The Northern Rock loan for 80 year olds with a job
OK, financial meltdown at the Northern Rock is no laughing matter. But I am forced to ask myself just how many 'not unemployed' 80 year olds have been lured into taking out this loan of theirs?
Of course, if there were takers I'm sure that the Rock staff would do all they could to ensure the sensitive handling of any fallout were their customers suddenly unable to make the repayments through death, ill health or economic redundancy caused by the, um, Northern Rock.
Just as soon as they get back from the freebie in the sun, that is...
Richard Browning - This is Money
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