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British govt takes Northern Rock

February 18, 2008

Brown used new legislation to take over the bank, which is Britain's fifth largest mortgage lender. Northern Rock was forced to borrow 25 billion pounds ($49 billion) from the Bank of England last year, after the global credit crunch ruined its funding model. Irate shareholders are now set to take legal action.Andrew Potter reports.