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The awful moment when Bradford & Bingley knew it faced potential panic
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
How important is Bradford & Bingley? The bank is the tenth biggest mortgage lender in the UK and the biggest buy-to-let lender in the mortgage market. (article 1) Rod Kent, Bradford & Bingley's chairman for almost six years, faces task of returning company to profit after an $8m loss. (article 3) Bradford & Bingley's profits warning sparked concern that the bank would suffer a run on its accounts like the panic last year that led to the collapse of Northern Rock. (article 2) Whatever happened, B&B would get its money, beef up its balance sheet and keep increasingly nervous banking supervisors at bay. (article 7) Shares in Bradford & Bingley have plunged after the lender reported an $8m pre-tax loss in the first four months of the year. (article 5) To shore up its finances, the lender is selling a 23% stake to US private equity giant Texas Pacific Group for $179m and asking its shareholders for extra cash. (article 5) The mortgage bank, which has a market capitalisation of $545m, was approached by TPG after launching its controversial $300m rights issue aimed at repairing its battered balance sheet. (article 8) The lender also issued a profit warning and said that Steven Crawshaw is to step down due to "a serious cardiovascular condition". (article 8)

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  • Story keywords
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    Source articles
    1. Q&A: what it means (business.timesonline.co.uk, 06/03/2008, 1027 words)
    2. Warnings from Bradford & Bingley send shiver through banking sector (business.timesonline.co.uk, 06/03/2008, 578 words)
    3. Banking & Finance News (business.timesonline.co.uk, 06/03/2008, 341 words)
    4. Bad debts at the Bradford & Bingley (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 689 words)
    5. Q&A: Troubles at Bradford & Bingley (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 477 words)
    6. B&B sees loss in wake of downturn (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 667 words)
    7. The awful moment when Bradford & Bingley knew it faced potential panic (business.timesonline.co.uk, 06/03/2008, 780 words)
    8. TPG buys £179m stake in B&B (ft.com, 06/02/2008, 484 words)




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