HBOS mortgage share dives
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HBOS, the UK's fourth biggest bank, says a failed customer retention plan has seen its share of new mortgages slide.
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Â· Northern Rock shares drop 30% after rescueÂ· Bank websites down as customers panic
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HBOS is said to be in talks with potential financial backers over how to fund an Â£8bn takeover bid for Abbey National in a move to break up a takeover plan from Spain&#39;s Banco Santander Central Hispano.
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Bank plunges as rumours sweep through market that it could be taken over at knockdown price.
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French bank Natixis reports a 1.2bn euro write-down of exposure to bad US mortgage debt, sending its shares down 14%.
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Mortgage approvals in the UK slumped to a record low in December according to figures published yesterday, signalling grim times ahead for the weakening property market in Britain
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The number of new mortgages being given to house movers falls by 20% in the past year, according to the Bank of England.
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Mortgage lender's shares plummet more than 20% after Bank of England intervention.
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HBOS abandoned its ambition to take over its rival Abbey National yesterday, as Spain&#39;s Banco Santander Central Hispano stepped up its efforts to convince investors to back its proposed Â£8.
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Mortgage applications plunged last week, and demand hit its lowest level since the start of the year as interest rates surged, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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European shares sagged on Tuesday as broker downgrades hit mobile phone operator Vodafone  and two of its peers, but UK clothing retailer Next shone on news of strong summer sales.
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Stocks fell on Thursday as financial stocks fell on mortgage concerns, overshadowing earlier optimism about the technology sector's profit outlook.
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Stocks plunged on Tuesday in their second-worst sell-off of the year as the impact of losses in the subprime mortgage group cascaded across the financial sector, knocking down shares of investment banks and traditional lenders.
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Rising interest rates hurt the value of hedges it holds to protect profits on its mortgage portfolio.
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Stocks dropped at the open on Friday, led lower by financial shares on fears that Merrill Lynch & Co  will incur mortgage-related losses of nearly twice what it forecast.
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Shares of subprime lender tumble after margin calls.
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Mortgage lenders and homebuilders were the big losers in UK stock markets on Friday, dragging the FTSE indices lower, after news of house price falls combined with Northern Rock&#39;s difficulties to send investors running for the exits.