UK: HBOS

ppauper · September 17th, 2008, 1:05 pm

Gordon Brown steps in to secure HBOS rescueit's happening in the UK too ?

penguina · September 17th, 2008, 1:10 pm

the UK seems to be disintegrating even faster than the US. They're both well on the way to becoming banana republics (and banana Monarchy?)

greghm · September 17th, 2008, 2:03 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: penguinathe UK seems to be disintegrating even faster than the US. They're both well on the way to becoming banana republics (and banana Monarchy?)Haven't always been ?I wonder what are the next banks in the UK to know the same fate... What is the rating of HBOS ?

ppauper · September 27th, 2008, 1:17 pm

Bradford & Bingley nationalisation should be 'last resort'

ppauper · October 8th, 2008, 1:01 pm

The British government launched a massive bank rescue plan Oct. 8.The whole package amounts to some $880 billion or more in new and old moneyan even greater sum than the recent $700 billion U.S. rescue package.

ppauper · October 8th, 2008, 1:18 pm

london banks in free-fall