tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/18/2009
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We have a deal. You, US taxpayer, have generously provided to Bank of America the following: one Treasury-FDIC guarantee "against the possibility of unusually large losses" on a pool of assets taken over from Merrill Lynch to the tune of $118bn, and a further Fed back stop if the Treasury-FDIC ...
online.wsj.com - 1/22/2009
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As Obama's team revises TARP, it faces criticism
of the process for deciding which banks get cash....
Some politicians, including Barney Frank, have used leverage to try to direct millions to their home-state banks.
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Politics Seen in Bank Bailout Decisions
iht.com - 1/16/2009
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iht.com —
Kenneth Lewis gambled on bold acquisitions to build
Bank of America into the nation's largest bank. But...
the need for fresh government support to grapple with the newly revealed losses at Merrill Lynch, the brokerage firm he snapped up in a rapid-fire ...
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Bank of America to receive additional $20 billion - ...
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