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Stopping a crisis becoming a catastrophe (FT.com)
FT.com - In the end fine economic judgments were swept aside by politics, calm deliberation by panic on the streets. Never mind that investors in Northern Rock, Britain's fifth largest mortgage lender, had been assured their money was safe. The television images of thousands queuing to empty their bank accounts the length and breadth of Britain were too much for Gordon Brown's government. Signs that the contagion was spreading to other leading banks risked a crisis turning into a catastrophe. Only a blanket guarantee would do.

Countrywide caught in mortgage spiral (AP)

AP - Countrywide Financial Corp. grew from a two-man startup in 1969 to become the nation’s leading mortgage lender by deftly riding out housing boom-and-bust cycles. This time around, however, the ride has been a lot rougher, leaving the company in a scramble to regain its footing as the housing market has turned from boom to bust.

FT.com - Northern Rock shares plunged by a further 40 per cent in afternoon trading on Monday as the mortgage lender and its regulators prepared to try again to arrange a sale. More Info…

FT.com - The pound fell to a fresh 14-month low against the euro on Monday as worries over the UK financial sector continued to weigh on the currency following the Bank of England's decision to bail out Northern Rock, the troubled mortgage lender. More Info…

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Northern Rock set for sell-off as savers flee: paper (Reuters)

Reuters - Embattled British bank Northern Rock is preparing for a sell-off that could see its 100 billion pound ($200 billion) mortgage portfolio divided between the country's other major banks, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper said.

Global stocks tumble as N.Rock woes deepen (Reuters)

Reuters - European and Asian stocks fell on Monday while sterling hit a one-year low as concerns over financing for banks grew after UK mortgage lender Northern Rock tapped the Bank of England for an emergency loan last week.

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