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UK banks 'still short of capital'

wotsthat · 2013-03-26 11:50:37

An interesting piece from Peston... Anyone expecting QE, FFL or any other scheme to lead to loads of cash sloshing about the system will continue to be disappointed. Lenders don't want to lend. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21936550

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Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite

27 March 2013 at 11:00PM

grizzly1911 wrote: »

Didn't our banks buy up some of their derivative packages too can't the UK authorities lodge a counter claim?

Fraud is being investigated. Sale of same home twice, non existant properties etc. So outside the remit of just being sub prime.

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