Staff of Halifax Bank of Scotland in the Isle of Man are among thousands of employees of the company waiting for news about their future.
Lloyds TSB has confirmed details of its ?12 billion take over, with hundreds of high street branches in the United Kingdom expected to close.
Kevin Mountford from moneysupermarket.com hopes job losses can be kept to a minimum (audio file attached):
Central banks around the world have contributed to a ?98 billion cash injection to steady the markets, in the wake of the collapse of Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers, on Monday.
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