
Northern Rock's roots go back to the 1850s in Newcastle.
The Society became the tenth largest building society in the UK after its merger with the Sunderland-based North of England Building Society in 1994.
In 1997, Northern Rock’s members voted overwhelmingly to convert to a public limited company. Northern Rock is the 8th largest UK bank and the largest financial institution based in the North East of England.
Following the credit crunch in late 2007, Northern Rock faced an extremely difficult period as their exposure to risk saw consumer confidence and share prices tumble. The Bank of England stepped in to loan the bank billions of pounds. A credit crunch casualty,
Northern Rock were briefly the subject of a fierce bidding war between major potential investors, before being nationalised by the labout government.
To date, Northern Rock remains nationalised. The Northern Rock mortgage range is subject to change under these new circumstances.
Northern Rock has a number of different mortgages and these are the main types:
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