Scottish banks' secret £62bn bailout
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
TAXPAYERS were kept in the dark for almost a year about £62 billion in emergency loans given to Scotland's two major banks to save them from going under.
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Rate Your Mortgage With Mortgage Quotes
pounds-and-pence.co.uk (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Filling out the mortgage. uk .com quote inquiry is easy, and most users can expect a response within a few hours. Mortgage and loan experts provide quotes and advice for most regions of the United Kingdom , including England, Scotland and Wales. … Information on all types of loans , including mortgages, is easily accessed. [...]
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Scotland: Winners All Round
Footy Mad Club News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Players and clubs can benefit from loans and Adam Strachan will hope to catch the eye while playing for the Sons of the Rock
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Internet is the caos of information. Here's organized a bit …
pounds-and-pence.co.uk (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Hotels in London, United Kingdom , Reserve online, Pay on departure, lowest price gurantee. Edinburgh International Festival Edinburgh city, the capital of Scotland. Edinburgh tourist attractions, history and travel info. Home based business … Save money on student loan . Refinance your home and consolidate high interest loans . Gain the financial freedom you always [...]
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Lloyds Banking Group slash another 5,000 jobs
Andrew Reeves' running blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Just what you need to hear weeks before Christmas, "sorry you are being made redundant", but Lloyds Banking Group who have already laid off around 6,000 people this year are now laying off a further 5,000 and around 20% of those will be here in Scotland. These banking giants, which we now technically actually run, are charging more for overdrafts and loans, laying tens of thousands of staff...
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The long awaited return
speakblog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Hiya, We apologise for neglecting you. But it’s been unavoidable, we’ve been working! It hit busy season and work was coming at us from all angles. That’s videos for The Department of Work and Pensions, The Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Power Renewables, The Student Loans Company and Learning Teaching Scotland to name but a few. Events for [...]
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Lloyds Banking Group
Arts Alerts (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
News Alert 3 November 2009 Company: Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RBS:LSE) Frequency: Immediately November 03, 2:00pm Lloyds Banking Group The worst is behind us. Lloyds chief executive Eric Daniels' mantra sums up his take on almost every aspect of the bank's ill-fated acquisition of Halifax Bank of Scotland. Now for the latest journey: leading Lloyds to independence from the government that bailed...
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Let me mark your card with a sceptical pen
Andrew Neil's blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Government ministers have been out and about this morning flogging the virtues of their plans for forcing RBS and Lloyds/HBOS to sell off some of their assets and increase competition for our money on the High Street. Let me mark your card with a sceptical pen. First, this isn't really the government's plan at all. It is being forced on London by Brussels , which has insisted on a more competitive...
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European Commission Forces UK Banking Shakeup
Europe Insight (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
British Chancellor Alistair Darling is proving to be a master in spin. On Nov. 3, Darling proclaimed the decision to inject an additional £25.5 billion ($41.6 billion) and £5.7 billion ($9.3 billion) of public money into Royal Bank of Scotland ( RBS ) and Lloyds Banking Group ( LYG ), respectively, as "a better deal for the taxpayer." Moreover, Darling says, the decision to force...
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A Secured Loan, Homeowner Loan Or Remortgage Can Help You Enjoy Your Favourite Sport.
Financial-Live (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
By Liz Moir There are three main types of home loans which enable a homeowner to raise funds for a vast number of purposes. These are secured loans, homeowner loans which are really pretty much the same thing and remortgages. These three forms of home loans are secured against the asset of a property which can be a primary residence or even a holiday home. One of the most popular uses for homeowner...
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Remortgages, Secured Loans And Homeowner Loans Are Not Only For The Boring Things In Life.
General Financial (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
By Liz Moir There are three main types of home loans which enable a homeowner to raise funds for a vast number of purposes. Releasing equity is a good way of funding home improvements of all kinds, buying a car, motor home, boat, motor bike or caravan. Houses in general rise steadily in value with the past two years being an exception. There are however even more interesting uses for a secured loan...
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Hyslop Announcement Step in the Right Direction
Stephen's Linlithgow Journal (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Yesterday the SNP Education Minister Fiona Hyslop announced £30 million of student support of increased grants and loans. Grants of up to £1,000 are to be introduced for independent students – those unsupported by parents and mostly over 25. And she said the maximum level of the income-assessed student loan, which has a current interest rate of 0 per cent, will go up by £442....
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Scotland could join Iceland ???
A Pint of Unionist Lite (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Eleven reasons why Stewart Hosie’s and the SNP’s erstwhile role-model, Iceland, remains "much-maligned":1. Its stock market has lost 97 percent of its pre-crash value.2. 780 companies have “buckled under the weight of foreign currency loans”. 3. Three banks; Kaupthing hf, Landsbanki Islands hf and Glitnir Banki hf have $80 billion in debt, 16 times Iceland's economic...
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Providing more support to students
Stewart Stevenson - Comment (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
I was recently delighted by a Scottish Government announcement that will be of significant help to students from Banff & Buchan and across Scotland. The level of support provided to students across Scotland is set to increase in order to help more students through the current economic downturn, with an estimated 75,900 students - 68% of Scotland’s eligible students – set to see their...
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[HvEXAS] Lounge @ Quintessence Saturday Oct. 17th
Hudson Valley Events Vlog (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Lounge @ Quintessence Saturday Oct. 17th Come check out the Select Rhythms DJs every first and third Saturday of the month for Lounge @ Quintessence. After a long 5 years Quintessence is back and better than ever! With new staff, new owners, new drink specials, a great late night menu, and a smokin' new interior. Quinns is the perfect spot to hang every first & third Saturday for good eats, serious...
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