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Halifax Bank of Scotland Raises 4 Billion

September 27th, 2008 by Len

Well with reference to Halifax Bank of Scotland’s it’s obvious what this is doing to the share price as it provides 20% of the total of the UK residential mortgage market which of course is currently the major vulnerability in the UK economy. So, if there is a sudden upturn in the amount of residential mortgages defaulting on their payments, Halifax Bank of Scotland would incur crippling losses that will impact particularly on buy to let, self-cert, and loans with an immediate high loan-to-value ratio.
However, Halifax Bank of Scotland has just raised £4bn in new capital helping to cushion the blow against the impact of this possibility.

It would appear that this move has come more from fear in the market which has also driven down the Halifax Bank of Scotland’s share prices. However, in all this, the short sellers will probably claim a modest victory by making the decision to lower their credit ratings in this current climate.

Halifax Bank of Scotland’s ratings do actually remain pretty strong, plus the rate cuts are likely not to lead to sharp increases in the cost of its finance or to a complete exodus of those responsible for providing their finance.

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