$1.8bn merger scrapped as sub-prime fallout spreads - Guardian Unlimited

Story date: 2008-01-01 04:17:09
Added on: 2008-01-01 19:31:17

$1.8bn merger scrapped as sub-prime fallout spreadsGuardian Unlimited, UK - 3 hours agoBy April one of the biggest sub-prime mortgage lenders in the US had gone bankrupt and there were concerns about a full-blown crisis. ...


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