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Previously on "Northern Crock sold to goaty beard at a huge loss"

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  • the_rangdo
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    Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
    Apparently, the "bad" bit is making more money than the "good" bit.
    +1

    My current ClientCo is the 'bad' bit, doing quite nicely - nice enough to top up the Rangdo coffers with weekend work too

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  • scooterscot
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    Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
    Apparently, the "bad" bit is making more money than the "good" bit.
    If you have £billions right now, what can you do with it where it shall attract more than 3% APR? Cause that's what the bad bit is doing. Not a bad move from Mr Brown.

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  • TheFaQQer
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    From I understand the bad bit left behind is very profitable. Yes bad debts exist but there is also a number of good debts hidden in the rough, which are charged interest rates far above the BOE base rate, comparatively speaking.
    Apparently, the "bad" bit is making more money than the "good" bit.

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  • scooterscot
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    The great thing is, NR was split into the profitable bit and the utterly utterly tulipe bit.

    Osbourne has sold the profitable bit at a huge loss, whilst still holding the bit with liabilities into the billions.

    Now, this tells me he thinks the whole banking system is on the verge of collapse again.
    How so?

    From I understand the bad bit left behind is very profitable. Yes bad debts exist but there is also a number of good debts hidden in the rough, which are charged interest rates far above the BOE base rate, comparatively speaking.

    The SVR for NRAM mortgage customers is 4.79%.

    Somebody somewhere is coining it in.

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  • BrilloPad
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    Does this mean Cyberman will get his money back?

    Shame he was banned - we could gloat. Actually, on second thoughts, probably just as well.

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  • Spacecadet
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    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
    Didn't the beardy one offer to buy it back in 2007 pre bail out?

    yup

    Is Branson the man to save Northern Rock? | This is Money

    and he had offerred to pay back £11bn of the money Northern Rock owed to the Government

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
    Didn't the beardy one offer to buy it back in 2007 pre bail out?

    He's been trying for a long time to get into High-Street banking.

    This should set a cat amongst the pidgeons.

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  • gingerjedi
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    Didn't the beardy one offer to buy it back in 2007 pre bail out?

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  • Arturo Bassick
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    So a massive loss on the good part of the business and left holding all the bad debt and other bad parts of the business.

    1. How is this a good deal?

    2. Can we hold G. Brown and co. responsible and recover the money from them?

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  • DimPrawn
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    The great thing is, NR was split into the profitable bit and the utterly utterly tulipe bit.

    Osbourne has sold the profitable bit at a huge loss, whilst still holding the bit with liabilities into the billions.

    Now, this tells me he thinks the whole banking system is on the verge of collapse again.

    Time for some more gold!

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  • russell
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    Northern Rock sold to Virgin Money 'at a loss' - Telegraph

    UK Financial Investments said it has agreed to sell 100pc of Northern Rock to Virgin Money for £747m in cash immediately, but this could potentially rise to around £1bn.

    ...

    The Newcastle-based lender received a £1.4bn bail-out when it was nationalised in February 2008 at the height of the credit crunch. So on paper, taxpayers end up with a loss of £400m, but this could rise to £650m.



    Love this comment.

    Another well matured financial turd left behind by the one eyed Scottish moron floats to the surface...






    New Labour = New s

    Great deal by Ozzy, thank god he is in charge of the UK economy, maybe he should go back and study the basics though.

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  • DimPrawn
    started a topic Northern Crock sold to goaty beard at a huge loss

    Northern Crock sold to goaty beard at a huge loss

    Northern Rock sold to Virgin Money 'at a loss' - Telegraph

    UK Financial Investments said it has agreed to sell 100pc of Northern Rock to Virgin Money for £747m in cash immediately, but this could potentially rise to around £1bn.

    ...

    The Newcastle-based lender received a £1.4bn bail-out when it was nationalised in February 2008 at the height of the credit crunch. So on paper, taxpayers end up with a loss of £400m, but this could rise to £650m.



    Love this comment.

    Another well matured financial turd left behind by the one eyed Scottish moron floats to the surface...






    New Labour = New s

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