"The deal was done in smoke-filled rooms behind closed doors," the British banker said.

"It's a question of whether he could become a global player," a British banker said.

(21 April 1854 - 13 May 1936) was a British banker and financier.

Their solution to the crisis created by British banks and British bankers is to pay for the damage with poor people's money.

British bankers, who only months ago felt locked into problem property loans, now see a bit of sky as the prison door creaks open.

The British bankers are among the first to be affected by a British law passed in 2003 intended to fight terrorism.

He does not do business with the British bankers who were leery of extending credit to him.

"The rates are relatively high," said the British banker.

A British banker died in Singapore after falling nearly 100 feet from a hotel bar.

Both former Enron executives are expected to testify against the British bankers.