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hf-implode.com - 11/3/2009
RBS, Lloyds Get $51 Billion in Second Bank Bailout
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"Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Lloyds Banking Group Plc will receive 31.3 billion pounds ($51 billion) in a second bailout from the U.K. taxpayer as the two banks agreed to cap bonuses."
RBS, Lloyds Get $51 Billion in Second Bank Bailout (Update3)
bloomberg.com - 11/3/2009
RBS, Lloyds Get $51 Billion in Second Bank Bailout (Update3)
— bloomberg.com — Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Lloyds Banking Group Plc will receive... 31.3 billion pounds ($51 billion) in a second bailout from the U.K. taxpayer as the two banks agreed to cap bonuses. The Treasury will inject 25.5 ... (more) RBS, Lloyds Get $51 Billion in Second Bank Bailout (Update3)

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hf-implode.com - 11/1/2009
Lloyds Bank to Test the Waters for Rights Issue
— hf-implode.com — " Looks like Lloyds Banking Group’s (LLOY) will get a shot at buying its way out of... the UK Government’s bank bailout scheme, with a significant assist from the government itself. As reported previously on Research Recap, the chances of the bank being able to pull this off got a boost from ... (more) Lloyds Bank to Test the Waters for Rights Issue

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hf-implode.com - 11/5/2009
Lloyds Sales Won’t Bring Good Prices, Pitman Says
— hf-implode.com — "- Lloyds Banking Group Plc is unlikely to get a good price for assets it’s been pressed... to sell by the European Union, according to Brian Pitman, former chief executive officer and chairman of Lloyds TSB Group Plc." (more) Lloyds Sales Won’t Bring Good Prices, Pitman Says

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