UK seeks to stem Northern Rock exodus with guarantee
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The British government tried to stem the tide of cash pouring out of Northern Rock  on Monday, promising depositors they wouldn't lose a penny as the bank's share price plunged further and thousands queued to withdraw their savings.
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The British Treasury said it would facilitate a sale of the troubled mortgage lender while trying to ensure that taxpayers will not have to pay for the bankâs rescue.
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The Treasury offers to guarantee more of Northern Rock's liabilities at the request of the troubled lender.
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The British government deepened its involvement in Northern Rock on Tuesday, offering to guarantee more of the stricken mortgage bank's liabilities as it battles to find a private-sector buyer.
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Northern Rock's  180,000 investors next week face a choice between keeping a say in the future of the troubled British bank or hampering the chance of a rescue at a critical time.
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Britain decided to nationalize Northern Rock  on Sunday, abandoning a five-month attempt to snare a private sector buyer for the ailing bank and piling more pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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Britain set a two-week deadline for a private-sector rescue of Northern Rock, as it confirmed plans to convert its almost 25 billions pounds ($49 billion) of loans to the stricken bank into bonds in a bid to smooth a deal.
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SHANGHAI/LONDON  - Britain will back a plan to convert its lending to Northern Rock  into bonds, a source familiar with the matter said, potentially tying itself to the bank for years but avoiding full-scale nationalization.
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The Bank of England has agreed to provide emergency funding to mortgage lender Northern Rock after it fell victim to the liquidity squeeze in the banking sector, media reports said on Thursday.
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Emergency legislation is to be introduced to temporarily nationalise the UK's stricken Northern Rock bank.
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Britain decided to nationalize Northern  Rock  on Sunday, abandoning a five-month attempt to  snare a private sector buyer for the ailing bank and piling  more pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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Discussions are taking place to secure a private sale of Northern Rock, Gordon Brown confirms.
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The British government said on Tuesday it was extending guarantee arrangements for Northern Rock  to cover some unsubordinated wholesale obligations of the stricken bank, whether existing now or in the future.
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Britain set a two-week deadline for a private-sector rescue of Northern Rock that would allow the stricken bank's 25 billion pound emergency funding to be converted to government-guaranteed bonds to help smooth a deal.
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Business & money: The government yesterday handed Northern Rock a further lifeline as it struggled to keep the stricken bank afloat and push through a private sale
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended on Monday his decision to nationalise troubled lender Northern Rock in the face of fierce criticism and questions over his reputation for economic competence.
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Discussions are taking place to secure a private sale of Northern Rock, the prime minister confirms.