, David Jones, ... Former Northern Rock FD fined £320,000 David Jones hit out at the FSA today as he was penalised for allowing Northern Rock to misreport mortgage arrears The former finance director of Northern Rock, David Jones, today ... The Guardian - business - 4 days, 9 hours ago  
• Finally taken into public ownership, the economy grew by 0.5% rather than ... Slow growth of UK economy likely to be as good as it gets Official figures show recession was deeper than believed and double-dip downturn is a real threat On the face of it, today's official bulletin on the state of the economy was ... The Guardian - business - 2 weeks, 5 days ago  
• Us queasy? The former chairman of the Treasury select committee was once ... John McFall joins consortium aiming to buy Northern Rock Other figures behind the consortium are Lord Levene chairman of Lloyd's of London and Sir David Walker who has been the City's top regulator and chairman of Morgan Stanley The ... The Guardian - business - 2 weeks, 6 days ago  
• Attract interest from Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Money which attempted to buy ... Bank takeover battle looms as new bidding venture launched City's big names gear up for a bidding war when government begins sales of state-controlled banking assets City heavyweights are gearing up for a shake-up in British banking following the ... The Guardian - business - 3 weeks, 2 days ago  
• A less certain proposition, the M&A expert said. Many cite the troubled ... The next big thing? High street banks City advisers seeking hundreds of millions for clients keen to expand into troubled sector A new wave of start-up banks looks set to hit the high street. The Observer has ... The Guardian - business - 3 weeks, 6 days ago