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Bank of America deal had early White House support

Source: Washington Post
New York City : NY : USA | about 1 month ago  
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  • U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner gestures as he testifies during a Congressional Oversight Panel hearing on TARP on Capitol Hill in Washington
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  • U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner testifies before the Congressional Oversight Panel on TARP on Capitol Hill in Washington
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  • U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner testifies as a protest sign is raised behind him during a Congressional Oversight Panel hearing on TARP in Washington
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Top economic advisers to President Obama signed off on a deal to protect Bank of America from losses incurred by its purchase of failed Wall Street firm Merrill Lynch a month before the new administration took office, according to Bank of America documents. The documents, describing internal discussions...
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  • News Source: The Washington Times | about 1 month ago
    Government regulators threatened to remove top Bank of America executives in December if they didn't acquire Merrill Lynch, but also agreed to provide taxpayer funds to compensate for Merrill's poor performance, according to company records obtained...
  • News Source: Charlotte Observer Online | about 1 month ago
    From Bank of America, the panel will hear from directors Chad Gifford and Thomas May, as well as former general counsel Tim Mayopoulos. The committee has already heard from outgoing Bank of America chief executive Ken Lewis, Federal Reserve Board...
  • News Source: Charlotte Observer Online | about 1 month ago
    Internal Bank of America documents and e-mails show that one of the candidates to become the bank's next chief executive was among the leaders heavily involved in crafting a government rescue package used to seal its Merrill Lynch purchase. As the...
  • News Source: Washington Post | about 1 month ago
    Top economic advisers to President Obama signed off on a deal to protect Bank of America from losses incurred by its purchase of failed Wall Street firm Merrill Lynch a month before the new administration took office, according to Bank of America...
  • News Source: The Economic Times | about 1 month ago
    Bank of America Corp considered invoking a contractual provision allowing it to scrap its takeover of Merrill Lynch & Co as a means to negotiate a lower price rather than to back out, internal documents obtained by Reuters on Monday show. The largest...
  • News Source: The Hill | about 1 month ago
    Bank of America last week reached an agreement with federal regulators to release internal documents on the deal that are being provided to staff on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The House panel on Thursday is slated to...
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