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  • ipri
    ipri Posts: 649 Forumite
    Just out of interest....does the Bank of England really have enough money to refund all the savers in the country up to £85K?
  • talexuser
    talexuser Posts: 3,539 Forumite
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    A very good question... and the probable answer is all they would have to do is print it?... anyone for the Weimar republic? ;)
  • Reaper
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    ipri wrote: »
    Just out of interest....does the Bank of England really have enough money to refund all the savers in the country up to £85K?
    The money doesn't come from the Bank of England, it comes from the other members in the FSCS group (banks, IFAs etc).

    Though in the original crisis the govenment lent the FSCS money to stop them having to pay out too much in one go from their subscriptions.
  • talexuser
    talexuser Posts: 3,539 Forumite
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    It's an interesting question as to how many 85ks the FSCS fund could accomodate, and the goverment would surely have to step in if there was another run like Northern rock that broke the fund?
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