Give me risk-free savings!!!

Talk about ballsy, in yer face advertising. Thats exactly what Northern Rock had taking up the bottom third of page 5 of the Markets section in the Sunday Business Post.

On the same page as this article:
Sub-prime crisis rocks the banks

The Northern Rock collapse has focused attention on inter-bank loans and the vicious circle of credit that could send shockwaves through the mortgage market.

While on the previous page the following articles:
Sub-prime mortgages break Northern Rock

From ‘‘Northern Crock’’ to ‘‘Northern Rocky’’, it didn’t take long for the wags to add their bit to the meltdown of Britain’s fifth largest mortgage lender.

Credit crunch is set to hurt bank customers

Irish banks are poised to put the squeeze on customers to maintain their profits, writes David Clerkin.

Incredible!