In August 2007 the United Kingdom experienced its first bank run in over 140 years. Although Northern Rock was not a particularly large bank (it was at the time ranked 7th in terms of assets) it was nevertheless a significant retail bank and a substantial mortgage lender. In fact, ten years...

On November 20, 2006 the FMG organised a conference on 'Prompt Corrective Action & Cross-Borders Supervisory Issues in Europe'. This conference was the fourth and final in a series of events in the field of Regulation and Financial Stability that have been organised with the support of the...

In August 2007 the United Kingdom experienced its first bank run in over 140 years. Although Northern Rock was not a particularly large bank (it was at the time ranked 7th in terms of assets) it was nevertheless a significant retail bank and a substantial mortgage lender. In fact, ten years...