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Nationwide lashes out at rescued banks

By Patrick Jenkins and Philip Stafford

Published: November 20 2009 09:11 | Last updated: November 20 2009 20:56

The head of Nationwide, Britain’s biggest building society, has hit out angrily at rival government-backed banks, accusing them of “seriously distorting” the savings market with “uneconomic” pricing.

Graham Beale, chief executive, also warned of a renewed fall in house prices next year as more people lost their jobs and unemployment rose.

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