UK props up wounded Northern Rock
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Britain's financial authorities stepped in to rescue mortgage lender Northern Rock  on Friday as the group, which has lent aggressively to home buyers, fell victim to the sharp rise in borrowing costs between banks.
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The panic engulfing mortgage lender Northern Rock PLC, Britain's fifth largest lender, may mark a watershed in the British economy by undermining the confidence of investors and consumers.
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Mortgage lender Northern Rock calls on Bank of England to provide emergency funding.
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Stricken bank Northern Rock said Friday it had sold part of its mortgage book to US investment bank JP Morgan for 2.25 billion pounds (4.39 billion euros, 2.97 billion dollars) in cash.
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The British government faced questions Monday over its economic competence after nationalising Northern Rock, the beleaguered mortgage lender that fell victim to the global credit crunch six months ago.
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The British government's pledge to guarantee all deposits held by Northern Rock in an effort to shore up confidence in the country's fifth-biggest mortgage lender will be put to the test on Tuesday when branches reopen.
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Government financing triggers move but Treasury says Northern Rock has not been nationalised
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The government Tuesday agreed to extend its guarantee to all customer deposits held at Northern Rock as the bank severely hit by the global credit squeeze awaits being taken over.
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British finance minister Alistair Darling announced on Sunday the temporary nationalisation of troubled bank Northern Rock, which was hit by the global credit crunch in August.
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The Bank of England has offered an  emergency loan to Northern Rock after the mortgage lender  became the biggest British casualty so far of the credit  squeeze sparked by the crisis in U.S. subprime mortgage  markets.
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The Bank of England said Friday it had approved emergency funding for British bank Northern Rock PLC to help the company overcome a liquidity crisis
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LONDON, Sept. 17 -- Worried depositors lined up Monday outside branches of Northern Rock, Britain's fifth-largest mortgage lender, to withdraw their money even as top government officials promised them it was safe.
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Â· Northern Rock shares drop 30% after rescueÂ· Bank websites down as customers panic
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Shares in Northern Rock rise  after the government guarantees to protect savers' deposits.
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Northern Rockâs need for emergency funding represents a broadening of the effects of the global financial crisis.
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Northern Rock, the mortgage lender saved from collapse  by the Bank of England, took a step toward repaying the loans by selling a 2.2 billion pound portfolio to JP Morgan.
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Bonds worth Â£24bn and guaranteed by the government to rescue Northern Rock will have maturities of between two and three years, according to information sent to potential bidders for the stricken lender