UK government nationalizes Bradford & Bingley - Boston Globe

Story date: 2008-09-29 01:25:00
Added on: 2008-09-29 02:54:11

LONDON— The British government is nationalizing troubled mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley, the Treasury confirmed Monday, taking over the bank's 50 billion pound ($91 billion) mortgage and loan books. The move is intended to preserve the country ...


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