Virgin Money Finds Itself Between A Northern Rock And A Hard Place

It has been a long time coming. Just under four years after it was bailed out by the state back in 2007, UK-based lender Northern Rock has been spun-off by the government to Richard Branson's Virgin Money for a fee of GBP747mn (US$1.18bn) in cash.

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