Northern Rock retains ‘A2’, keeps options open

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Northern Rock retains ‘A2’, keeps options open

Northern Rock has been trying to play down the significance of its first public post-crisis securitisation, a £1.5bn prime RMBS. The bank was at pains to point out that it was only publically placing 2% of its balance sheet, in the form of an ‘A1’ tranche of 1.99 year average life notes.

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