Bank braced for more withdrawals
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The troubled Northern Rock bank extends its opening hours to cope with customers wishing to withdraw savings.
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The government weighed in Monday to stem panic at the crisis-wracked Northern Rock bank, vowing to protect all savings as customers queued for a third straight day to withdraw cash.
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Six of the biggest US banks are expected to announce plans to offer more help to those struggling with mortgages.
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The government says it will cover losses by financial institutions providing money to the troubled bank.
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Northern Rock faced another day of customers withdrawing their savings and share price drops on Monday after an emergency bail-out from the Bank of England last week.
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Business & money: City gripped by speculation that a major high street bank has been forced to borrow Â£1.6bn from the Bank of England to see it through a cash-flow problem.
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Business & money: Europe's largest bank warns investors it could face further write-downs of assets because of the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
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An Abbey bank branch has until next Tuesday to repay a customer or have equipment seized by court bailiffs.
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Northern Rock waits to see if a government pledge to protect accounts will reassure its customers.
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The Bank of England is widely expected to leave rates on hold at 4.75% at its latest interest rate meeting.
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Bank of England governor Mervyn King said Tuesday he expected commercial banks to face more problems in the fallout from the global credit crunch but conditions should improve early next year.
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The Bank of England unveils its latest decision on interest rates later Thursday, with analysts predicting a tough call amid a gloomy outlook on the consumer front.
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Mortgage lender calls on Bank of England to provide emergency funding, in new sign that the credit crunch is squeezing UK banking.
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Banks will be now able to borrow additional funds from the Bank of England in a move aimed at reducing the "credit squeeze".
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In the next few weeks, consumers will start getting notices from banks and other financial institutions about checking account changes.
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Thousands of nervous customers queued  for hours outside branches of British bank Northern Rock on  Saturday desperate to withdraw savings after it was forced to  seek emergency funds to weather the global credit crunch.
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The Swiss bank UBS said Monday it could face additional writedowns in its fourth quarter results due to ongoing market exposure to a credit crunch caused by problems in the US housing sector.