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JPMorgan Said to Mull HBOS Break-Up

DealBook (Free subscription) | yesterday

JPMorgan Chase has held talks with potential partners about forming a consortium to break up British bank HBOS, The Telegraph reported. JPMorgan has reportedly spoken with National Australia Bank, named by the Telegraph as a potentially interested party. The Australian lender played down the report, however, while an industry source in the United Kingdom told Reuters [...]

• JP Morgan discusses breakup of UK's HBOS: report - The Earth Times Online Newspaper
• Morgan discusses HBOS breakup - report - ireland.com
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HBOS caught in the glare of takeover spotlight again

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago

HBOS was thrown under the takeover microscope for the second time in 48 hours yesterday as speculation escalated that a consortium might mount a carve-up takeover bid.

Takeover rumours send HBOS shares on a bumpy ride

The Herald (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago

Shares in HBOS made a dizzying u-turn yesterday in the wake of reports that US investment bank JP Morgan had held talks with potential partners about forming a consortium to break up the Edinburgh-based mortgage lender.

Investors Squeamish About HBOS Dissection

Forbes (Free subscription) | yesterday

Shares drop on reports that JPMorgan is putting together a consortium bid to break up the bank.

JP Morgan in talks on HBOS break-up, report claims

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

US INVESTMENT bank JP Morgan has held talks with potential partners about forming a consortium to break up British bank HBOS, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on its website yesterday.

• Morgan discusses HBOS breakup - report - ireland.com
• JP Morgan discusses breakup of UK's HBOS: report - The Earth Times Online Newspaper
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JP Morgan discusses breakup of UK’s HBOS: report (Reuters)

Home Personal Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday

Reuters - U.S. investment bank JP Morgan has held talks with potential partners about forming a consortium to break up British mortgage lender HBOS , The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported.

J.P. Morgan in talks to lead possible HBOS break-up: report

Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has held talks with several other firms about forming a consortium to break up U.K. bank HBOS according to a report in the Daily Telegraph newspaper Friday. J.P. Morgan has approached a large Australian bank, thought to be National Australia Bank, as well as private equity firms and may also approach Santander the newspaper said, citing unnamed sources....

• JP Morgan leads way to possible HBOS break-up - The Telegraph
• JP Morgan, NAB discuss breakup of UK's HBOS: report - The Earth Times Online Newspaper
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HBOS Better Off Whole

Forbes (Free subscription) | yesterday

Shares drop on reports that JPMorgan is putting together a consortium bid to break up the bank.

HBOS, BP, Marks & Spencer

Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News (Free subscription) | yesterday

LONDON (SHARECAST) - JP Morgan, the US banking giant that rescued Bear Stearns earlier this year, has held talks with several interested parties about forming a ...

JP Morgan, the Grim Reaper? (HBOS Edition)

naked capitalism (Free subscription) | yesterday

JP Morgan looks again to be at the center of a plan to resolve, as one might put it politely, a troubled financial institution, in this case, the UK's largest mortgage lender, HBOS. However, aside from the fact JP Morgan's initiative, if successful, would represent the end of HBOS, the parallels to Bear Stearns diminish quickly. According to the Telegraph, HBOS would be broken up and prices sold, with...

Friday afternoon linkage - HBOS break-up on the table

theRatandMouse (Free subscription) | yesterday

FindaProperty meets the buyers [FindaProperty] Market blues [Times] JP Morgan puts HBOS break-up on table [Telegraph] Olympics could still mean profits for property investors [London Stock Exchange] The Rat and Mouse - the London property blog Thursday lunchtime linkage...

HBOS cuts mortgage rates

Christian Today (Free subscription) | yesterday

HBOS Britains biggest mortgage lender said it is cutting rates on some of its home loans the third time it has reduced borrowing costs this month

HBOS cuts mortgage rates

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday

LONDON (Reuters) - HBOS, Britain's biggest mortgage lender, said it is cutting rates on some of its home loans, the third time it has reduced borrowing costs this month.

JP Morgan, NAB discuss breakup of UK's HBOS: report

Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday

SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. investment bank JP Morgan and National Australia Bank have held talks about forming a consortium to break up British bank HBOS , the UK's Telegraph newspaper reported on its Web site.

UPDATE 1-JP Morgan discusses breakup of UK's HBOS-report

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday

LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. investment bank JP Morgan has held talks with potential partners about forming a consortium to break up British bank HBOS , the UK's Telegraph newspaper reported on its Web site.