After the quasi-nationalization in the US of mortgage giants Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, insurance giant AIG, here comes the UK government-sponsored merger of Halifax and Lloyds.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...0-Britons.html
"Joining the two gives the new company 39 million account holders, 30 per cent of all mortgages and 35 per cent of all savers' cash."
