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B&B Rights issue.. take up the offer ?
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Makes you wonder where to move any savings with B&B to!!!
None of them seem safe at the moment so if B&B do 'go under' will we be top of the FSA list for sorting things out, rather than further down if the place we move to goes down later!?I'm stressed enough over this - please don't add to it.:eek:
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Makes you wonder where to move any savings with B&B to!!!
None of them seem safe at the moment so if B&B do 'go under' will we be top of the FSA list for sorting things out, rather than further down if the place we move to goes down later!?
Interesting way of looking at it...
This £35k FSA thing???
I assume it is a govenment handout, from the govenment budget????
What happens when the govenment go bust, are we talking mega inflation coming?0 -
Interesting way of looking at it...
This £35k FSA thing???
I assume it is a govenment handout, from the govenment budget????
What happens when the govenment go bust, are we talking mega inflation coming?
The FSCS is comprised of monies levied on participating members, ie banks, insurance companies, etc. If the scheme was to sink due to the weight of any potential claim on its funds, then the government could intervene.0 -
Bradford and Bingley shares down another 9% today alone to only 55 pence. The future looks grim for themKrusty & Phil Madoff, 1990 - 2007:
"Buy now because house prices only ever go UP, UP, UP."0 -
shares finish down 18%. Total carnage for investors in this BTL specialist.Krusty & Phil Madoff, 1990 - 2007:
"Buy now because house prices only ever go UP, UP, UP."0 -
Mmm and closing 5p below the rights issue offer. Tough times ahead for them.“I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse0
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S E L L your rights
(Justin Urquhart Stewart - 7 Investment Management) ... unless you want to wait 10 years for a returnSkoolmaster
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shedful of passbooks and bonds0 -
shares down to 49p, are they worth a punt or steer well clear, should I also be concerned that I have over 35k in savings with them? or is it scaremongeringLiquidity is when you look at your investment portfolio and **** your pants0
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Stavros, you should be concerned to have over £35k savings with them. B&B is in a mess of NR proportions.Named after my cat, picture coming shortly0
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