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HBOS sees share price rise on rumours of BBVA bid

Banking Times: Daily Banking News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

HBOS saw its share price rise by more than 12% yesterday, on rumours that BBVA, Spain’s second largest bank, is contemplating a bid. Earlier this week, HBOS suffered the indignity of gaining the support of only 8.29% of shareholders for its £4 billion fundraising. Underwriters Morgan Stanley and Dresdner Kleinwort were left with around £3.5 billion worth [...]

Financial stocks up buoyed by takeover rumours

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

ANGLO IRISH Bank gained 14.8 per cent as Irish financial stocks rose yesterday, buoyed by reports that Spanish bank BBVA may consider buying the UK's largest home lender, HBOS, which owns Bank of Scotland (Ireland) and Halifax.

The First Bank 2.0

Payment News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Chris Skinner writes that he's found the "first Bank 2.0. It's Spanish. It's BBVA." More information - including some snazzy screenshots of how the online bank looks on an Apple iPhone - on BBVA's developer's website - Strands. Earlier this year, Strands acquired both NetworthIQ and Expensr.

Shares in HBOS rise

Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

SHARES in the UK's biggest mortgage lender, , soared on rumours of a possible takeover approach from Spanish bank .

HBoS shares still rising on takeover talk

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

THE share price of Halifax Bank of Scotland continued to rise today following market speculation of a possible takeover.

• HBOS soars on Spanish rumours - Scotsman.com
• HBOS shares surge 16.9% on rumours of BBVA takeover - The Herald
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HBOS shares lead the FTSE risers' board on bid talk

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

LONDON FTSE 100 CLOSE 5,449.9 +85.8

• Moneysupermarket leads FTSE revival - icWales

Market Report: Goldman upgrade sends Friends to high places

The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Positive comment from Goldman Sachs powered Friends Provident, the life insurer, to gain more than 13 per cent or 10.5p to 90.6p yesterday.

BOOMING financial stocks amid takeover speculation and hopes the worst of the credit crunch may be over helped the FTSE 100 Index power ahead yesterday.

icWales (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

With the wider market also enjoying an improvement in upbeat trading, the FTSE 100 Index closed up 85.8 points at 5449.9.

Britain Banks On Spanish Bailout

Forbes (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

Mortgage lender HBOS soars on speculation of interest from BBVA.

HBOS shares climb on BBVA takeover talk

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

HBOS, which owns Halifax and Bank of Scotland, has seen its shares jump on the back of takeover rumours and hopes of a broad recovery across the financial sector.

HBOS shares climb on BBVA bid talk

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in lender HBOS rose more than 12 percent on Wednesday, lifted by market talk of bid interest from Spanish rival BBVA and a broad recovery across the financial sector, traders said.

Market update - 23 July

The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

The FTSE 100 was up 68 points at 5432.1 at 11:57 am this morning. The banking sector was strongest and HBOS was the subject of a round of bid rumours – Britain’s largest mortgage lender advanced by more than 10 per cent or 26.75p to 287.75p as traders citied talk that BBVA, the Spanish banking group, was mulling an offer. The talk comes only days after Santander, another Spanish bank, approached Alliance...

HBOS shares jump on bid rumours

BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

HBOS shares rise 10% on rumours the UK's biggest mortgage lender may be a takeover target for Spain's BBVA.

HBOS shares jump on bid rumours

ziomal.biz (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

HBOS shares rise 10% on rumours the UK's biggest mortgage lender may be a takeover target for Spain's BBVA.

British Lender Puts Faith In Spanish Bank

Forbes (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

Mortgage bank HBOS soars on speculation of interest from BBVA.