EU could scupper government Rock deal - This is Money
Story date: 2009-06-26 04:42:00
Added on: 2009-06-26 21:01:00
The Treasury wants to split the Rock into a 'good bank', buoyed with £14bn of taxpayer cash, and a bad bank, consisting of the mortgage giant's toxic loans. The aim is to get the healthy bank lending to credit-starved homebuyers again before ...
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